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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Customs and Border Protection notice on proposed reinterpretation of statutory language that would result in the elimination of a customs valuation methodology called the first sale rule. Oppose the notice as published by Customs and Border Protection. H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, Title II provisions relations to export controls on internet-restricting countries and Title III relating to minimum corporate standards for online freedom; H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5136, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all U.S. origin precious metals incorporated in the article, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act; S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, Title VI all provisions relating to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; S. 2688, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, all provisions; S. 2776, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008, all provisions; China currency Meetings with Treasury; S. 2372/H.R. 3934, Affordable Footwear Act, provisions relating to eliminataion of footwear tariffs; S. 1636 to authorize a new trade, investment, and development policy for sub-Saharan Africa, all provisions; S. 1919 to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, all provisions; H.Res. 587 expressing the sense of the House that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House in the 110th Congress, all provisions; H.R. 3427 to prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; S. 2222 to require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis, all provisions; H.R. 4124 to direct the President to withdraw from the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 4329 to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; HR 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, first sale customs valuation, Haiti trade preferences, softwood lumber, all provisions;; HR 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions;; HR 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions;; HR 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions;; HR 6137, to remove the additional duties on ethanol, all provisions;; HR 6148, to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met, all provisions;; HR 6180, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, etc. , all provisions;; HR 6183, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol, all provisions;; HR 6415, to provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement, all provisions;; H.Con.Res. 324, expressing the sense of Congress relating to the trade promotion agreement between the United States and Colombia, all provisions;; H.J.Res. 93, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions;; S. 1422, Farm Risk Management Act for the 21st Century provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, all provisions;; S. 3083, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, etc. , all provisions;; S.J.Res. 41, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions; Opposition to reinstatement of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) aka the Byrd Amendment; Opposition to a continuation of the textile monitoring program on imports from Vietnam and its extension to imports from China; Food Before Fuel Coalition regarding ethanol subsidies and mandates; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; Opposition to Customs and Border Protection Proposal on eliminating the first sale rules as a valuation methodology for imported goods; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; California state and local legislation to impose fees on cargo containers; Legislative proposals on climate change relating to trade; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics; urging President to suspend duties and quotas on imported ethanol; urging EPA to revise RFA in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.

Contacted: Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Postal Rate Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Secret Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Employment Standards Administration; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.Res. 587 (110th), H.R. 4124 (110th), H.R. 6415 (110th), S. 1919 (110th), S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 6180 (110th), H.R. 4329 (110th), H.Con.Res. 324 (110th), H.R. 5960 (110th), S.J.Res. 41 (110th), S. 2222 (110th), S. 1422 (110th), H.R. 5059 (110th), H.R. 5136 (110th), H.R. 3934 (110th), H.J.Res. 93 (110th), H.R. 6137 (110th), S. 2688 (110th), S. 2372 (110th), H.R. 6148 (110th), H.R. 275 (110th), S. 3083 (110th), H.R. 5264 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 6183 (110th), S. 2776 (110th), H.R. 5724 (110th), S. 1636 (110th), H.R. 3427 (110th), H.R. 5777 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R 1908 / S. 1145 Patent Reform Act; re: rights of first to file; conditions for patentability; post-grant review

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Employment Standards Administration; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Secret Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Postal Rate Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Postal Regulatory Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

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

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

H.R. 4/S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, all provisions

Contacted: Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Postal Regulatory Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Secret Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Postal Rate Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Employment Standards Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (110th), S. 3 (110th)

Advertising ADV

Behavioral Advertising, privacy

Contacted: Postal Rate Commission; Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Employment Standards Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Secret Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S. 3031, a bill to amend the Clean Air Act to limit the use of ethanol to meet the renewable fuel standard, and for other purposes, all provisions

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Secret Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Postal Regulatory Commission; Postal Rate Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Employment Standards Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 3031 (110th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG, scope of new guidelines;

Contacted: U.S. Secret Service; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Postal Rate Commission; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Employment Standards Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

Homeland Security HOM

Customs and Border Protection Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for the collection of advanced data elements. Concerns with operational issues with the NPRM as well as penalty provisions.

Contacted: Employment Standards Administration; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Postal Rate Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Postal Regulatory Commission; Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; U.S. Secret Service; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Torts TOR

Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Secret Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Postal Rate Commission; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Postal Regulatory Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Employment Standards Administration; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE

Banking BAN

S. 1260, Data Security Act, re: data breach notification; exemption of financial institutions from additional requirements; protection of sensitive data at federal agencies; federal preemption of state law; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, re: FTC security policy and procedures; data breach notification; definition of information broker; consumer access to private databases; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, re; protection of sensitive information; data breach notification; credit report security freeze; S. 2012, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act re: data breach notification; state attorney generals enforcement; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act re: credit report security freeze; S. 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, re: data breach notification; federal preemption of state laws; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, re: credit report security freeze; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, re: definition of data broker; consumer access and correction of data broker information; data privacy and security programs; data breach notification; GSA evaluation of security programs in awarding contracts; HR 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Act; re: disclosure of overdraft fee to consumers; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, re open end credit lending practices; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007, re open end credit lending practices; billing practices and finance charges; H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Receipt Clarification Act, All provisions; Comments RE: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Section 312, Concerning Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Employment Standards Administration; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Secret Service; Postal Regulatory Commission; Postal Rate Commission; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 806 (110th), H.R. 946 (110th), S. 495 (110th), H.R. 5244 (110th), S. 1178 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), S. 2012 (110th), S. 1395 (110th), H.R. 4008 (110th), H.R. 3316 (110th), H.R. 6248 (110th), S. 1202 (110th), S. 1260 (110th)

Transportation TRA

HR 5102, Our Nations Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007, provisions relating to container fees; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Employment Standards Administration; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Postal Rate Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Secret Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 5102 (110th), H.R. 2116 (110th), S. 1125 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, information reporting on credit card reimbursement to merchants provision; H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, , leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Secret Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Postal Rate Commission; Employment Standards Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Postal Regulatory Commission; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2936 (110th), H.R. 3359 (110th), S. 3080 (110th), S. 1019 (110th), H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 5450 (110th), S. 1726 (110th), H.R. 5351 (110th), S. 271 (110th), S. 34 (110th), S. 2170 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), H.R. 2116 (110th), H.R. 2600 (110th), S. 3125 (110th), H.R. 3396 (110th), H.R. 6049 (110th), S. 1125 (110th), S. 1886 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), S. 2668 (110th), H.R. 5719 (110th), H.R. 3622 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Employment Standards Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Secret Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Postal Regulatory Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Postal Rate Commission; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 1753 (110th), S. 1019 (110th), S. 334 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 1544 (110th), S. 1893 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 3370 (110th), H.R. 5918 (110th), S. 1886 (110th), S. 558 (110th), S. 2795 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), S. 1754 (110th)

Postal POS

Postal reform, postal rate changes; implementation of Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act

Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Employment Standards Administration; SENATE; U.S. Secret Service; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Postal Rate Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007, all provisions related to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, advertising requirements, and importation bans; H.R. 4040/S. 1847, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, (cont.) whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 1776 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, all provisions; H.R. 2997 to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items, all provisions; H.R. 3077 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products, all provisions; H.R. 3100 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste and toys, all provisions; H.R. 3716 to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require independent safety certification of childrens products, all provisions; S. 2245 to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, all provisions; H.R. 3937 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food, all provisions; H.R. 3967 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, all provisions; H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy, all provisions; S. 2831, FTC Reauthorization bill, independent litigation authority, civil penalties for violation of FTC Act, aiding & abetting a violation, permissive administrative procedure for consumer protection rules, enforcement by state AGs; HR 5904, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, etc., all provisions; Food Service Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 2008 (No bill number yet), all provisions.

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Secret Service; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Postal Regulatory Commission; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Postal Rate Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Employment Standards Administration

Bills named: S. 1776 (110th), S. 654 (110th), H.R. 5904 (110th), H.R. 3937 (110th), H.R. 1148 (110th), H.R. 2455 (110th), H.R. 3967 (110th), H.Res. 926 (110th), S. 2245 (110th), S. 2831 (110th), H.R. 3100 (110th), H.R. 3716 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), H.R. 2997 (110th), S. 238 (110th), H.R. 3077 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th), H.R. 4040 (110th), S. 1847 (110th), S. 2045 (110th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 4088, S. 2366/2368, the Secure America through Verification and Enforcement Act, All provisions/Title 2 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers; S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007, Title 3 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers; H.R 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007, Title 3 with respect to employee verification and enforcement against employers

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Postal Rate Commission; Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Secret Service; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Postal Regulatory Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Employment Standards Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 4088 (110th), S. 2366 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 1645 (110th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act, all provisions; H.R. 1001, To amend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 to extend the date for the President to determine if Haiti meets certain requirements, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1830, To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008, all provisions; S. 2830/H.R. 5724, United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; S. 2113/H.R. 3688, United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; S. 652, To extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes., all provisions; S. 318, Textile Negotiator Promotion Act, all provisions; H.R. 857/S. 491, To clarify the rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products, all provisions; US-Korea FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations; HR 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, provisions relating to Haiti trade preferences; H.R. 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions; H.R. 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act, all provisions; Opposition to Customs and Border Protection Proposal on eliminating the first sale rules as a valuation methodology for imported goods; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Postal Rate Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); U.S. Secret Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Employment Standards Administration; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 3688 (110th), H.R. 857 (110th), H.R. 5960 (110th), H.R. 5777 (110th), H.R. 3905 (110th), S. 652 (110th), S. 2113 (110th), H.R. 5264 (110th), H.R. 1830 (110th), S. 2830 (110th), H.R. 5059 (110th), H.R. 5724 (110th), S. 318 (110th), S. 491 (110th), H.R. 1001 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Secret Service; Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Postal Rate Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Employment Standards Administration

Bills named: S. 1041 (110th), S. 969 (110th), S. 3086 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1881 (110th), H.R. 1644 (110th), H.R. 3195 (110th), H.R. 1369 (110th), H.R. 2831 (110th), S. 1843 (110th), H.R. 5546 (110th), S. 1782 (110th), S. 358 (110th), H.R. 3010 (110th), H.R. 1542 (110th), S. 910 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), S. 1681 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 1625, Counter Spy Act, Re: notice provisions, definitions, immunity provisions.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Employment Standards Administration; Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Secret Service; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Postal Rate Commission; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: S. 1625 (110th), S. 238 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), H.R. 2455 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Organized retail crime/theft (no bill yet); H.R. 4175, the Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007; Title 1 criminal penalties for failure to provide notice of security breaches; Title 2 non-criminal privacy enforcement and privacy impact statements ; S. Identity Theft Restitution and Enforcement Act; Section 5 with relation to damage from spyware

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; U.S. Secret Service; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Postal Rate Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Employment Standards Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Postal Regulatory Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA)

Bills named: H.R. 4175 (110th)