What was lobbied
14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Career and technical education issues generally
Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office
Prior approval reform; H.R. 2101; SEC 630 HR 6258
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
H.R. 2101 (115th), H.R. 6258 (115th)
S.3649, First Step Act
Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
S. 3649 (115th)
Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support improvements to duty drawback, communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; oppose lifting of inclusion of shrimp and abalone fish from Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), as provided for in 513 of S.1662 in FY 2018 appropriation. - Oppose Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs - Oppse Section 301 China Tariffs
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
S. 1662 (115th)
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data, including H.R. 6743: Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; Implementation of SEC CEO Pay Ratio Reporting (PL 111-203)
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 6743 (115th)
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and HR 7184, Jobs Act - QIP (support HR 88, The Retirement Saving and other Tax Relief Act of 2018) (Oppose S.3725).
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
S. 3725 (115th), H.R. 2193 (115th), H.R. 88 (115th), H.R. 2887 (115th), H.R. 7184 (115th)
Port related issues -- congestion, metrics, ocean carrier alliances, detention / demurrage. Transportation related issues -- freight policy, truck productivity, funding infrastructure. The DRIVE-Safe Act (HR.5358) and S.3352, all provisions (Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy) House of Representatives, Committee on Transportation + Infrastructure -letter offering change to law to allow commercial activities at federal interstate highway right-of-way and rest stop areas. Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 (HR 3353, S1655) - Support the bill. Support improvements to truck productivity. Support Denham Amendment to clarify state meal and rest break requirements.
Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC)
Bills named:
H.R. 5358 (115th), S. 3352 (115th), H.R. 3353 (115th)
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4200/S.2052 - Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Opioids Legislation - mental health parity enforcement. HR 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act, all provisions. DOL rule on Association Health Plans; surprise billing. H.R.6 - Support for Patients and Communities Act, Mental health parity; ESRD HR 6301 - All Provisions HR 6317 - All Provisions HR 6305 - All Provisions, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act HR 6312 - All Provisions, PHIT Act HR 6309 - All Provisions HR 6199 - All Provisions HR 6306 - All Provisions HR 6313 - All Provisions, Responsible Additions And Increases To Sustain Employee Health Benefits HR 6314 - All Provisions, Health Savings Act HR 6311 - All Provisions HR 3919 - All Provisions, Commonsense Reporting Act S.1908 - Commonsense Reporting Act H.R. 3798-Save American Workers Act - all provisions
Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)
Bills named:
H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 6317 (115th), H.R. 6312 (115th), H.R. 6309 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), S. 1996 (115th), H.R. 2919 (115th), H.R. 4200 (115th), H.R. 6199 (115th), H.R. 6305 (115th), S. 1859 (115th), H.R. 3798 (115th), H.R. 3919 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 6313 (115th), S. 1978 (115th), H.R. 6306 (115th), H.R. 5138 (115th), H.R. 6314 (115th), H.R. 6301 (115th), S. 1908 (115th), S. 2052 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 4620 (115th), H.R. 4616 (115th), H.R. 6311 (115th)
U.S. Postal Service reform - communication of retail industry views; S.2629 Postal Service Reform Act of 2018 - Support; Communicate retail views on the United States Postal Service to the White House Task Force on the United States Postal Service.
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE
Bills named:
S. 2629 (115th)
S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard. The GREENER Fuels Act (Growing Renewable Energy through Existing and New Environmentally Responsible Fuels Act)
Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 1315 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th)
Communication regarding proposed legislation & agency proposals affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personal information and self-regulatory privacy programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including IoT device security; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues. Support nominations of CPSC Chairman Anne Marie Buerkle and Peter Feldman to the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Generally; H-1B Visa Program
Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE
NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; Compensation equity issues generally; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; HR 3441, Save Local Business Act; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR4219 Workflex in the 21st Century Act; HR4734/S.2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); S.2810/HR 5728, Workplace Democracy Act; HR 6080/S.3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act -HR7109/S3615, Restoring Justice for Workers Act -OSHA Electronic Injury and Illness Reporting Rule -Workforce Development Issues, Generally
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
S. 2810 (115th), S. 2203 (115th), H.R. 7109 (115th), H.R. 5728 (115th), H.R. 4219 (115th), H.R. 4734 (115th), S. 3064 (115th), H.R. 3441 (115th), H.R. 6080 (115th)
Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.
Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
S. 1390 (115th)
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