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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG; ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881)

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Secret Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Postal Regulatory Commission; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3195 (110th), S. 1881 (110th)

Transportation TRA

Port and cargo security (H.R. 1; S. 4); Railroads (H.R. 2116; S. 1125); Legislation relating to national goods movement policy; port and intermodal congestion

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; UNDETERMINED; U.S. Secret Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Postal Regulatory Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (110th), H.R. 2116 (110th), S. 1125 (110th), S. 4 (110th)

Retirement RET

Medicare

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Secret Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Postal Regulatory Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, & Energy Efficiency Act; H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); UNDETERMINED; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Postal Regulatory Commission; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Secret Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th), S. 1419 (110th)

Torts TOR

Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); UNDETERMINED; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Postal Regulatory Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Secret Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Organized retail crime/theft

Contacted: U.S. Secret Service; SENATE; UNDETERMINED; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007

Contacted: White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Postal Regulatory Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Secret Service; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

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

Postal POS

Postal reform, postal rate changes

Contacted: U.S. Secret Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Postal Regulatory Commission; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); UNDETERMINED; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Africa Growth and Opportunity Act legislation to amend AGOA; Agriculture (H.R. 2419; S. 1422; S. 1460; S. 1872; S. 1904); Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); China Currency (H.R. 321; H.R. 782; H.R. 1002; H.R. 2942; S. 1607; S. 1677); China PNTR (H.R. 1958; S. 571); DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; GSP legislation to amend the Generalized System of Preferences; Footwear legislation to eliminate footwear tariffs;

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); UNDETERMINED; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Secret Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 1904 (110th), S. 1677 (110th), H.R. 2942 (110th), S. 1460 (110th), H.R. 1830 (110th), S. 571 (110th), S. 1872 (110th), S. 1422 (110th), H.R. 1958 (110th), H.R. 321 (110th), H.R. 1002 (110th), H.R. 782 (110th), S. 1607 (110th)

Banking BAN

Data Breach; Credit Report File Freeze; Credit Card Reform; Interchange; S. 1260, Data Security Act; H.R. 958, Data Accountability & Trust Act ; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act ; S. 239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act; S. 2012; H.R. 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act; Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act; Credit & Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; U.S. Secret Service; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Postal Regulatory Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1260 (110th), H.R. 3316 (110th), S. 1178 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), S. 2012 (110th), S. 239 (110th), S. 806 (110th), S. 495 (110th), S. 1395 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 156, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act; H.R. 2206; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125); H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; U.S. Secret Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Postal Regulatory Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3396 (110th), S. 156 (110th), S. 271 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), H.R. 2600 (110th), S. 34 (110th), H.R. 2116 (110th), S. 1125 (110th), H.R. 2936 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; S. 1639, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; SAVE Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088; S. 2368)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Secret Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4088 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), S. 2368 (110th), S. 1843 (110th), S. 1639 (110th), H.R. 1645 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Information Technology (S. 1693); Health tax reform (S. 1019; S. 1886); Health Americans Act (S. 334); Medicare QUality Enhancement Act (S. 1544); Mental Health Parity (S. 558; H.R. 1424); State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162; H.R. 967; S. 1893); Wellness and Prevention (S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3370)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Secret Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Postal Regulatory Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 1893 (110th), S. 1886 (110th), S. 334 (110th), S. 558 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 1019 (110th), H.R. 3370 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), S. 1753 (110th), S. 1544 (110th), H.R. 967 (110th), S. 1754 (110th), S. 1693 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act; Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (H.R.814); Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R.1699); Pool and Spa Safety Act (H.R.1721); Food & Drug Import Safety Act; Safe Food Act; CPSC Reform Act; Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); UNDETERMINED; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Postal Regulatory Commission; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Secret Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 814 (110th), H.R. 1721 (110th), H.R. 2474 (110th), H.R. 1699 (110th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Africa Growth and Opportunity Act legislation to amend AGOA; Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; Haiti (H.R. 1001) ; LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Textile Ambassador (S. 318); Textile Rules of Origin (H.R. 857; S. 491); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations; S.1636 authorize a new trade, investment, & development policy for sub-Saharan Africa; HR 3905

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Postal Regulatory Commission; UNDETERMINED; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Secret Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 491 (110th), S. 318 (110th), H.R. 857 (110th), H.R. 1830 (110th), H.R. 3905 (110th), S. 1636 (110th), H.R. 1001 (110th), S. 652 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358); S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 2792, Family & Medical Leave Inclusion Act; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act; H.R. 2206; H.R. 3043, DOL, HHS, Education Appropriations Act;

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); UNDETERMINED; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Secret Service; Postal Regulatory Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

Bills named: S. 1681 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), S. 1041 (110th), S. 910 (110th), S. 1843 (110th), H.R. 1542 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), S. 358 (110th), H.R. 2831 (110th), H.R. 1369 (110th), H.R. 2792 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

Social Security Number protection - Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007 (H.R.2455); Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act (S.238); Social Security Account Number Protection Act (S.1208); Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2007 (S.1691); Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R.1525); Spy Act (H.R.964); Counter Spy Act (S.1625)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Secret Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); UNDETERMINED; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 1208 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th), S. 1625 (110th), H.R. 2455 (110th), S. 238 (110th), S. 1691 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th)