CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1976 / S. 964, Job Protection Act H.R. 2118, To amend the National Labor Relations Act relating to the authority to enjoin State laws that are preempted by or conflict with such Act H.R. 2810 / S. 1425 / S. 1507, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2898, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4078, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 4106 / S. 2142, Working Families Flexibility Act H.R. 4385 / S. 2371, RAISE Act H.R. 5050, Social Networking Online Protection Act H.R. 5969, Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care Act H.R. 5970, Protecting In-Home Care from Government Intrusion Act H.R. 5684 / S. 3074, Password Protection Act of 2012 S. 1438, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 S. 1747, Computer Professionals Update Act S. 1843, Representation Fairness Restoration Act S. 3280, Companionship Exemption Protection Act S. 3295 and Un-numbered House counterpart, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board S. 3297, Forewarn Act S. Amdt. 2166 to S. 3240, RAISE Act H.Amdt. 1160 to H.R. 5854, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, related to Project Labor Agreements H.J. RES. 103, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures S.J. RES. 36, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of Fiduciary): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis. DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1250-AA02 (OFCCP Section 503 Disability Affirmative Action requirements): Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis. DOL RIN 1250 AA00 (Affirmative Action requirements for veterans): Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis Regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, Aug. 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, Dec. 22, 2011) Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13,384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, Jan. 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for the Family and Medical Leave Act Employer and Employee Surveys (76 Fed. Reg. 18,254, Apr. 1, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, Oct. 19, 2010) Proposed regulation regarding OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (74 Fed. Reg. 50280, September 30, 2009) Proposed regulation regarding OSHA SHARP/On-site consultation program (75 Fed. Reg. 54064, September 3, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36414, (June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, Dec. 27, 2011) Proposed regulation implementing changes to Family and Medical Leave Act (77 Fed. Reg. 8960, Feb. 15, 2012) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to the legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including the Notice Mandate, the NLRB Quickie Elections Rule, the Specialty Health Care Rule, bargaining units, and the implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; legislation and oversight including the U.S. Department of Labors Persuader Rule; National Mediation Board Rule, which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act; potential labor strike in East and Gulf Coast ports; potential labor strike in West Coast ports; NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda; U.S. Department of Labor regulatory agenda; Fair Labor Standards Act and implementing regulations, including analysis of numbers of workers affected by various hypothetical alternatives regarding specifications of criteria regarding exempt and non-exempt classification parameters

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 5684 (112th), H.R. 2898 (112th), S. 2142 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th), S. 964 (112th), H.J.Res. 103 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th), H.R. 5970 (112th), S. 3280 (112th), S. 1747 (112th), S. 2371 (112th), H.R. 4385 (112th), H.R. 5969 (112th), S. 1507 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th), S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 2118 (112th), S. 3297 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), S. 3074 (112th), H.R. 5050 (112th), S. 1843 (112th), H.R. 4106 (112th), S. 1438 (112th), S. 1425 (112th), H.R. 1976 (112th), H.R. 2810 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (draft bill - no number), provisions relating to IT procurement policy

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 3973, Native American Energy Act S. 675, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011 S. 676, A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 676 (112th), H.R. 3973 (112th), S. 675 (112th)

Automotive Industry AUT

H.R. 6094 / S. 3502, Raechel and Jacqueline Houck Safe Rental Car Act of 2012

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 6094 (112th), S. 3502 (112th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 3605, Global Online Freedom Act H.Con.Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con.Res. 50, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 50 (112th), H.Con.Res. 127 (112th), H.R. 3605 (112th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 639 / S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105 / S. 2143, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4221 / S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012 H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 5143, To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 H.R. 6280, United States - Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012 H.R. 6642, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 6656, Customs Enhanced Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2012 H.R. 6727, U.S. Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 S. 3642, Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-208) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes Various issues relating to the implementation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-40); implementation of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-41); implementation of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-42); implementation of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-43); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia; Chinese Currency; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the USPTO Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-6 18), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; International Services Agreement (ISA) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; export controls reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and industrial policies; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth; the Transatlantic Economic Council; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S-India commercial and trade relationship Stephen McAllister - Official Covered Positions: June 2002 - March 2009 - Constituent/Community Liaison, Manchester Office - Office of Senator John Sununu

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 3240 (112th), H.R. 6656 (112th), H.R. 6083 (112th), H.R. 1561 (112th), S. 832 (112th), S. 3642 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th), H.R. 4221 (112th), H.R. 496 (112th), H.R. 6642 (112th), H.R. 6029 (112th), H.R. 6280 (112th), H.R. 4105 (112th), H.R. 3606 (112th), H.R. 639 (112th), S. 2143 (112th), H.R. 1299 (112th), H.R. 3011 (112th), S. 1619 (112th), S. 2011 (112th), H.R. 6727 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th), S. 3216 (112th), H.R. 4041 (112th), S. 3187 (112th), H.R. 4251 (112th), H.R. 4216 (112th), H.R. 6654 (112th), H.R. 5143 (112th), H.R. 4095 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th), S. 2002 (112th), S. 328 (112th), S. 2215 (112th), H.R. 1653 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families and Seniors Health Expenses Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 605 / S. 312, Patients Freedom Choose Act H.R. 1051, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 H.R. 1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1509, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1744 / S. 20, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1845 / S. 960, Medicare IVIG Access Act H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 2529 / S.1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act H.R. 2590, Seniors Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3682, Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2011 H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 5906, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices H.R. 6048, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including provisions relating to 1099 reporting amendments S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients Freedom Choice Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Fees on Health Insurance Policies and Self-Insured Plans for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (77 Fed. Reg. 22691-22706, Apr. 17, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Minimum Value of an Employer-Sponsored Plan (Notice 2012-31, Apr. 26, 2012) Request for Information Regarding Stop Loss Coverage (77 Fed. Reg. 25788-25790, May 1, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage (Notice 2012-32, May 14, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (Notice 2012-33, May 14, 2012) Final Regulations on Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit (77 Fed. Reg. 30377-30400, May 23, 2012 (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1 and 602)) Notice and Request for Comments on Health Flexible Spending Arrangements (Notice 2012-40, May 30, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on the Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation (DOL Technical Release 2012-02, Aug. 31, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Determining Full-Time Employees For Purposes of Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Notice 2012-58, Aug. 31, 2012) Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156)) Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150)) Proposed Rule on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158)) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts; regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3682 (112th), H.R. 2010 (112th), H.R. 5842 (112th), S. 668 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 2077 (112th), H.R. 605 (112th), S. 17 (112th), H.R. 436 (112th), H.R. 450 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), S. 3501 (112th), H.R. 452 (112th), H.R. 5853 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), H.R. 2590 (112th), S. 2002 (112th), S. 960 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th), S. 3673 (112th), H.R. 1845 (112th), S. 510 (112th), S. 1368 (112th), S. 3187 (112th), S. 1880 (112th), S. 720 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), S. 1049 (112th), H.R. 5651 (112th), H.R. 6048 (112th), H.R. 4626 (112th), H.R. 5906 (112th), S. 3578 (112th), S. 20 (112th), H.R. 2529 (112th), H.R. 1509 (112th), H.R. 4095 (112th), S. 2068 (112th), H.R. 2676 (112th), S. 312 (112th), H.R. 5141 (112th), H.R. 1051 (112th), S. 848 (112th), S. 1098 (112th), H.R. 1173 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 S. 3450, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act P.L. 112-200, the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; EPAs Regional Haze Program; Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Rule; Boiler MACT Rule; Cement MACT Rule; EPA regulatory risk assessment and economic impact assessment procedures applicable to all agency rulemaking actions; EPA Air and Water programs, estimation of combined costs of regulations affecting energy industries; Executive Order 13563 as applied to EPA programs; EPA Air Programs, incompleteness of estimates of regulatory costs and employment impacts

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 4377 (112th), S. 3450 (112th), H.R. 3409 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 1447, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 6642, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 6656, Customs Enhanced Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2012 S. 1546, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 1653 (112th), H.R. 3011 (112th), H.R. 6642 (112th), H.R. 6656 (112th), H.R. 1447 (112th), S. 1546 (112th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3632, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act H.R. 3864 / S. 1913, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4350 / S. 3263, Safe Skies Act of 2012 H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to agreements for reimbursements to the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6051, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 2132, Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175) European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-200), including Senate Amendment #2859 to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay taxes and penalties imposed on United States air carriers pursuant to the European Union emissions trading scheme and Senate Amendment #2860 to provide for the reassessment by the Secretary of Transportation of a determination that it is in the public interest to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme Various issues relating to the implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy; highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank, public/private partnerships, and bonding programs such as Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Projects (TRIP); U.S. Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; the Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013; the Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships; National Freight Program; the potential labor strike in East and Gulf Coast ports; the potential labor strike in West Coast ports

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3259 (112th), S. 1918 (112th), S. 3216 (112th), S. 2132 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th), H.R. 5972 (112th), S. 1400 (112th), H.R. 1802 (112th), S. 652 (112th), S. 1913 (112th), H.R. 104 (112th), H.R. 3145 (112th), H.R. 12 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), S. 1300 (112th), H.R. 3632 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th), H.R. 5325 (112th), S. 2011 (112th), H.R. 6051 (112th), H.R. 4350 (112th), S. 412 (112th), H.R. 3096 (112th), S. 2465 (112th), S. 939 (112th), H.R. 2971 (112th), H.R. 3864 (112th), S. 1550 (112th), S. 3263 (112th), S. 2322 (112th)

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

Various issues relating to potential online gaming legislation; regulation of online poker; the prohibition of online gaming

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 and Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S. 847, Safe Chemicals Act Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS Personnel Surety Program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) Various issues relating to reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-469) Matthew Hite - Covered Official Positions: Capitol Hill experience: U.S. Rep. Paul Gillmor (OH - 5th District) Title: Staff Assistant 2004 -2005 U.S. Senator Mike DeWine (Ohio) Title: Legislative correspondent 2005 - 2006 U.S. Rep. Don Young (AK) Title: Legislative Assistant 2006 - 2007 U.S. Rep. William Sali (ID - 1st District) Title: Senior Legislative Assistant 2007 -2008 U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Title: Senior Counsel 2008 - 2012

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 847 (112th), H.R. 901 (112th), S. 3216 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th), H.R. 908 (112th), S. 473 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 373, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2012 H.R. 931, To make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions H.R. 1840, Commodity Futures Trading Commission and cost-benefit analysis legislation H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2898, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3010 / S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011, including provisions relating to Federal Prison Industry reform H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including House Amendment #1076 to prohibit the use of funds by the Census Bureau for enforcement of a criminal penalty imposed upon those individuals who choose not to complete the American Community Survey and House Amendment #1077 to prohibit the use of funds to conduct the survey, conducted by the Secretary of Commerce, commonly referred to as the "American Community Survey" H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 6371, Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011, including provisions relating to sequestration S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 1606, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, including provisions relating to agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012: Federal Prison Industry reform S. 3079, A bill to make participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (draft bill-no number), provisions related to IT procurement policy Various issues relating to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Audit and Self-Disclosure Program; regulatory reform generally, including issues such as the employment effect of regulation; permit streamlining; sequestration and government contracting; Administrative Procedure Act and policies/procedures for Federal rulemaking, enforcement and review - agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders; need for transparency and replicability of economic cost/benefit analysis; need for reliable data sources to estimate regulatory costs and benefits; need for agencies to consider impacts on labor markets, job displacement, local economic development, and health effects of regulatory actions; need for ex-post data collection and analysis of regulatory impacts and effectiveness; regulations and data collection activities of U.S. Customs and Border Protection regarding cargo movement; Executive Order 12688, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations;sue & settle; statistical programs

Contacted: Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 4377 (112th), H.R. 6684 (112th), S. 1536 (112th), H.R. 6397 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th), S. 3079 (112th), S. 2169 (112th), H.R. 2308 (112th), H.R. 6371 (112th), S. 365 (112th), H.R. 2898 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.Res. 841 (112th), H.J.Res. 66 (112th), S. 1606 (112th), H.R. 3010 (112th), H.R. 4607 (112th), H.R. 3634 (112th), H.R. 6091 (112th), H.R. 931 (112th), H.R. 373 (112th), H.R. 3862 (112th), H.R. 3596 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), H.R. 1840 (112th)

Banking BAN

H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act H.R. 2568, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 4014, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 6524, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; Basel III Capital and Liquidity Standards; potential money market mutual fund regulation; the implementation of Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4367 (112th), H.R. 1667 (112th), S. 1615 (112th), H.R. 1315 (112th), H.R. 2568 (112th), H.R. 4014 (112th), H.R. 1121 (112th), S. 1506 (112th), H.R. 6524 (112th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 4310 / S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including Senate Amendment # 3280 to require reports to the U.S. Department of Defense on penetrations of networks and information systems of certain contractors

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4310 (112th), S. 3254 (112th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act Draft bill to limit audit liability (no bill number) Draft bill to ban mandatory audit firm rotation (no bill number) Various issues relating to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); accounting convergence projects, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China; implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106)

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2308 (112th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, To facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1838, Swaps Bailout Prevention Act H.R. 1840, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 2308, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2012 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users From Excessive Regulation H.R. 3877 / S. 2083, 1099K Overreach Prevention Act H.R. 4014 / S. 2099, To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection H.R. 4367, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 H.R. 6524, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 6616, To protect securities transactions in the United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by any foreign government, and for other purposes S. 712, Financial Takeover Repeal Act of 2011 S. 746, Dodd-Frank Repeal Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes S. 1615, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2011 S. 1650, Dodd-Frank Improvement Act of 2011 S. 2373, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act S. 3204, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, and for other purposes S. 3394, A bill to address fee disclosure requirements under the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, and for other purposes S. 3480, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 P.L. 112-216, To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine Various issues relating to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; the proposed Volcker Rule; potential money market mutual fund regulation; Commodity Futures Trading Commissions derivatives regulations; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; SEC Conflict Minerals Regulation; securities litigation and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67); the implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106)

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 87 (112th), S. 2373 (112th), S. 3394 (112th), S. 1650 (112th), H.R. 6397 (112th), H.R. 4014 (112th), H.R. 1840 (112th), H.R. 3527 (112th), S. 712 (112th), H.R. 557 (112th), S. 2083 (112th), S. 1615 (112th), H.R. 4367 (112th), S. 947 (112th), H.R. 3877 (112th), S. 2099 (112th), H.R. 1610 (112th), H.R. 2779 (112th), H.R. 1838 (112th), S. 3480 (112th), H.R. 1573 (112th), S. 3204 (112th), H.R. 2682 (112th), H.R. 6524 (112th), H.R. 6616 (112th), H.R. 3336 (112th), H.R. 2308 (112th), H.R. 2586 (112th), S. 746 (112th)

Roads/Highway ROD

H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-141), including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 7 (112th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 564, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 881, the Americans with Disabilities Act Notification Act H.R. 1113, Fair Employment Act of 2011 H.R. 1397 / S. 811, Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1493 / S. 788, Fair Pay Act H.R. 1519 / S. 3220, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 2501 / S. 1471, Fair Employment Opportunity Act of 2011 H.R. 3356, the ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry to Stores and Services) Act of 2011 H.R. 4200, To Amend the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (pool lifts) H.R. 4256, Pool Safety and Accessibility for Everyone (pool SAFE) Act H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and provisions relating to DOJ guidance on requiring pool lifts under the ADA H.R. 5978 / S. 3317 Equal Employment Opportunity Restoration Act of 2012 S. 2189, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 3256, End Pay Discrimination Through Information Act S. 3295 and Un-numbered House counterpart, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions funding the U.S. Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Proposed regulations related to affirmative action for protected veterans (76 Fed. Reg. 23,358, April 26, 2011) Proposed extension of the Approval of Information Collection Requirements related to the "non-construction supply and service information collection" (76 Fed. Reg. 27,670, May 12, 2011) Proposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (76 Fed. Reg. 77,056, Dec. 9, 2011) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to a compensation data collection tool (76 Fed. Reg. 49,398, Aug. 10, 2011) Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed Reg. 60,083, Sept. 28, 2011) Proposed withdrawal of Compensation Discrimination Interpretative Standards (71 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 16, 2006) EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Employer Use of Criminal History (No. 915.002, adopted 4/25/12) Proposed Department of the Treasury Acquisition Regulations regarding Minority and Women Inclusion in Contractor Workforce (77 Fed. Reg. 50454, August 21, 2012) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction; potential Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Maritime Administration (MARAD); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 3220 (112th), H.R. 4200 (112th), S. 2189 (112th), H.R. 1493 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 564 (112th), H.R. 1519 (112th), H.R. 2501 (112th), H.R. 1397 (112th), S. 1471 (112th), S. 3256 (112th), S. 3317 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), S. 788 (112th), H.R. 3356 (112th), H.R. 4256 (112th), H.R. 881 (112th), S. 811 (112th), H.R. 1113 (112th), H.R. 5978 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012, including issues related to the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization cotton case S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, including amendments regarding a solution to the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization cotton case

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 6083 (112th), S. 3240 (112th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 2586, Swap Execution Facility Clarification Act H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 2779, To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act S. 3480, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council; potential money market mutual fund regulation

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2586 (112th), S. 3480 (112th), H.R. 2779 (112th), H.R. 2682 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual rate for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542 / S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6152 / S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6262, Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6474, Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 H.R. 6616, To protect securities transactions in the United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by any foreign government, and for other purposes H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates. S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 2075, CUT Loopholes Act H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform, and sequestration; the implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 budget proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; excise tax on medical devices; general tax reform; financial crisis responsibility fee (proposal to impose a bank tax) Stephen McAllister - Official Covered Positions: June 2002 - March 2009 - Constituent/Community Liaison, Manchester Office - Office of Senator John Sununu

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 6684 (112th), H.R. 5542 (112th), H.R. 8 (112th), H.R. 5333 (112th), S. 1346 (112th), H.R. 62 (112th), H.R. 3606 (112th), S. 2884 (112th), S. 1787 (112th), H.R. 1834 (112th), H.R. 3091 (112th), H.R. 3313 (112th), S. 3364 (112th), H.R. 6616 (112th), S. 1373 (112th), H.R. 2911 (112th), S. 1647 (112th), S. 971 (112th), H.R. 2568 (112th), H.R. 942 (112th), S. 1866 (112th), H.R. 6262 (112th), S. 1671 (112th), H.Res. 841 (112th), H.R. 9 (112th), H.R. 436 (112th), H.R. 6474 (112th), H.R. 6152 (112th), H.R. 4088 (112th), S. 2075 (112th), H.R. 2669 (112th), H.J.Res. 66 (112th), H.R. 1860 (112th), H.R. 749 (112th), S. 1832 (112th), S. 1506 (112th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 3287, The Savings Enhancement by Alleviating Leakage in 401(k) Savings (SEAL) Act H.R. 4049, Automatic IRA Act of 2012 H.R. 4050, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2012 Various issues relating to PBGC Premiums (changes to the structure and amount of premiums that defined benefit plan sponsors must pay to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation); reform to tax incentives pertaining to private retirement plans; reform to multiemployer defined benefit pension funding; regulatory activity relating to electronic disclosure of benefits; regulatory activity relating to the provision of annuities in DC plans; regulatory activity relating to plan fee disclosure requirements; regulatory activity relating to money market funds; regulatory activity relating to Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P. L. 112-141)

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Copyright Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4050 (112th), H.R. 4049 (112th), H.R. 3287 (112th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168 / S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2471, A bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3035, Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 3310, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2012 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3605, Global Online Freedom Act H.R. 4263 / S. 3342, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1780, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 S. 1784, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 S. 1817, Telecommunications Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3414, CSA2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. CON. RES. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. CON. RES. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; draft Executive Order on improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity practices; ICANNs gTLD program; White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 3333 (112th), S. 971 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 1707 (112th), H.R. 2471 (112th), S. 1784 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 2168 (112th), S. 968 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th), S. 3342 (112th), H.Res. 57 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), H.R. 3035 (112th), S. 3402 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), S. 3301 (112th), H.R. 3309 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 1860 (112th), S. 1832 (112th), S. 1212 (112th), S.Con.Res. 50 (112th), H.R. 3596 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), H.R. 3310 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th), H.R. 3605 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 913 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), S. 1780 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 1817 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 3414 (112th), H.Con.Res. 127 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), S. 1536 (112th), S. 1434 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 201 1 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act HR. 3668 / S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 HR. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act HR. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 6642, Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 S. 3642, Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 3261 (112th), H.R. 6654 (112th), S.Con.Res. 50 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), H.R. 3468 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 3668 (112th), H.Con.Res. 127 (112th), H.R. 6029 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 6642 (112th), S. 3187 (112th), S. 832 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), H.R. 4095 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 3523 (112th), S. 3414 (112th), H.Res. 57 (112th), S. 3642 (112th), S. 968 (112th), S. 2002 (112th), S. 678 (112th), S. 1886 (112th), S. 3342 (112th), H.R. 4216 (112th), S. 2105 (112th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 3596, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act, provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 3634, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2011, provisions relating to federal prison industry reform H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, Berry Amendment, contractor debarment, counterfeit parts S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011, provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 2169, Federal Prisons Accountability Act of 2012, provisions relating to federal prison industry reform H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, provisions relating to Buy America Various issues relating to sequestration, government contracting

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3596 (112th), S. 1536 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th), S. 2169 (112th), H.R. 3634 (112th), H.R. 6091 (112th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 6404, Delphi Pensions Restoration Act of 2012 H.R. 6504, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2012 Various issues relating to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Audit and Self-Disclosure Program

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 6504 (112th), H.R. 6404 (112th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (as the Senate legislative vehicle for Superstorm Sandy supplemental appropriations) H.R. 4310 / S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5854 / S. 3215, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5856, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R.5857 / S. 3241, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5882, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5973 / S. 2375, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6020 / S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6091, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 3295, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 P.L. 112-175, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Various issues relating to appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice; funding issues related to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the U.S. Department of State; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 4310 (112th), H.R. 1 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th), H.R. 6020 (112th), H.R. 5973 (112th), S. 3215 (112th), S. 3241 (112th), H.R. 5882 (112th), H.R. 5854 (112th), S. 2465 (112th), S. 2375 (112th), H.Res. 841 (112th), S. 3254 (112th), H.R. 6684 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 5325 (112th), H.R. 6091 (112th), S. 2322 (112th), H.R. 5857 (112th), H.J.Res. 66 (112th), H.R. 5856 (112th), S. 832 (112th), S. 3301 (112th), S. 3216 (112th), S. 3295 (112th), H.R. 5972 (112th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 6017 / S. 3320, To authorize the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive the 30-day waiting period for flood insurance policies purchased for private properties affected by wildfire on Federal lands Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 3320 (112th), H.R. 6017 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2471, A bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act of 2011 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Federal Privacy and Data Security Enhancement Act of 2012 (draft, no bill number) White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy Draft Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Practices Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; multi-stakeholder Discussions on the Development of Voluntary Privacy Codes of Conduct; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), P.L. 112-55; ICANNs gTLD program; development of Voluntary Privacy Codes of Conduct

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: S. 1408 (112th), S. 1732 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 3596 (112th), S. 3402 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S.Con.Res. 50 (112th), S. 3301 (112th), H.R. 1707 (112th), S. 1212 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), S. 3333 (112th), S. 3342 (112th), S. 1434 (112th), H.Con.Res. 127 (112th), S. 2002 (112th), H.R. 2471 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th), S. 913 (112th), H.R. 611 (112th), H.R. 4095 (112th), S. 968 (112th), S. 2111 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), S. 678 (112th), S. 3414 (112th), H.R. 654 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 1536 (112th), H.R. 3261 (112th), H.R. 2168 (112th), H.R. 4216 (112th), H.Res. 57 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 2151 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3012, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 H.R. 3120, Student Visa Reform Act H.R. 3162, To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3686, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3718, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3855 / S. 2046, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 4006, To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to devise and submit a plan to Congress to ensure that the top ten airports with the largest volume of international travelers are sufficiently staffed by CBP officers H.R. 4159 / S. 2167, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 H.R. 5741, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 (JOLT Act of 2012) H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions related to the Visa Waiver Program and Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry H.R. 5869, Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status (STARS) Act H.R. 5874, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2012 H.R. 5893 / S. 3217, Startup Act 2.0 H.R. 5964 / S. 3279, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 5968, Services to Allow New Destinations for Tourism Act H.R. 6001, Equal Protection for American Workers Act H.R. 6055, Facilitating Access of Services and Trade (FAST) Act of 2012 H.R. 6069, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act H.R. 6070, To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the impact of prosecutorial discretion H.R. 6130, National Treasure Promotion and Investment Act of 2012 H.R. 6210, American Investment and Job Creation Act of 2012 H.R. 6373, Family Farm Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6412, Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012 S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 S. 1857, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011 S. 3185, Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century (STAR) Act of 2012 S. 3192, Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology (SMART) Jobs Act of 2012 S. 3199, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel Act of 2012 (JOLT Act of 2012) S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3222, Federal Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012 S. 3241, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions related to the issuance of B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas S. 3245, A bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program S. 3553, Benefits to Research and American Innovation through Nationality Statutes Act of 2012 Various issues relating to the H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; guidance and interpretation of regulations regarding issuance of L1 visas; need for and sources of data to inform employment based immigration decisions

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3718 (112th), H.R. 2164 (112th), H.R. 5869 (112th), S. 3185 (112th), H.R. 3012 (112th), H.R. 4006 (112th), H.R. 6070 (112th), H.R. 6001 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th), S. 3279 (112th), H.R. 6429 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th), S. 2167 (112th), H.R. 6373 (112th), H.R. 4159 (112th), S. 3553 (112th), S. 1965 (112th), H.R. 5874 (112th), S. 1857 (112th), H.R. 5893 (112th), H.R. 5964 (112th), H.R. 5741 (112th), S. 3216 (112th), S. 3222 (112th), H.R. 6055 (112th), H.R. 3855 (112th), S. 3241 (112th), S. 3199 (112th), H.R. 3120 (112th), H.R. 5968 (112th), H.R. 6412 (112th), S. 2046 (112th), H.R. 6210 (112th), H.R. 3162 (112th), H.R. 6069 (112th), S. 3217 (112th), S. 3245 (112th), S. 1258 (112th), H.R. 3686 (112th), S. 3192 (112th), H.R. 6130 (112th)

Education EDU

H.R. 4057, Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 H.R. 4310 / S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including Senate Amendment #2957 regarding additional requirements for approval of education programs for purposes of education assistance H.R. 4390, To amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher education from using revenues derived from Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 S. 2296, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act Various issues relating to financial aid reform; reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act; reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including Common Core Standards, Accountability, Teacher Quality, the Department of Education waivers, and Race to the Top; reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 2241 (112th), H.R. 4390 (112th), H.R. 4310 (112th), S. 3254 (112th), H.R. 4057 (112th), S. 2296 (112th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 959 / S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 2042 / S. 1487, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 H.R. 2146, DATA Act, including a provision to limit government conference spending, increase reporting requirements for federal agencies holding or participating in conferences, and place restrictions on government employees attending meetings and conferences H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011 H.R. 3120, Student Visa Reform Act H.R. 3341 / S. 1746, Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act H.R. 3855 / S. 2046, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 4006, To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to devise and submit a plan to Congress to ensure that the top ten airports with the largest volume of international travelers are sufficiently staffed by CBP officers H.R. 5741 / S. 3199, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions related to the Visa Waiver Program and Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry H.R. 5968, Services to Allow New Destinations (STAND) for Tourism Act H.R. 6055, Facilitating Access of Services and Trade (FAST) Act of 2012 H.R. 6130, National Treasure Promotion and Investment Act of 2012 S. 1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012, including a provision to limit government conference spending, increase reporting requirements for federal agencies holding or participating in conferences, and place restrictions on government employees attending meetings and conferences S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 2233, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act S. 3241, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions related to the issuance of B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas Various issues relating to the implementation of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P. L. 112-74); Executive Order 13597, Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness; expansion of DHS trusted traveler programs, including Customs and Border Protections Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administrations PreCheck; proposed change in the calculation of per diem rates by the U.S. General Services Administration; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; the importance of travel and reform and tourism (B-Visa Issues); the issuance of B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas for international travelers, including provisions relating to staffing at U.S. Consulates and a visa videoconferencing pilot program; expansion of the Visa Waiver Program

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 5855 (112th), S. 1918 (112th), S. 3216 (112th), H.R. 5741 (112th), S. 3199 (112th), H.R. 2146 (112th), S. 1913 (112th), H.R. 2594 (112th), S. 2046 (112th), H.R. 6055 (112th), H.R. 3341 (112th), S. 1789 (112th), S. 1487 (112th), H.R. 3039 (112th), S. 1956 (112th), S. 2233 (112th), H.R. 6130 (112th), H.R. 3855 (112th), S. 1746 (112th), H.R. 3120 (112th), S. 497 (112th), H.R. 4006 (112th), H.R. 2042 (112th), S. 3241 (112th), S. 1653 (112th), H.R. 5968 (112th), H.R. 959 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 901, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Security Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 908, Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Act, including Shimkus-Green amendment on background checks H.R. 2096, Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3416, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 3674, Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011 (PrECISE) Act H.R. 3834, Advancing America's Networking and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2012 H.R. 4257, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012 H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to funding for National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 and Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards H.R. 6397, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2012 S. 21, Cyber Security and American Cyber Competitiveness Act of 2011 S. 413, Cyber Security and Internet Freedom Act of 2011 S. 473, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2011 S.1483, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act S. 1546, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2011 S. 2102, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2012 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT Act of 2012 (S. 2151 as reintroduced) S. 3414, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 3468, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2012 House Judiciary Committee Cyber-Security Draft (no bill number) Cyber Espionage and Theft Prevention Act (draft bill) Department of Homeland Security public comment request on the CFATS Personnel Surety Program (see Apr. 13, 2010, Federal Register notice) Securities and Exchange Commission guidance regarding the disclosure of information security or cybersecurity risk (see October 13, 2011, SEC guidance) Department of Energys request for public comment on the Electricity Sector Cybersecurity Risk Management Process Guideline (see Sept. 16, 2011, Federal Register notice) Various issues relating to the White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; the administrations executive order related to Cybersecurity; recommendations of the House Republican Cybersecurity Task Force report

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 3523 (112th), S. 3216 (112th), H.R. 3674 (112th), S. 3342 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th), H.R. 2096 (112th), S. 1483 (112th), S. 3414 (112th), H.R. 908 (112th), S. 3468 (112th), H.R. 901 (112th), S. 473 (112th), S. 2323 (112th), H.R. 5326 (112th), S. 413 (112th), H.R. 3834 (112th), H.R. 3116 (112th), H.R. 4257 (112th), H.R. 6397 (112th), H.R. 3416 (112th), S. 2102 (112th), H.R. 5855 (112th), S. 1546 (112th), S. 21 (112th), S. 2151 (112th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 Various issues relating to permit streamlining; Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Rule; Boiler MACT Rule; Cement MACT Rule

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 4377 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3409, Stop the War on Coal Act of 2012 H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act H.R. 4377, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2012 Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining; Boiler MACT Rule

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Transit Administration (FTA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3409 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th), H.R. 4377 (112th)