NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Homeland Security HOM

S. 832, SAFE Port Reauthorization Act, support the bill

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 832 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1633,, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011, all provisions

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1633 (112th)

Banking BAN

Interchange/swipe fee reform, mobile payment issues

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 639; S. 328 (Currency Reform For Fair Trade Act) statements in opposition to China currency legislation on behalf of U.S. retailers; H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; S. 1069 (Affordable Footwear Act to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. footwear retailers; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act statements of U.S. retail industry views regarding SEC implementation; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization communication of U.S. retail industry support; Lacey Act Amendments communication of U.S. retail industry views on implementation by USDA, Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) communication on behalf of U.S. retail industry in support of reauthorization; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1619 (providing for identification of misaligned currency and other purposes) communications in opposition; H.R. 2697 (suspending temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communications in support; H.R. 2832 (extending the Generalized System of Preferences) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition; S. 1711, Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2011, (enhancing reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral agreements) communication in opposition; S. 1946 & H.R. 3646, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011, (requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States who are authorized to accept service or process against such manufacturers) communication in opposition; S. 2007 & H.R. 2493 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule) communication in support; H.R. 3078 (United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3079 (United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3080 (United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act) communication in support; H.R. 3375 (directing the President to impose duties on merchandise from the Peoples Republic of China in an amount equivalent to the estimated annual loss of revenue to holders of U.S. intellectual property rights as a result of violations of such rights in China) communication in opposition

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 328 (112th), H.R. 2832 (112th), S. 1619 (112th), H.R. 3375 (112th), H.R. 2754 (112th), S. 1443 (112th), H.R. 3080 (112th), H.R. 3079 (112th), H.R. 2697 (112th), S. 1946 (112th), S. 1069 (112th), S. 2007 (112th), H.R. 3078 (112th), S. 704 (112th), H.R. 2071 (112th), H.R. 2493 (112th), H.R. 639 (112th), H.R. 3646 (112th), S. 1244 (112th), S. 1683 (112th), S. 1711 (112th), H.R. 2387 (112th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Urged House and Senate not to renew the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; H.R. 1188, the Repeal Ethanol Subsidies Today Act, all provisions; support amendment to block EPA funds for implementation of rule allowing E15; H.R. 2037, Ethanol Subsidy Repeal Act, to end VEETC and Ethantol Import tariffs; S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, to create new subsidies for ethanol infrastructure; Oppose any new legislation that would modify Renewal Fuel Standard to include corn ethanol or biobutanol as advanced biofuel or expand the Alternative Fuels Tax Credit to allow E85 to qualify or provide funding for ethanol blender pumps or extend the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; McCain Amendment No. 741 to H.R. 2112, the FY12 Agriculture Appropriations bill, to prohibit funds used to pay for ethanol belnder pumps and storage facilities.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: S. 1185 (112th), H.R. 2112 (112th), H.R. 2037 (112th), H.R. 1188 (112th)

Transportation TRA

HR 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 Oppose the bill; Highway Bill Reauthorization support reauthorization of highway bill to include a focus on freight policy, oppose new fees or taxes as a pay for; FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service proposed regulation oppose changes to current drivers hours of service regulations; Ocean Carrier Antitrust Immunity support efforts to remove antitrust immunity granted to ocean carriers under the Shipping Act. H.R. 1122, Freight FOCUS Act of 2011, support legislation; H.R.658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, support language to harmonize shipment of lithium in batteries with international standards; Oppose Department of Transportation efforts to commecialize interstate highway rest areas; S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 - oppose legislation; S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, support reauthorization of the highway bill to include a focus on freight poliy; H.J. Res 91, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute; S. J. Res 32, A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute.

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S.J.Res. 32 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th), H.R. 1122 (112th), S. 2011 (112th), H.J.Res. 91 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; Extend expiring provisions for 15 year depreciation for restaurant improvements/new construction, retail improvements and leasehold improvements; Affordable Care Act.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1801 (112th), S. 1452 (112th), S. 687 (112th), S. 1832 (112th), H.R. 1265 (112th), H.R. 3179 (112th), H.R. 2701 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2077 (112th), H.R. 1206 (112th), H.R. 1063 (112th), S. 192 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th), S. 1099 (112th), S. 1098 (112th), S. 19 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), S. 20 (112th), S. 18 (112th), S. 312 (112th)

Postal POS

HR 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011; S. 1789, The 21st Century Postal Service Act - Support Postal reform that relieves the USPS from unfair financial obligations and allows USPS to streamline and modernize infrastructure, systems and workforce. We oppose efforts to move to five day delivery.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2309 (112th), S. 1789 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding collection and use of personal information through online activity; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; H.R. 1939, Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011, support the bill; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R. 2715, To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes, communicate retail support for legislation; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, , communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying cosnumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personnaly identificable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform fedeal standard; S.1448, Consumer Product Safety Flexibility Act of 2011, limit on lead content of children's products; Comments on proposed amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2715 (112th), S. 1434 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), S. 1011 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 1448 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), H.R. 1939 (112th), S. 1223 (112th), S. 913 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, which restores balance and accountability to the regulatory process; H.R. 527, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, which improves the regulatory process by strengthening agency analysis of a rule's impact on small businesses.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 527 (112th), H.R. 3010 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act, all provisions; H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011, support legislation; S.1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012, support Section 7079 improving the tourist visa process; S.1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act, support legislation.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: S. 1653 (112th), H.R. 3039 (112th), S. 1601 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime; Oppose Executive Order regarding disclosures for federal contractors.

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) - provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) - communication of support on behalf of retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) - communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2071 (112th), H.R. 2754 (112th), S. 1683 (112th), S. 704 (112th), H.R. 2387 (112th), S. 1244 (112th), S. 1443 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Discussions with FDA officials regarding timeline for issuance of final regulations on nutrition labeling for chain restaurants.

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 964, the Job Protection Act, regarding disclosure of costs related to collective bargaining; H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, requiring employers to use federal E-verify program, all provisions; United States, et al, vs. American Express, MasterCard, VISA, et al - case settlement; FY2012 Labor Appropriations; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, all provisions; Lamons Gasket NLRB decision; Specialty Healthcare NLRB decision; Dept. of Labor Persuader Proposed Regulations; NLRB's Posting Rule; NLRB's proposed rule on union representation elections; hearings on proposals to change background checks; Comment on revision to EEOC guidelines on employer use of criminal background checks; S. 1666, Employer Free Speech Act, all provisions.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: S. 964 (112th), S. 1666 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th), H.R. 2164 (112th), H.R. 2587 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

Petition regarding ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)