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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to food industry workforce, workforce shortage, registered apprenticeship programs, second chance hiring, asylum seekers/refugees Issues related to ports labor negotiations, union organizing and regulations Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO Act) - H.R. 20/S. 567 Wage and Hour policies Employee non-compete clauses S. 1664 - Healthy Families S. 728 - Paycheck Fairness

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office

Bills named: S. 1664 (118th), S. 567 (118th), H.R. 20 (118th), S. 728 (118th)

Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON

Issues related to the retail payments market, swipe fee reform, the Credit Card Competition Act - S. 1838/H.R. 3881 Regulation II - debit routing and debit regulated rate Issues related to coin circulation

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 3881 (118th), S. 1838 (118th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to the food industry supply chain Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act - H.R. 471 H.R. 3372 - gross vehicle weights H.R. 2367 - truck parking H.R. 3013 - CDL reform H.R. 3408 - younger drivers

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2367 (118th), H.R. 3408 (118th), H.R. 471 (118th), H.R. 3013 (118th), H.R. 3372 (118th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 1421 - COOL Online Act Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023 - S. 140, H.R. 895 Data Privacy Act of 2023 - H.R. 1165 Issues related to data privacy and security

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1165 (118th), S. 140 (118th), S. 1421 (118th), H.R. 895 (118th)

Agriculture AGR

Healthy SNAP Act of 2023 - H.R. 4058 / S.1485 Issues relating to Farm Bill policies and programs S.1474 - Dairy Nutrition Incentive Program Act of 2023 H.R.3127 - SHOPP Act EBT Processing Fees; Ensuring Fee-Free Benefit Transactions Act, H.R. 4103 Issues related to SNAP EBT modernization Issues related to stolen SNAP benefits/EBT card security Issues relating to SNAP Choice and SNAP restrictions White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Issues related to Child Nutrition Reauthorization and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program or Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Issues related to operations of federal feeding programs such as SNAP, WIC and P-EBT Efforts to address hunger, including food donations

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4058 (118th), H.R. 4103 (118th), H.R. 3127 (118th), S. 1485 (118th), S. 1474 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 3665 - Defending American Jobs & Investment Act H.R. 3937 - Small Business Jobs Act (Sec. 5 - Expensing for Depreciable Assets) S. 1706 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act Implementation of the Employee Retention Tax Credit S.1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 Tax Extenders (including bonus depreciation) Earned income tax credit, workforce incentives

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3937 (118th), H.R. 3665 (118th), S. 1108 (118th), S. 1706 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to pharmacy benefit manager practices and employer-sponsored health care/ERISA, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, H.R. 824

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 824 (118th)

Pharmacy PHA

Protect Patient Access to Pharmacies Act, S. 2052 Patients Before Middlemen (PBM) Act, S. 1967 PATIENT Act of 2023, H.R. 3561 Pharmacy Benefits Manager Accountability Act, H.R. 2679 Protecting Patients Against PBM Abuses Act (H.R. 2880) Promoting Transparency and Healthy Competition in Medicare Act (H.R. 3282) Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR) Reform Pharmacy Reimbursement and Scope of Practice Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023, S. 127 Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act, H.R.1613/S. 1038 Prescription Pricing for the People Act, S. 113 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, H.R. 1770

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2052 (118th), H.R. 2880 (118th), S. 127 (118th), H.R. 1613 (118th), H.R. 3561 (118th), H.R. 3282 (118th), S. 1038 (118th), H.R. 2679 (118th), S. 113 (118th), H.R. 1770 (118th), S. 1967 (118th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FY24 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act - language related to FDAs traceability final rule H.R. 3159 / S. 1484 - Food Date Labeling Act of 2023 Food safety policies and regulations, including food traceability rule White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1484 (118th), H.R. 3159 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues and legislation relating to food loss and waste S. 177 / H.R. 652 - Zero Food Waste Act S. 179 / H.R. 651 - COMPOST Act Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Recommendations - with a focus on food waste Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 652 (118th), S. 177 (118th), H.R. 651 (118th), S. 179 (118th)

Government Issues GOV

Regulatory Reform Issues

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Antidumping issues related to tin mill steel

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE