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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Various issues relating to Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirements

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending Various issues relating to securities litigation

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 471 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 3375, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, A bill to require transparency, accountability, and protections for consumers online Various issues relating to data privacy; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 4066 (116th), S. 4051 (116th), H.R. 3375 (116th), S. 3398 (116th), H.R. 946 (116th), S. 151 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, including provision relating to liability issues Various issues relating to liability issues faced by business due to COVID-19; revisions to Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (P.L. 109-148, Division C); enforcement issues related to the Paycheck Protection Program and the CARES Act (P.L. 116-136

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3548 (116th)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 766 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 3375, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, A bill to require transparency, accountability, and protections for consumers online Various issues relating to data privacy; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V)

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3375 (116th), S. 4066 (116th), S. 3398 (116th), S. 4051 (116th), S. 151 (116th), H.R. 946 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including provisions relating to sections and House Armed Services Committee amendments 439, 544, 545, 550H, 550I and 550J; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including provisions relating to section 550F and Senate Amendment 832; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1776 Various issues relating to class action reform; enforcement of federal law by state Attorneys General and states political subdivisions; doctrine of federal preemption; trial lawyer advertising; federal enforcement of the False Claims Act; Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136) including issues relating to the False Claims Act

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 4049 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1790 (116th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 327, Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019 H.R. 1423/S.610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act H.R. 1430/S. 608, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019 H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2019 H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act H.R. 2148/S. 1082, Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace (BE HEARD in the Workplace) Act H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2749/S. 1491, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 2750, Justice for Servicemembers Act H.R. 3843/S. 3026, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act H.R. 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019 S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 635, Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6351, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2012 Various issues relating to the background on and revisions to Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401); fraud and abuse in civil litigation; civil discovery reform; legal reform; asbestos and talc related litigation; asbestos risk assessment report; litigation involving perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); legislation related to sexual assault and arbitration

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 1306 (116th), H.R. 327 (116th), S. 610 (116th), S. 1082 (116th), S. 3026 (116th), H.R. 1443 (116th), H.R. 3843 (116th), H.R. 6351 (116th), H.R. 1500 (116th), S. 620 (116th), H.R. 2148 (116th), S. 635 (116th), H.R. 1423 (116th), S. 1491 (116th), H.R. 1430 (116th), H.R. 4140 (116th), H.R. 2749 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), S. 630 (116th), H.R. 2750 (116th), S. 608 (116th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Various issues relating to Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (P.L. 109-148, Division C), including provisions related to COVID-19, liability protections, covered persons, and limitations on distributions; public health emergency declaration (COVID-19), application of administrative enforcement authorities; over-criminalization of federal law; federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; criminal justice reform

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE