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

Media (information/publishing) MIA

H.R. 1962 / S. 987, Free Flow of Information Act of 2013

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 987 (113th), H.R. 1962 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2194 / S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes 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 Regulation on the 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 Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 155 and 156) Interim Final Rule on Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, (78 Fed. Reg. 13,222-13,236, February 27, 2013) (to be codified at 29 CFR pts 1984) Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013 Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, (7 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57) Proposed Rule on The $500,000 Deduction Limitation for Remuneration Provided by Certain Health Insurance Providers, (78 Fed. Reg. 19,950-19,977, April 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, (78 Fed. Reg. 48,337-48,339, August 8, 2013) (to be codified at 5 C.F.R. pt. 890) Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions 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, compensation deductibility, exchanges, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, definition of full time, and caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014; Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; Entitlement reform; the 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; affiliation rules

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3204 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 1558 (113th), S. 610 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), S. 701 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 582 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), H.R. 2194 (113th), S. 24 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), S. 1031 (113th), H.R. 1780 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 581 (113th), H.R. 1248 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), S. 232 (113th), H.R. 2674 (113th), H.R. 1295 (113th), H.R. 3121 (113th), H.R. 781 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), H.R. 3124 (113th), H.R. 45 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), S. 1488 (113th), H.R. 1735 (113th), S. 612 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1525, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 1923 / S. 703, Immigration and Nationality Act, to amend and to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; extending E-1 and E-2 visas to New Zealanders

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2131 (113th), H.R. 707 (113th), H.R. 519 (113th), H.R. 1562 (113th), S. 600 (113th), H.R. 798 (113th), H.R. 1227 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), S. 518 (113th), H.R. 547 (113th), H.R. 692 (113th), S. 683 (113th), H.R. 3000 (113th), H.R. 633 (113th), S. 292 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th), H.R. 1279 (113th), H.R. 502 (113th), S. 462 (113th), H.R. 459 (113th), H.R. 548 (113th), S. 478 (113th), S. 266 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 1 (113th), H.R. 2765 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th), H.R. 1108 (113th), S. 703 (113th), S. 169 (113th), H.R. 1760 (113th), S. 189 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 242 (113th), H.R. 1525 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 2872 (113th), H.R. 1923 (113th), S. 293 (113th), S. 303 (113th), H.R. 1444 (113th), S. 178 (113th), H.R. 478 (113th), S. 223 (113th), H.R. 1596 (113th), H.R. 3141 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 310 (113th), H.R. 572 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), H.R. 2752 (113th), S. 300 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th), S. 296 (113th), S. 260 (113th), S. 202 (113th), H.R. 830 (113th), H.R. 300 (113th), H.R. 938 (113th), H.R. 640 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Trade Organization (WTO), Trade Facilitation Agreement; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; 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 Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); 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) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update Additional agencies contacted: Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); General Services Administration (GSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 884 (113th), H.R. 1020 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), H.R. 6654 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 1409 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), S. 660 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1926 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th), S. 489 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 496 (113th), S. 1114 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to IP enforcement funding; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; copyright and trademark infringement; the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; 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; the White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; 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; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; 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 (P.L. 100-418)and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 660 (113th), H.R. 1580 (113th), H.R. 6654 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), H.R. 2454 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), H.R. 2236 (113th), S. 1886 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), H.R. 3468 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), H.R. 3668 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 22 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 832 (113th), S. 3523 (113th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 2719 (113th), H.R. 1204 (113th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 1960 / S. 1034, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, counterfeit parts H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2397 / S. 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy and contractor compensation S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, and counterfeit parts Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including procurement policy and contractor compensation

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: S. 1197 (113th), S. 1034 (113th), H.R. 949 (113th), S. 1429 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 2216 (113th), H.R. 2397 (113th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 1564 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 701, To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 742 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 2733 (113th), H.R. 1135 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 1564 (113th), H.R. 148 (113th), H.R. 701 (113th), S. 550 (113th), H.R. 719 (113th), H.R. 2546 (113th), S. 1257 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th), S. 737 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 450 (113th), H.R. 1062 (113th), H.R. 1038 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th), H.R. 1106 (113th), S. 474 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th), H.R. 949 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 1221 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 377 / S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1755 / S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1975 / S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions funding the Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Fiscal Year 2014 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including Provisions Funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and including provisions relating to DOJ guidance on requiring pool lifts under the ADA Proposed regulations related to affirmative action for protected veterans (76 Fed. Reg. 23,358, April 26, 2011) Proposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (76 Fed. Reg. 77,056, December 9, 2011) Proposed regulation delaying Department of Justice requirement under the ADA for pools to have lifts (77 Fed. Reg. 16,196, March 20, 2012) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to a compensation data collection tool (76 Fed. Reg. 49,398, August 10, 2011) Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed Reg. 60,083, September 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 April 25, 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: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 377 (113th), H.R. 1975 (113th), S. 815 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 1755 (113th), S. 942 (113th)

Utilities UTI

H.R. 1877, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to Buy America S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 1877 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 693 / S. 345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, including provisions relating to possible World Trade (WTO) finding of noncompliance and sanctioned retaliation, and including provisions relating to the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization cotton case Various issues relating to forest policy reform

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 693 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 954 (113th), S. 345 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 S. 888, 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 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Contacted: U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 742 (113th), S. 888 (113th), S. 474 (113th), H.R. 1003 (113th), H.R. 1038 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 2958 / S. 1435, Clean Ports Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Various issues relating to implementation Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; National Freight Advisory Council; Buy America provisions

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: S. 218 (113th), H.R. 2084 (113th), S. 1435 (113th), H.R. 335 (113th), S. 407 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 2958 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 1149 (113th)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2226, Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2279, Reducing Excess Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 H.R. 2318, Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2013

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 2318 (113th), H.R. 2279 (113th), H.R. 2226 (113th)

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

H.R. 1410, Keep the Promise Act of 2013 Various issues relating to potential online gaming legislation; regulation of online poker; prohibition of online gaming

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 1410 (113th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 S. 606, Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act of 2013 S. 1270, SAFE Retirement Act of 2013 Regulations issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation pertaining to reportable event requirements under ERISA (78 Fed. Reg. 20,039, April 3, 2013), missing participants program (78 Fed. Reg. 37598, June 21, 2013), and changes in premium payment due dates (78 Fed. Reg. 44056, July 23, 2013) Regulations issued by the Department of Labor pertaining to lifetime income illustrations on annual benefit statements (78 Fed. Reg. 26727, May 8, 2013) Various issues relating to reform of tax incentives pertaining to private retirement plans; reform of multiemployer defined benefit pension funding; financial reporting requirements regulated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 606 (113th), H.R. 2117 (113th), S. 1270 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S.639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Location Privacy Protection Act (draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness of 2011 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); cell phone geotracking; copyright and trademark infringement; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; 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; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber security, including data breach provisions; Cyber security; ICANN's gTLD program; data breach notification; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax

Contacted: U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1353 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 2844 (113th), S. 884 (113th), S. 467 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 743 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1860 (113th), S. 639 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), S. 517 (113th), H.R. 1312 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013, including provisions relating to access to capital and changes to the Small Business Administration and Small Business Investment Companies program H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 289, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to changes to the SBA 504 program S. 511, EXCEL Act, including provisions relating to the SBA ABIC program Various issues relating to electronic filing of tax returns; small business regulatory burdens; the SBA Budget; Credit Subsidy for the SBA lending Programs; immigration reform; small business and grassroots engagement

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 1106 (113th), S. 550 (113th), H.R. 1558 (113th), S. 511 (113th), S. 289 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th), S. 24 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2610, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2786, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2787, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2792, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2855, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, including provisions relating to programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes S. 1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1244, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1245, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1283, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1284, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1329, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1371, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1372, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2014 S. 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); 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 Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; 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; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, and Office of Financial Research

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2855 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), S. 832 (113th), H.R. 2610 (113th), S. 1429 (113th), S. 1244 (113th), H.R. 2397 (113th), H.R. 2792 (113th), S. 1371 (113th), S. 1245 (113th), H.R. 2410 (113th), S. 1284 (113th), H.R. 2609 (113th), H.R. 2787 (113th), H.R. 2217 (113th), H.R. 2216 (113th), S. 1283 (113th), S. 1329 (113th), H.R. 2786 (113th), S. 1372 (113th), S. 1243 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527 / S. 783, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2226, Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2279, Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 H.R. 2318, Federal Facility Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; extra regulatory actions, including EPAs Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), policy and reform; oversight of agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; regulatory reform, including permit streamling and government transparency in rulemakings; potential regulation on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; Lacy Act (P.L. 97-79) policy; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings; EPA Air and Water programs: estimation of combined costs of regulations affecting energy industries; EPA Air Programs: Incompleteness of estimates of regulatory costs/benefits and employment impacts of proposed and final regulations; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554) Request for Reconsideration; Freedom of Information Act (P.L. 104-231) (FOIA Request to EPA); TSCA formaldehyde third party certification rule; cost and benefits of federal rules; nomination hearing for EPA General Counsel; mining policy

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 19 (113th), H.R. 687 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 527 (113th), S. 783 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 2886 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 2318 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), S. 1392 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 2226 (113th), S. 714 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 2279 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2217 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), S. 1009 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 House Judiciary Committee draft relating to cybercrimes legislation Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 Various issues relating to IP enforcement funding; copyright and trademark infringement; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center), and the IPR Centers Operation in Our Sites (OiOS) program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct; ICANN's gTLD program; data breach notification; modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10)

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 624 (113th), S. 884 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), H.R. 22 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 1223 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), S. 1193 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2909, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2013, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2967 / S. 1351, Intergenerational Financial Obligations Reform (INFORM) Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 (draft) Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Nomination of Environmental Protection Agency General Counsel Various issues relating to oversight of agency compliance with Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings; regulations relying upon particulate matter (PM) benefits during the rulemaking process; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2122 (113th), S. 1392 (113th), H.R. 2967 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 148 (113th), S. 791 (113th), S. 714 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), S. 1351 (113th), H.R. 1638 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 1232 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S. 1379 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 899 (113th), S. 766 (113th), H.R. 2909 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 2886 (113th), H.R. 325 (113th), H.R. 2098 (113th), H.R. 2844 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), S. 1029 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1616 / S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 H.R. 1829 / S. 861, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R, 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to promotion of energy development on Native American lands; regulatory reform including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; nomination for EPA General Counsel; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings; environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; energy savings performance contracts; energy efficiency; construction of the Keystone XL pipeline

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1397 (113th), S. 17 (113th), H.R. 1829 (113th), H.R. 2231 (113th), S. 1106 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 3 (113th), H.R. 2689 (113th), S. 1308 (113th), H.R. 271 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), H.R. 1613 (113th), H.R. 1548 (113th), H.R. 1964 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), S. 1392 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), H.R. 2128 (113th), S. 1009 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th), S. 861 (113th), S. 761 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 1911 / S. 1334, Smarter Solutions for Students Act of 2013 H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 406, The Students First Act of 2013 S. 758, LEARN Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); nominations to the Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; higher education, including student loan interest rates and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (P.L. 107-110); Department of Education, No Child Left Behind waivers; student financial assistance regulations pursuant to Sec. 492 of the Higher education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329); reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Act (P.L. 101-542)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1101 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 2637 (113th), S. 406 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th), H.R. 1937 (113th), S. 758 (113th), H.R. 340 (113th), S. 915 (113th), S. 1334 (113th), H.R. 2536 (113th), H.R. 1911 (113th), H.R. 551 (113th), S. 528 (113th), S. 1356 (113th), S. 1094 (113th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 313, Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2013 H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1525, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 H.R. 1923 / S. 703, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 S. 300, To prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 478, To clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Various issues relating to implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to the inclusion of language to expand the Visa Waiver Program; 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 Protection's Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; brand USA and travel promotion and reauthorization; government travel and meetings; proposed study for a fee on pedestrians at land ports of entry

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 178 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 2872 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1923 (113th), H.R. 313 (113th), H.R. 1525 (113th), S. 223 (113th), H.R. 1108 (113th), H.R. 3141 (113th), H.R. 548 (113th), S. 478 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 300 (113th), S. 683 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), S. 703 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 (FISMA) H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to the issuance of immigrant visas for Brazilian nationals, and funding for the CFATS chemical security personnel surety program (CFATS) H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2787, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 Draft legislation relating to National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (NCCIP) Draft legislation relating to Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (May 13, 2013, Federal Register, pp. 27966-27968) Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to the position of Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; the White House National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; Executive Order 13636, and issues relating to framework development and program incentives; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1353 (113th), S. 683 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), H.R. 2787 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), H.R. 2217 (113th), H.R. 2719 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 279 / H.R. 666, 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 H.R. 409 / S. 165, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013, including H. Amdt. 477, an amendment to require the Secretary to remove Native American sacred and cultural sites from the conveyance, in consultation with affected Indian Tribes H.R. 1226 / S. 1477, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1306 / S. 14, Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act H.R. 1410, Keep the Promise Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3043 / S. 1507, Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; Native American taxation; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 687 (113th), S. 165 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), H.R. 3043 (113th), H.R. 279 (113th), H.R. 1306 (113th), S. 14 (113th), H.R. 666 (113th), H.R. 1410 (113th), S. 1477 (113th), S. 379 (113th), S. 995 (113th), H.R. 409 (113th), S. 1507 (113th), H.R. 1548 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 Potential legislation on EPAs regulation of ozone Potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants Various issues relating to environment and energy policy

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 527 / S. 783, Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1314 / S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; mining policy; forestry policy reform; Lacey Act (P.L. 97-79) policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), reform and policy reform

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 527 (113th), H.R. 687 (113th), S. 783 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 1314 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 2655 / S. 1288, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1465, the Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 1465 (113th), S. 1288 (113th), H.R. 2655 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547 / S. 1436, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, including provisions relating to proposed tax increases on multinationals H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, including provisions relating to proposed tax increases Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness of 2011 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform and sequestration; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryan's FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; Chairmen Baucus and Camps blank slate approach to comprehensive tax reform; 1099K regulations; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 336 (113th), S. 388 (113th), H.R. 880 (113th), H.R. 2546 (113th), S. 410 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), S. 1257 (113th), H.R. 1860 (113th), H.R. 243 (113th), S. 250 (113th), S. 278 (113th), S. 193 (113th), H.R. 233 (113th), H.R. 886 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), H.R. 694 (113th), S. 743 (113th), S. 1436 (113th), H.R. 30 (113th), H.R. 516 (113th), S. 1533 (113th), H.R. 766 (113th), S. 337 (113th), S. 321 (113th), S. 277 (113th), S. 547 (113th), H.R. 1202 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 18 (113th), H.R. 851 (113th), S. 268 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 1877, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and including provisions relating to other purposes, including Buy America H.R. 1960 / S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, and counterfeit parts H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, and counterfeit parts H.R. 2909, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2013, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to procurement policy and contractor compensation

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Government Accountability Office (GAO); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 2909 (113th), H.R. 1877 (113th), H.R. 949 (113th), H.R. 2397 (113th), H.R. 2098 (113th), S. 601 (113th), S. 1197 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2346, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2810, Employee Rights Act (112th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1425, Fair Representation in Elections Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1507, Employee Rights Act (112th Congress) 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 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70, Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives DOL RIN 1250 AA00, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors; Evaluation of Recruitment and Placement Results Under the VEVRAA of 1974, As Amended; Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis DOL RIN 1250-AA02, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors: Evaluation of Recruitment and Placement Results Under Section 503: Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis Regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation 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, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 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, April 1, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 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, December 27, 2011) Various issues relating to indexing the minimum wage; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), including the implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198), jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB, and decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2346 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), S. 1166 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th), S. 1507 (113th), S. 1425 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th), H.R. 1982 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 491 (113th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

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

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA)

Insurance INS

H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2199, Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013 S. 996, A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: S. 996 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th), H.R. 2199 (113th), H.R. 1945 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy

Contacted: White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th)