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Telecommunications TEC

General issues related to protecting the Internet from attempts by network operators to block or degrade content

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues Related to Third Party Liability; Anti-Counterfeiting Trademark Act (ACTA); Issue - Patent Reform: H.R. 515/S. 1260, Patent Reform Act of 2009

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 515 (111th), S. 1260 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to greenhouse gas emissions and efforts to control such through proposals such as a "cap and trade" regime: H.Con.Res. 85 - Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010; S.Con.Res. 13 - Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issue - Business Activity Tax: H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009; General issues related to implementation of the Streamlined Sales Tax Project (SSTP) and proposals granting authority to states to mandate the collection of state and local sales taxes by remote retailers absent physical nexus in the state; Issues related to the permanent extension and reform of the Research and Development Tax Credit; General proposals to encourage the repatriation of corporate funds into the United States through changes to Section 965 or Section 956 of the IRS Code; and Proposals related to "deferral" of federal taxation of overseas corporate income, transfer pricing, "earnings stripping" rules and other federal tax policies impacting the taxation of non-US earnings: H.Con.Res. 85, Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010; S.Con.Res. 13, Congressional Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2010; H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act; S. 350, Economic Recovery Package; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Package;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th), S. 350 (111th), H.R. 598 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), H.R. 1 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

General issues related to the use of behavioral tracking data to follow online activity; Issue - Online Privacy, Data Security, and Identity Theft: S. 139, Data Breach Notification Act General issues related to comprehensive privacy legislation; Issue - Child Safety: Regulations to implement Public Law 110-314 (Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act of 2007); S.436/H.R. 1976, The Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act General issues related to the lawful and safe resale of events tickets;

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 436 (111th), H.R. 1976 (111th), S. 139 (111th)

Immigration IMM

Bills relating to increased visas/green cards for High-Skilled Workers: H.R. 1791, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2009

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1791 (111th)

Banking BAN

S. 414, A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers, and for other purposes; H.R. 627, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under end consumer credit plan, and for other purposes;

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 414 (111th), H.R. 627 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to the extention of COBRA continuation health care coverage and provision of a federal subsidy for that coverage: S. 350, Economic Recovery Package; H.R. 598, Economic Recovery Package; H.R. 629, Economic Recovery Package;

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: S. 350 (111th), H.R. 629 (111th), H.R. 598 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issue - Third Party Liability: S.436/H.R. 1976, The Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act Issue - Organized Retail Crime: H.R. 1173, Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009; H.R. 1166, E-Fencing Enforcement Act of 2009; S. 470, Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009; Issue - Retail Price Maintenance: S. 148, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: S. 436 (111th), S. 470 (111th), S. 148 (111th), H.R. 1976 (111th), H.R. 1166 (111th), H.R. 1173 (111th)