KENT & O'CONNOR, INC. for INTERNATIONAL WAREHOUSE LOGISTICS ASSOCIATION

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Multi-employer pension reform issues.

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Pharmacy PHA

Legislation and regulations related to drug and safety issues. Implementation of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act.

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Surface Transportation Board (STB)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Section 232 tariffs. H.R.4996 - Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 4996 (117th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Legislation and regulations addressing the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Legislation and regulations relating to the storage and handling of dangerous goods.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Vice President of the U.S.; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Legislation and regulations relating to trucking services. S.659 & H.R.1745 - DRIVE Safe Act

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1745 (117th), S. 659 (117th)

Railroads RRR

Legislation and regulations relating to rail rates, services and infrastructure issues.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Vice President of the U.S.; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Roads/Highway ROD

Legislation relating to freight policy and re-authorization of the Surface Transportation Program.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Surface Transportation Board (STB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Transportation TRA

Legislation and regulations relating to transportation safety. S.2016 - Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Vice President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th), S. 2016 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Legislation related to tax reform. Implementation of the tax reform bill. Legislation related to tax incentives for vehicles and fuel. S.480 & H.R.1381 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R.2346 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 10-year straight line depreciation for energy efficient qualified improvement property, and for other purposes. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Surface Transportation Board (STB); Vice President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1381 (117th), H.R. 2346 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 480 (117th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act. H.R.2918 - Continuous Improvement and Accountability in Organic Standards Act

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Vice President of the U.S.; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2918 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislation and regulations related to the Department of Labor, NLRB collective bargaining and FLSA. Issues related to vaccine incentives. Regulations related to heat illness prevention. S.420 & H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 S.1636 & H.R.3185 - Save Local Business Act

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Surface Transportation Board (STB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 842 (117th), S. 1636 (117th), S. 420 (117th), H.R. 3185 (117th)