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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor Rulings and Appointments; issues related to appointments to fill the vacancies at the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; issues related to apprenticeships and continuing education; issues related to labor relations; issues related to sexual assault and harassment training; issues related to tip credit; H.R 798, the Returning Worker Accountability Act; S. 420/H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 6201,; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19; issues related to front line employees and rehiring; issues related to unemployment insurance; H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan At of 2021. Concerns with NLRBs Joint Employer NPRM (RIN: 3142-AA21; Support for the Save Local Business Act (H.R. 3185, S. 1636); Discussion on general workforce development issues facing the hospitality industry; Concerns with WHDs anticipated overtime regulations; Concerns with WHDs anticipated rulemaking on independent contractor status

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 1636 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 798 (117th), S. 420 (117th), H.R. 6201 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), H.R. 3185 (117th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Issues related to domestic, international, and general travel; issues affecting consumer choice and market dynamics in the hotel industry; S.477/H.R. 1346, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act; Issues related to travel incentives; H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.Issues related to FY2022 and FY2023 Per Diem Reimbursement Rates; RECAL Act H.R.2104/S.2160. Issues related to Hotel Industry specific relief for employees; Save Hotel Jobs Act H.R 3093/S.1519.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), S. 1519 (117th), S. 477 (117th), H.R. 1346 (117th), H.R. 2104 (117th), S. 2160 (117th), H.R. 3093 (117th)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Employment Program; J-1 Exchange Visitor Program; immigration reform proposals; S. 831 EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021; Deferred Action on Childhood Arrival Program; H.R.6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021, issues related to the H-2B Visa program.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (117th), S. 831 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

PL III-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act, regulations regarding employer reporting and implementation of act; issues concerning providing health care to employees during COVID-19; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19; issues related to COBRA.

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to online travel services; issues related to short-term rentals; issues related to income reporting obligations of third-party settlement organizations; H.R. 1107, Protecting Local Authority and Neighborhoods Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1107 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Related to online travel company taxation; issues related to the taxation of hotel room reservations made over the internet; issues related to emergency dialing procedures; issues related to online consumer deception; issues related to data breach; issues related to cyber security; issues related to data privacy; issues related to online copyright; issues related to short-term rentals; issues related to telecommunications and broadband; issues related to innovation and competition in the hotel industry; issues related to market consolidation and competition; issues related to music licensing; issues related to display of mandatory fees. H.R.8152, issues related to data privacy and protection. H.R. 8261, issues related to hotel resort fees.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 8261 (117th), H.R. 8152 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Issues related to Title III of the ADA; issues related to website accessibility and content; H.R. 5, the Equality Act.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5 (117th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to the prevention and eradication of human trafficking in lodging facilities; H.R.5150 Fredrick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention Reauthorization Act; issues related to trademark protection.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5150 (117th)

Insurance INS

Issues related to pandemic insurance; issues related to business interruption insurance; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Housing HOU

Issues related to short-term rentals; H.R.1107, Protecting Local Authority and Neighborhoods Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1107 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 831 EB-5 Reform and Integrity Act of 2021; issues related to Workforce Opportunity Tax Credits; issues related to Employee Retention Tax Credits;; issues concerning Congressional Response to COVID-19; issues related to H.R. 883,; issues related to S. 537, Healthy Workplaces Act, a tax credit for workplace safety expenses; issues related to tax credits for capital expenditures related to reopening; S.477/H.R. 1346, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021; issues related to cancellation of debt income tax; issues related to like kind exchanges.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 883 (117th), S. 477 (117th), S. 831 (117th), S. 537 (117th), H.R. 1346 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Banking BAN

Issues revolving around debt servicing; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19; issues related to the Main Street Lending Facility; H.R. 1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. S. 255/H.R. 793 Restaurants Act of 2021.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 255 (117th), H.R. 793 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2104, which is in relation to GSA freezing federal Per Diem Rates in the Continental United States.

Contacted: SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2104 (117th)