What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems;
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.R. 875, to rescind EPAs E15 waiver until completion of National Academy of Sciences Study; Support for H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013.
Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Bills named:
H.R. 875 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th)
U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
S.662 -- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, communicate retail industry views; Impact of sequestration on U.S. Customs and Border Protection, communicate retail industry views; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency;Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act communication of retail industry views re proposed legislative changes; Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views re legislative changes; Generalized System of Preferences, support for renewal.
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
S. 662 (113th)
Support for McCain-Flake Amdt No. 955 to Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954); Support for Goodlatte-Scott amendment to remove Dairy Market Stabilization Program provisions from House farm bill.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
S. 954 (113th)
H.R. 335, RAMP Act, support legislation; S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013, support the legislation; S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, support the legislation; Implementation of MAP-21, provisions related to national freight policy; Harbor Maintenance Tax, oppose efforts to place an HMT-like tax on cross border freight movements Communicate concerns with revisions to FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service regulations
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)
Bills named:
S. 601 (113th), S. 218 (113th), H.R. 335 (113th)
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT), National Retail Sales Tax; S. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
S. 749 (113th), H.R. 1 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th)
Support for the American Job Protection Act (S. 399 and HR 903), to repeal the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges.S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S. 1188/S. 701, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act; H.R.2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
S. 399 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), H.R. 769 (113th), S. 701 (113th), H.R. 2577 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th)
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, data breach provisions.
Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)
Bills named:
S. 418 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th)
Opposition to S. 791, the Follow the Money Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2122 and S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; Support for Penny Pritzker nomination as Commerce Secretary.
Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
H.R. 2122 (113th), S. 791 (113th), S. 1029 (113th)
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions;Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013.
Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office
Bills named:
H.R. 490 (113th), S. 223 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th)
Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel; Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations; Communication of retail industry view of issues of Bangladesh worker safety in the ready made garment industry;H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, oppose amendment requiring military exchanges to purchase products produced in Bangladesh only from companies that have signed onto the Bangladesh Fire & Safety Accord
Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Bills named:
H.R. 2397 (113th)
H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; FY2014 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Discuss potential impact of threat of disruption from East Coast/Gulf port labor negotiations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); Support for the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120).Support for H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013;Support for H.R. 1254, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2346, the Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2347, the Representation Fairness Restoration Act of 2013; Letter to OSHA expressing concern with February 21, 2013 agency Letter of Interpretation regarding third-party participation in OSHA walk-around workplace inspections.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Bills named:
H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2346 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th)
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, crticial infrastructure provisions
Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
Bills named:
H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th)
ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace - privacy protocols; Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE
Bills named:
S. 1013 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th)
Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of
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