INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues related to fiscal year 2027 appropriations.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Education EDU

Issues related to STEM education; S.5050 - Expanding AI Voices Act; H.R.5584/S.4414 - LIFT AI Act; H.R.5351/S.3957- NSF AI Education Act; H.R.6591 - Computer Science for All Act of 2025.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 6591 (119th), S. 3957 (119th), H.R. 5351 (119th), H.R. 5584 (119th), S. 4414 (119th), S. 5050 (119th)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to high-skilled immigration.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to digital tax; Issues related to digital services tax; Issues related to corporate tax policies impacting the technology sector; Implementation of One Big Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21); Advanced Manufacturing Investment Credit (Section 48D) expansion and extension; H.R.8780/S.5330 - Critical Mineral and Extraction Tax Parity Act; H.R.7576 - AI Workforce Training Act; H.R.9438 - SKILL Act.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 9438 (119th), H.R. 8780 (119th), S. 5330 (119th), H.R. 7576 (119th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to digital trade, tariffs, trade agreements, and digital services taxes; Issues related to export controls, critical minerals, economic security, remote access security, sanctions, outbound investment reviews, and AI Diffusion; Issues related to the African Growth and Opportunity Act; S. 4784/H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027; S. 3519/H.R. 2683 - Remote Access Security Act; S. 1705/H.R. 3447 - Chip Security Act; H.R. 6875/S. 4456 - AI OVERWATCH Act; H.R. 8170/S. 4281 - MATCH Act; H.R. 7003/S. 5379 - BIS STRENGTH Act; H.R. 8284/S. 4835 - BIS License Administration Enhancement Act; H.R. 8289 - BIS Licensing Efficiency Act; H.R. 8288 - Strengthening Export Controls Compliance Act; H.R. 4505 - Export Controls Enforcement Act; H.R. 6996 - Full AI Stack Export Promotion Act; H.R. 8283 - Deterring American AI Model Theft Act; S. 5252 - BLADE Act; H.R. 7037 - DOMINANCE Act; S. 3399 - Digital Trade Promotion Act of 2025; H.R. 5334/S.5025 - Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026; S. 429 - STRATEGIC Minerals Act.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 8170 (119th), S. 5252 (119th), H.R. 8288 (119th), H.R. 5334 (119th), S. 3519 (119th), S. 3399 (119th), S. 4281 (119th), H.R. 4505 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th), H.R. 8283 (119th), S. 5379 (119th), S. 4835 (119th), S. 429 (119th), S. 4456 (119th), H.R. 6875 (119th), S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 8289 (119th), H.R. 7003 (119th), S. 1705 (119th), S. 5025 (119th), H.R. 8284 (119th), H.R. 7037 (119th), H.R. 6996 (119th), H.R. 3447 (119th), H.R. 2683 (119th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to workforce development; Issues related to the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization; H.R. 8345/S. 4046 - Economy of the Future Commission Act; S.383 - JOBS Act of 2025; S.3339 - AI Workforce PREPARE Act of 2026; S. 4476 -Workforce Transparency Act of 2026.

Contacted: White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 4046 (119th), S. 4476 (119th), S. 3339 (119th), H.R. 8345 (119th), S. 383 (119th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to AI energy use; Issues related to data centers; Issues related to permitting reform; Issues related to microgrid policy; H.R. 5332/S. 3269 - Liquid Cooling for AI Act of 2025 H.R. 6633 - High-Capacity Grid Act S. 3947 - REWIRE Act; H.R. 9340 - Ratepayer Protection Act; H.R. 9332 - Load Forecasting Enhancement Act; H.R. 9339 - Affordable Innovation for the Grid Act; H.R. 9335 - Advanced Transmission Technology to Reduce Rates Act; H.R. 4776 - SPEED Act; S. 5159 - Supporting Transformative Resilience, Operations, and Next-Generation Grid Innovation Deployment Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9339 (119th), S. 3269 (119th), H.R. 4776 (119th), H.R. 9332 (119th), H.R. 9340 (119th), S. 5159 (119th), S. 3947 (119th), H.R. 5332 (119th), H.R. 9335 (119th), H.R. 6633 (119th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to data privacy; Issues related to international data flows; Issues related to artificial intelligence; H.R.8413 - SECURE Data Act.

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 8413 (119th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to broadband deployment; Issues related to spectrum; Implementation of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to cybersecurity, information sharing, operational collaboration, cyber regulatory harmonization, and state and local cybersecurity grant program reauthorization; H.R.5079 - Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act; H.R.5078 - PILLAR Act; S.2983 - Extending Expired Cybersecurity Authorities Act; S.3404 - Satellite Cybersecurity Act; S.3251 - State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program Reauthorization Act; H.R.9492 - Cybersecurity Logging Enforcement and Accountability Reporting Act.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: H.R. 5079 (119th), H.R. 9492 (119th), H.R. 5078 (119th), S. 3251 (119th), S. 2983 (119th), S. 3404 (119th)

Defense DEF

Issues related to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2027; S.4784/H.R.8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 8800 (119th), S. 4784 (119th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to IT modernization and the Technology Modernization Fund (TMF); Issues related to technical debt; Issues related to supply chains; Issues related to AI acquisition; Issues related to cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), and FISMA reform; Issues related to government operations; Issues related to domestic sourcing; Build America, Buy America; H.R.7274 - Federal Acquisition Security Council Improvement Act of 2026; H.R.2765/S.1362 - SAFE Supply Chains Act.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2765 (119th), S. 1362 (119th), H.R. 7274 (119th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to Artificial Intelligence; Issues related to workforce development; Issues related to the National Quantum Initiative Act reauthorization; H.R. 9318 - National Security Commission Quantum Computing Act of 2026; S. 3597 - National Quantum Initiative Reauthorization Act of 2026; H.R. 2385/S. 4441 CREATE AI Act; H.R. 10163 American Quantum Competitiveness Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 9318 (119th), H.R. 2385 (119th), S. 3597 (119th), S. 4441 (119th), H.R. 10163 (119th)

Aerospace AER

Issues related to commercial space legislation, space and cybersecurity, space and supply chain topics; S. 4784/H.R. 8800 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027.

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Air Force, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th)