U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP for U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans Pacific Partnership; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Retirement RET

Department of Labor Retirement Advice Rule; S. 2902; HR 4293: HR 4294: S 2505

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 4293 (114th), H.R. 4294 (114th), S. 2902 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

GMO Food Labeling; S 2609

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Require corporations to disclose their political contributions to the SEC; HR 2029

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate inversions; HR 415; S 198

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 415 (114th)

Banking BAN

CFPB (arm of Federal Reserve System) all regulations and practices including payday lending, arbitration, credit reporting, debt collection, consumer complaint handling, enforcement, consumer education; Legislation; H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; HR 2896, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015; H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015; All legislation regarding budget views and appropriations for the CFPB; riders on transportation safety and fee disclosure. All legislation concerning amendments to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including authority of agencies to enforce laws to protect consumers, taxpayers. Department of Education rules on student loan borrowers; H.R.4781 - FDIC Accountability Act of 2016; HR 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; HR 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015; HR 1262, Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; HR 1264, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2015; HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015; HR 1413/S477, Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 (FDIC Operation Choke Point); H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 650 (114th), H.R. 1264 (114th), H.R. 1261 (114th), H.R. 1262 (114th), H.R. 1265 (114th), H.R. 766 (114th), H.R. 2896 (114th), H.R. 1263 (114th), H.R. 4781 (114th), H.R. 1413 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claims; Any bills to make it harder to prosecute corporate crime or white-collar crime,s uch as by changing mens rea provisions; S.2658, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016; S 2656, FAIR Fees Act; HR 4441 AIR Act; Consumer privacy generally (Congress, FCC and FCCFTC): FDA drug labeling (FDA 2013-N-0500); Data privacy and Data Breach notification; FTC Auto finance survey (2016-00033) and auto finance enforcement; Use of big data for online marketplace lending; FTC: Holder in Due Course Rule; FCC: petitions regarding cell phone and robocall advertsing and exceptions; Consumer Finance Protection Bureau

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 4441 (114th), S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 1927 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

HJ Res 22/SJ Res 5: Democracy For All Amendment, HR20/S1538: Government by the People Act/Fair Elections Now Act, SEC political disclosure rule and affiliated rider; H.R. 20, Government by the People Act. S. 1538, Fair Elections Now Act. Executive Order requiring federal contractors to disclose political spending. Supreme Court nomination; Government by the People Act, Democracy for All Amendment; Political Spending Disclosure Rule; Incorporation Transparency; S 2489: HR 4450; Truth in Settlements Act, HR 2648

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 4450 (114th), H.R. 2648 (114th), S.J.Res. 5 (114th), H.R. 20 (114th), S. 1538 (114th), H.J.Res. 22 (114th)