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Immigration IMM

S 1639 - raise quota of H-1B visas

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Housing HOU

HR 1227 and S 1668 "Gulf Coast Hurricane Housing Recovery Act" - FHA conveyance of Katrina properties;

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 1227 (110th)

Banking BAN

S 1395 "Stop Unfair Credit Card Practices" and HR 2146 "Universal Default Prohibition Act" - address concerns and educate Members and staff on credit card pricing and marketing practices; HR 5546 "Credit Card Fair Fee Act" - educate Members and staff on the role of interchange in the electronic payments network; HR 3915 "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" and HR 2452 "Home Ownership Preservation and Protection Act" - protect homebuyers from predatory lending practices and support legislation providing for federal preemption of state laws; HR 1066 "Depository Institution Community Development Investments Enhancement Act" and S 2487 "Public Welfare Investments" - relate to the Community Reinvestment Act; HR 948 "Social Security Number Protection Act" and HR 3046 "Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Protection Act" - legislation to restrict the commercial use of Social Security numbers; S 473 "Combatting Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act" - improve the prohibitions on money laundering, and for other purposes; HR 946 "Conumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act" - educate Members and staff on legislation to increase regulation of overdraft protection programs; Educate administration and Members on industry response to crisis in mortgage lending including loan modification; Discuss mortgage and housing rescue proposal to allow FHA to guarantee "underwater" mortgages that have been discounted by the original lender.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2452 (110th), H.R. 946 (110th), H.R. 5546 (110th), H.R. 3046 (110th), H.R. 2146 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), H.R. 1066 (110th), H.R. 3915 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S 577 "Oil and Gas Traders Oversight Act", HR 594 "Prevent Unfair Manipulation of Prices Act" , HR 2419 "Food and Energy Security Act" - amend the Commodity Exchange Act to add provision relating to reporting and recordkeeping for positions involving energy commodities; In advance of April 3 hearing, gave JPMorgan Chase perspective on the Bear Stearns merger; HR 3185 "401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act" - provides for the "unbundling" of 401(k) fees and mandates inclusion of index fund; HR 1427 "Federal Housing Finance Reform Act" - reform regulation of government-sponsored enterprises; Advocate for Rural Utility Service loan guarantee for broadband project sponsored by One Equity Partners; Educate Members and staff on proposal to transfer and stabilize pension liabilities from financially troubled corporations; Educate Members and staff on JPMorgan Chase's experience with the current bond insurance system in advance of hearing in the House Financial Services Committee; Address proposals advanced for the comprehensive reform of market regulation to address recent market turmoil; Discuss ideas to ensure U.S. global economic competitiveness.

Contacted: Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 3185 (110th), H.R. 1427 (110th), H.R. 594 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 5267 "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act" - Legislation would create a physical presence standard under which a state may tax the income of business; S 940, HR 1509 - extend the active finance exception to Subpart F of the Internal Revenue Code, which requires current taxation of income earned overseas; HR 1677 "Taxpayer Protection Act" - educate Members and staff on the impact of restrictions on regulated, short-term loan products; Discuss deferred compensation.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 1677 (110th), H.R. 5267 (110th), H.R. 1509 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908 and S 1145 "Patent Reform Act" - provide for patent reform.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Highway Administration (FHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 280 "Climate Stewardship and Innovation Act" - educate Members and staff on aspects of proposed "cap and trade" regime to reduce the emission of green house gasses.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Federal Reserve System

Bankruptcy BNK

HR 3609 "Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act" and S 2136 "Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act" - educate Members and staff on the impact of revising the bankruptcy code to allow for modification of mortgages.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3609 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 3010 and S 1782 "Arbitration Fairness Act" - educate Members and staff on value of the use of arbitration for dispute resolution.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 3010 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S 2730 "Clean Energy Investment Bank Act" - advocate the creation of an energy infrastructure bank; Discuss tax incentives for alternative energy investments; Work to implement the Dept. of Energy's Title 17 loan guarantee program to improve energy industry.

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System

Education EDU

HR 5 "College Student Relief Act," HR 2669 "College Cost Reduction Act," HR 890 "Student Loan Sunshine Act," S 1642 "Higher Education Amendments" - reform the Federal Family Education Loan Program, student lending practices, and private student lending; S 1561 - non-dischargeability of private student loans in bankruptcy; HR 5715 - increases access to federally-guaranteed student loans by increasing marketplace liquidity and raising loan limits.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Highway Administration (FHA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2669 (110th), H.R. 5715 (110th), H.R. 890 (110th), H.R. 5 (110th)