NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

Education EDU

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Vocational Education and mentoring. Dept. of Education Proposed Rule regarding Program Integrity: Gainful Employment (ED-2010-OPE-0012).

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

Health Issues HCR

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Association Health Plans, Small Business Health Plans, Health-Care Related Tax Credits, Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts. Monitor the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, (P.L. 111-148). Monitor the implementation of the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, (P.L. 111-152). Monitor proposed revisions to the Affordable Care Act. S.30 - Forty Hours is Full Time Act. H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act of 2015. S.1809/H.R. 863 - STARS ACT - Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality. Employer reporting forms and instructions - Forms 1095-C and 1094-C. H.R. 2712 - The Common Sense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015. S. 1099 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act. H.R. 1624 - Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act. S. 1697/H.R. 2911 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act. S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act. H.R. 3112 - Be Open Act.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 30 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 3112 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), S. 1099 (114th)

Banking BAN

Monitor Data Security & Cyber Security Legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discuss emerging mobile payments marketplace. Monitor the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) and Sec. 920 related to debit card fee reforms. Monitor legislation and federal activity related to credit card swipe fees and changes to card network surcharging rules. Monitor issues related to payroll cards. Monitor Small Business Administration lending practices and procedures. S. 961 - Data Security Act of 2015. H.R. 2205 - Data Security Act of 2015. S. 177 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), S. 961 (114th), S. 177 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor all tax reform legislative matters. Monitor tax extender legislative matters. S.394, H.R.765 - 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. H.R. 644 - America Gives More Act of 2015. H.R. 636 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015. S. 1414 - Small Business Tax Certainty, A Growth Act of 2015. S. 930 - Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Extension Act of 2015. S. 1399 - Small Business Expensing Act of 2015. H.R. 2754 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent. H.R. 2510, S. 1660 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 930 (114th), H.R. 2754 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), H.R. 765 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), S. 1660 (114th), S. 1399 (114th), S. 394 (114th), S. 1414 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FY 2016 Agriculture Appropriations Bill. S. Amdt. 881 to S.Con.Res. 11. S. Amdt. 442 to S.Con.Res. 11.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 11 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Monitor agency compliance with respect to the Regulatory Flexibility Act, P.L. 96-354.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Monitor legislation and federal activity related to food, commodity, and ethanol prices. Monitor legislation and federal activity related to commercial building and appliance efficiency. Monitor legislation and federal activity related to environmental issues. Monitor Department of Energy proposed rules on energy efficiency. H.R. 704 - The Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act. H.R. 703 -Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act. S 577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015. H.R. 875, a bill to provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes. H.R. 3 - The Northern Route Approval Act. S. 1195 - The Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act. S. 1807 - the Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act. S.1 - Keystone XL Pipeline Act. S. 67 - The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. H.R. 2576 - The TSCA Modernization Act of 2015. S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act. EERE 2014 BT STD 0027- Pre-rinse Spray Valves.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1584 (114th), S. 67 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th), S. 1195 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th), H.R. 3 (114th), S. 1807 (114th), S. 1 (114th), H.R. 875 (114th)

Immigration IMM

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Comprehensive Immigration Reform. H.R. 1147 - Legal Workforce Act. H.R. 1401 - JOLT Act of 2015.

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1147 (114th), H.R. 1401 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FDA Model Food Code. Monitor the implementation of the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act, (P.L. 111-296). Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-353). Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Magnuson-Stevens Act. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to menu labeling. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to US Dietary Guidelines. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Food Safety. Monitor federal issues related to FDA sodium docket. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the allocation of Red Snapper in the Gulf. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Agriculture Reform including Farm Bill legislation. Monitor Title IV on nutrition program of Farm Bill. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to catfish inspection. H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. H.R. 2017 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. H.R. 1335 - Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act. S. 105 - Red Snapper Management Improvement Act.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th), H.R. 2017 (114th), S. 105 (114th), H.R. 1335 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Proposed Rule and Request for Comments: Proposed Rules Governing Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act - CRIN 3142 - AAOD. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; Interpretation of the "Advice" Exemption,RIN1245-AA03. Monitor Federal case: the United States Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, National Association of Manufacturers & Coalition for a Democratic Workplace versus National Labor Relations Board. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to minimum wage. Proposed Rule, RIN 1215-AB79; RIN 1245 - AA03, Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, Interpretation of the "Advice Exemption." EEOC Enforcement Guidance (No. 915.002) Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Executive Order February 12, 2014, Minimum Wage for Contractors RIN 1235-AA10 Establishing Minimum Wage for Contractors (29 CPR Part 10). NLRB Joint Employer Standard. H.R. 1189 - The Preserving Employee Wellness Program Act. H.R. 550 - EEOC Transparency & Accountability Act. H.R. 549 - Litigation Oversight Act of 2015. H.R. 548 - Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015. H.J. Res 29 Disapproving of NLRB's Ambush Elections Rule. S.J. Res 8 A joint resolution of disapproval submitted by the NLRB relating to representation case procedures. S. Amdt. 881 to S.Con.Res. 11. H.R. 3020 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. S. 1695 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016. S. 1150 - Raise the Wage Act. H.R. 3459/S. 2015 - The Protecting Local Businesses Opportunity Act. RIN 1235 - AAII - Overtime Regulations.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3459 (114th), S. 1150 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), S. 1695 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.R. 3020 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Monitor draft legislation related to ADA Advance Notice. Monitor legislation related to music licensing issues. Monitor legislation and federal activity related to Patent Trolls and Patent Assertion Entities. S. 177 Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, [CRT Docket No. 110] RIN 1190-AA61, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities and Public Accommodations. Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking [CRT Docket No. 113] RIN 1190-AA64, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodations, Equipment and Furniture. H.R. 9 - the Innovation Act. S. 1137 - Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 or the PATENT Act. H.R. 2045 - Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th)