NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; R. 6517 (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) communication in support of renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; H.R. 5940/S. 3823 - withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition; Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 5940 (111th), H.R. 5393 (111th), S. 3741 (111th), S. 3170 (111th), H.R. 3039 (111th), S. 3823 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 2378 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition to Senate passage on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; H.R. 6262 (Jobs Through Procurement Act) communications in opposition on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 6517 (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) communication in support of renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; Conflict Minerals (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) communication of retail industry views on implementation issues to the SEC and State Department; Cuba Sanctions communication of retail industry views; GSP renewal; Lacey Act amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communication of retail industry views on implementation to APHIS; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Panama FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; ;

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Maritime Commission; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4380 (111th), H.R. 3039 (111th), H.R. 6262 (111th), S. 3170 (111th), H.R. 6517 (111th), H.R. 2378 (111th)

Banking BAN

S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 3996 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), S. 414 (111th), S. 710 (111th), H.R. 2382 (111th), S. 3217 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th), H.R. 627 (111th)

Transportation TRA

H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2355 (111th), H.R. 1799 (111th), H.R. 5967 (111th), H.R. 6167 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, 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; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 4853 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th), H.R. 5660 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 690 (111th), H.R. 4306 (111th), S. 3510 (111th), S. 144 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148), "Grandfathered" plan regulations; Patient protection regulations; limited benefit plan regulations; internal/external review and claims procedures; S.3501, American Job Protection Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require large (continued) employers to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; S.3502, American Liberty Restoration Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require individuals to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; S.3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only; and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan, all provisions; impact of provisions requiring menu labeling in chain restaurants on chain restaurant industry.

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 3502 (111th), S. 3501 (111th), S. 3673 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Expressed concern over allowing introduction into commerce of mid-level ethanol blends; urged Congress to oppose expansion of mid-level ethanol blends into E15 or E20; urged allowing ethanol subsidies, including the import tariff on ethanol and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to expire as scheduled.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2749 (111th), S. 2934 (111th), H.R. 1298 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 875 (111th), H.R. 5777 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

meetings with White House staff on First Ladys Lets Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation -- discussion of industry efforts; Meetings with FDA & White House Domestic Policy Council regarding regulatory rulemaking to implement PPACA Section 4205 relating to calorie and nutrition disclosure in chain restaurants; S. 510 (Food Safety Modernization Act) communications in support

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 510 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 3149 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 2067 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 3772 (111th), H.R. 5663 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

H.R. 6517 (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) communication in support of Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; S. 4003 (authorizing the ITC to develop and recommend legislation for temporary duty suspensions) communication of retail industry views; Inclusion of temporary duty suspensions under ban on earmarks communication of retail industry opposition

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 4003 (111th), H.R. 6517 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

PCI data security standards; Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; S.1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009, support certain sections, concerns with sections; S.3659, SAFE Port Reauthorization Act, support legislation Canada-US border issues - communication of retail industry views re security and trade facilitation;

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1631 (111th), S. 3659 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 1173, Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009, support the bill; S. 470, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009, support the bill; H.R. 1166, E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2009, support the bill, provisions on sale of stolen merchandise online; H.R.4011, Organized Retail Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2009;H.R.5932, Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act of 2010, support the bill

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1166 (111th), H.R. 4011 (111th), S. 470 (111th), H.R. 1173 (111th), H.R. 5932 (111th)

Advertising ADV

Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Maritime Commission; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 5777 (111th)