CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3718/S. 1671, International Communications Privacy Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 722, Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window

Contacted: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 722 (115th), S. 472 (115th), H.R. 351 (115th), H.Res. 60 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), H.R. 525 (115th), H.R. 2213 (115th), S. 1671 (115th), H.R. 3718 (115th), H.R. 3551 (115th), H.R. 442 (115th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to the Risk Management Program (81 Fed. Reg. 13,637-13,712, March 14, 2016) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of

Education EDU

H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016) Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; child care and early education; Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th), H.R. 2434 (115th), S. 1121 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2810/S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3010/S. 1475, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 595, Boots on the Border Act of 2017 S. 763, Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 S. 1428, Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" Draft legislation titled Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act Proposed regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; Transportation Security Administration appropriations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection appropriations; Department of Homeland Security cyber incident data and analysis repository; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); automated indicator sharing program; public-private partnerships; proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act''); Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (NIS Directive); Regulations (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation); National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 3359 (115th), H.R. 2213 (115th), H.R. 2825 (115th), H.J.Res. 59 (115th), S. 1428 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), H.R. 2105 (115th), H.R. 3355 (115th), S. 763 (115th), H.R. 3010 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), S. 1454 (115th), S. 595 (115th), S. 536 (115th), S. 770 (115th), H.R. 3280 (115th), S. 1157 (115th), H.R. 1224 (115th), S. 1519 (115th), S. 1717 (115th), H.R. 3362 (115th), S. 1475 (115th), H.R. 3551 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), S. 1691 (115th), S. 1780 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" Draft legislation titled Facilitating Access to Credit Act Draft legislation titled Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled TRID Improvement Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed rule on bylaws; bank conversions and mergers; and voluntary mergers of federally insured credit unions (82 Fed. Reg. 26,605-26,615, June 8, 2017) Request for comments on proprietary trading and certain interests in and relationships with covered funds (Volcker Rule) (82 Fed. Reg. 36,692-36,697, August 7, 2017) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; Clarifying the Exemption of Business of Insurance from CFPB Regulation; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; FSOC reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0005; Remittance Rule Assessment, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0004; beneficial ownership

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 444 (115th), H.R. 78 (115th), H.R. 4294 (115th), S. 1463 (115th), H.R. 1257 (115th), S. 536 (115th), S.J.Res. 47 (115th), H.R. 2553 (115th), S. 34 (115th), S. 416 (115th), S. 327 (115th), S. 488 (115th), H.R. 6392 (115th), H.R. 1343 (115th), H.R. 238 (115th), H.R. 21 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 910 (115th), H.J.Res. 111 (115th), H.R. 79 (115th), H.R. 2359 (115th), S. 462 (115th), H.R. 1312 (115th), S. 1454 (115th), H.R. 1219 (115th), H.R. 3746 (115th), H.R. 3312 (115th), S. 1284 (115th), H.R. 3179 (115th), H.R. 1611 (115th), H.R. 1849 (115th), S. 1717 (115th), H.R. 1090 (115th), H.R. 2226 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101/S. 1818, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, including provisions relating to Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson substitute amendment H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act Proposed regulation on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed regulation on HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Request for information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & improving healthcare choices to empower patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017) Request for information, Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2018 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and the 2018 Call Letter

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 108 (115th), H.R. 1313 (115th), S. 40 (115th), S. 1818 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 143 (115th), H.R. 2430 (115th), H.R. 247 (115th), S. 222 (115th), H.R. 394 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 1175 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), S. 28 (115th), H.R. 35 (115th), H.R. 1280 (115th), S. 403 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 191 (115th), H.R. 1215 (115th), S. 934 (115th), S. 1852 (115th), S. 85 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1274, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2603, Saving Americas Endangered Species (SAVES) Act H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on TSCA inventory notification (active-inactive) requirements (82 Fed. Reg. 4,255-4,269, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 7,562-7,580, January 19, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for prioritization of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,825-4,837, January 17, 2017) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Proposed rules on definition of "Waters of the United States"-- recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone; Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 453 (115th), H.R. 1273 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), S. 375 (115th), H.R. 2603 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), H.R. 1431 (115th), H.R. 424 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), S. 21 (115th), S. 263 (115th), H.R. 3131 (115th), S. 69 (115th), S. 452 (115th), H.R. 1430 (115th), H.R. 1274 (115th), S. 454 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th), S. 951 (115th), H.R. 1654 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th), S. 376 (115th), H.R. 978 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74/S. 919, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1274, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2603, Saving Americas Endangered Species (SAVES) Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Draft legislation titled APA-Based Permit Streamlining Draft FCC reorganization and reform legislation Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Nomination of Neil Chatterjee to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Vishal J. Amin to be U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Nomination of Kenneth Ian Juster to be Ambassador to the Republic of India Nomination of Emily Webster Murphy to be Administrator of General Services Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Bills named: H.R. 2603 (115th), H.J.Res. 16 (115th), H.R. 1430 (115th), S. 454 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th), H.R. 50 (115th), S.J.Res. 21 (115th), H.R. 659 (115th), S. 263 (115th), S. 584 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.J.Res. 59 (115th), S. 565 (115th), H.J.Res. 44 (115th), H.R. 3131 (115th), H.R. 424 (115th), S. 1607 (115th), S. 119 (115th), S. 951 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 78 (115th), H.R. 1274 (115th), H.R. 1654 (115th), H.R. 2553 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 1096 (115th), H.J.Res. 11 (115th), H.R. 74 (115th), S.J.Res. 11 (115th), H.R. 1431 (115th), S.J.Res. 10 (115th), S. 453 (115th), S. 452 (115th), S. 375 (115th), H.R. 33 (115th), H.R. 978 (115th), S. 919 (115th), S. 579 (115th), S.J.Res. 28 (115th), H.J.Res. 36 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), S. 1817 (115th), H.R. 76 (115th), H.J.Res. 38 (115th), S. 21 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; aerial security enhancements; tourism

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: S. 232 (115th), S. 179 (115th), S. 1852 (115th), H.R. 496 (115th), H.R. 3362 (115th), H.R. 3358 (115th), S. 180 (115th), H.R. 670 (115th), S. 1615 (115th), H.R. 3711 (115th), H.R. 2131 (115th), S. 1780 (115th), S. 281 (115th), S. 354 (115th), H.R. 3440 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), S. 727 (115th), S. 792 (115th), H.R. 281 (115th), H.R. 1705 (115th), H.R. 1125 (115th), S. 1720 (115th), H.R. 641 (115th), H.R. 391 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th), S. 504 (115th), S. 128 (115th), H.R. 979 (115th), H.R. 2717 (115th), H.R. 3775 (115th), H.R. 730 (115th), H.R. 1627 (115th), H.R. 1468 (115th), H.R. 1303 (115th), H.R. 1502 (115th), H.R. 392 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H..R. 3441, Save Local Business Act S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Patrick Pizzella to be Deputy Secretary of Labor Nomination of Thomas J. Donohue to the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion Nomination of Janet Dhillon to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Daniel Gade to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel Nomination of General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); Hurricane Harvey relief efforts; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 37 (115th), S.J.Res. 12 (115th), H.R. 1180 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), S. 1321 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2810/ S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform; promotion of U.S. - India defense technology and partnership encouraging U.S. and India to take actions that are necessary to enhance defense relations

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; re-proposed rules on position limits (Aggregation of Positions, 81 Fed. Reg. 91,454-91,492, Dec. 16, 2016, and Position Limits for Derivatives, 81 Fed. Reg. 96,704-96,990, Dec. 30, 2016); Request for Information regarding Project KISS (82 Fed. Reg.21,494-21,495, May 9, 2017); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations; exemption of inter-affiliate derivatives transactions from initial margin requirements; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3268 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 238 (115th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3823, Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 S. 1405, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); autonomous vehicles

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3282 (115th), H.R. 3388 (115th), S. 1229 (115th), S. 1885 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), H.R. 3823 (115th), S. 1405 (115th)

Automotive Industry AUT

H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3388 (115th), S. 1885 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies, including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; beneficial ownership

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Small Business SMB

S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 1558, Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017 S. 1559, Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2017

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 584 (115th), S. 1558 (115th), S. 1559 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 S. 1312, Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 S. 1632, Viewer and Listener Protection Act of 2017 S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 86/S.J. Res. 34, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services" Draft internet privacy language Draft net neutrality legislation Draft student privacy legislation Draft Federal Communication Commission reauthorization and reform legislation Petition for reconsideration of broadband privacy rule (82 Fed. Reg. 10,999, February 17, 2017) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,586-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; broadband infrastructure and deployment; expanding flexible use in mid-band spectrum between 3.7 and 24 GHz; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 1632 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), S.J.Res. 34 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), S. 1311 (115th), S. 1693 (115th), S. 1312 (115th), H.J.Res. 86 (115th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 879, Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1401, Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1422/S. 563, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 1423, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1558, Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act H.R. 2246, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 H.R. 2565, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2868, National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 S. 1058, National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1313, Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017 S. 1368, Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2868 (115th), H.R. 1423 (115th), S. 563 (115th), H.R. 1422 (115th), H.R. 1558 (115th), H.R. 879 (115th), S. 1313 (115th), H.R. 2565 (115th), H.R. 2246 (115th), H.R. 601 (115th), H.R. 1401 (115th), H.R. 2875 (115th), S. 1058 (115th), S. 1368 (115th), H.R. 2874 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3219, Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues for programs in energy research and development at the Department of Energy, including Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; funding for Brand USA; funding for democracy programming by the federal government through the National Endowment for Democracy; funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation program; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1557 (115th), H.R. 244 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), H.R. 3219 (115th), S. 1609 (115th), H.R. 3355 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), H.R. 3266 (115th), H.R. 3268 (115th), H.R. 2998 (115th), S. 1648 (115th), S. 1603 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 3354 (115th), H.R. 3362 (115th), H.R. 3358 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), S. 1780 (115th), S. 1655 (115th), H.R. 3162 (115th), H.R. 3280 (115th), H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 601 (115th), H.R. 3353 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 1300/S. 515, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 S. 877, Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2017 Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Bills named: S. 515 (115th), H.R. 1300 (115th), S. 877 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 Various issues relating to appropriations for the TSA; appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2825 (115th), H.R. 2213 (115th), H.R. 3551 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act Draft legislation titled Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; loan guarantee program under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58); potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 385 (115th), H.R. 1873 (115th), S. 239 (115th), H.R. 723 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 1443 (115th), S. 21 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 2805, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017 S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; border security; interior enforcement; travel issues; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler program; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers; inclusion of Singapore in the Global Entry Program; funding for Brand USA; Executive Order 13802, Amending Executive Order 13597 (Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness)

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 351 (115th), H.R. 2805 (115th), H.R. 2626 (115th), S. 504 (115th), H.R. 979 (115th), H.R. 730 (115th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

Bills named: H.R. 620 (115th), H.R. 2359 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 210, Native American Energy Act H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 3138, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 S. 245, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; reauthorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330); Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); tax parity for tribal governments

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 3138 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), H.R. 210 (115th), S. 379 (115th), S. 245 (115th), S. 63 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 74, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S.263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res.11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rule on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed rules on National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (81 Fed. Reg. 23,806-23,913, April 22, 2016) Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); potential amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act regarding EPAs national ambient air quality standards for ozone

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 1431 (115th), S.J.Res. 21 (115th), S. 453 (115th), H.J.Res. 36 (115th), H.J.Res. 38 (115th), H.R. 1654 (115th), H.J.Res. 16 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 74 (115th), S.J.Res. 11 (115th), H.J.Res. 59 (115th), H.J.Res. 11 (115th), S.J.Res. 28 (115th), S.J.Res. 10 (115th), S. 263 (115th), S. 454 (115th), S. 452 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including provisions relating to state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Various issues relating to environment and energy policy

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 38 (115th), H.R. 1273 (115th), S.J.Res. 10 (115th), H.J.Res. 16 (115th), H.J.Res. 44 (115th), H.J.Res. 11 (115th), S. 376 (115th), S. 375 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed auditing standard-auditing accounting estimates, including fair value measurements and proposed amendments to PCAOB auditing standard, auditing standards for auditors use of the work of specialists, proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards

Contacted: SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853-66,862, October 30, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561-46,606, August 8, 2014) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113-5,121, February 1, 2016 and 81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Nominations of members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) review of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) clearance of revised EEO-1 form (Component 2); fiscal year 2017 and 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 620 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; border adjustment tax; value added tax; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint; Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 308 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th), S. 540 (115th), S. 47 (115th), S. 205 (115th), H.R. 631 (115th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 2823, Affordable Retirement Advice for Savers Act S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Request for information regarding the fiduciary rule and prohibited transaction exemptions (82 Fed. Reg. 31,278-31,281, July 6, 2017) Request for information regarding Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation (PBGC) regulatory planning and review of existing regulations (82 Fed. Reg. 34,619-34,620, July 26, 2017) Notice of proposed amendments regarding extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates best interest contract exemption (PTE 2016-01); class exemption for principal transactions in certain assets between investment advice fiduciaries and employee benefit plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02); prohibited transaction exemption 84-24 for certain transactions involving insurance agents and brokers, pension consultants, insurance companies, and investment company principal underwriters (PTE 84-24) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax reform; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years, 2018 - 2022 - OMB Submission - June 30, 2017

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1321 (115th), H.R. 2823 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1695/S.1010, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 S. 1781, National White Collar Crime Control Act of 2017 Various issues relating to intellectual property protections; implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP Issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and High Level Panel on Access to Medicines

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1010 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), S. 1781 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)