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

Agriculture AGR

Various issues relating to Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Services

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Various issues related to Executive Order 13868, Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 251, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act H.R. 269/S. 1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 1374, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1668/S. 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 1731/S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1975, Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2968, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3256, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2019 H.R. 3270, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act S. 602, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 S. 893, Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1457, Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act of 2019 S. 1625, United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled CTPAT reauthorization act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act Draft legislation titled Manufacturing, Investment, and Controls Review for Computer Hardware, Intellectual Property, and Supply (MICROCHIPS)Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 Nomination of William Evanina to lead the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; security clearance reform; deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security; small and midsize business cybersecurity assistance; 5G; cybersecurity protections; cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks; apprenticeships; cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents; Internet of Things (IoT) security; core capability baselines; Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)s cyber customer services; 21st century customs framework initiative; Bureau of Industry and Security final rule, addition of entities to the entity list; draft NIST internal report (NISTIR) 8228, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things; cybersecurity and privacy risks; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTIC proposal to amend the Safeguards Rule; NIST considerations for a core IoT cybersecurity capabilities baseline; security clearance reform legislation; supplemental funding request for Customs and Border Protection operations; Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; World Customs Organizations e-commerce framework of standards

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 1625 (116th), S. 592 (116th), H.R. 2968 (116th), S. 1004 (116th), H.R. 1731 (116th), H.R. 269 (116th), H.R. 1374 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), S. 1379 (116th), H.R. 3270 (116th), H.R. 3256 (116th), S. 734 (116th), S. 602 (116th), S. 1398 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), H.R. 739 (116th), H.R. 1975 (116th), S. 1457 (116th), S. 3085 (116th), H.R. 1668 (116th), H.R. 251 (116th), S. 893 (116th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including 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, inter-affiliate transactions relief, and supplementary leverage ration treatment of client initial margin Potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); inter-affiliate initial margin relief

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3164 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 463 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), H.R. 3279 (116th), H.R. 1309 (116th), S. 3802 (116th), H.R. 582 (116th), H.R. 7 (116th), S. 2810 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), H.R. 6080 (116th), H.R. 1784 (116th), S. 840 (116th), H.R. 1935 (116th), S. 788 (116th), S. 3064 (116th), H.R. 5728 (116th), S. 920 (116th), H.R. 1230 (116th), H.R. 2694 (116th), S. 150 (116th), S. 1043 (116th), H.R. 1185 (116th)

Natural Resources NAT

Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); reforms to regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances; reforms to Migratory Bird Treasury Act (P.L. 65-188) House Natural Resources Committee; Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife;Legislative Hearing

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Banking BAN

Potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Request for Information on small-dollar lending, (83 Fed. Reg. 58,566-58,568, November 20,2018) Various issues relating to Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; operation and transparency of the Federal Reserves Large Institution Supervision Coordinating Committee; evaluation of too big to fail requirements by the Financial Stability Board; Fair Credit Reporting Act (P.L. 91-508); current expected credit loss standard developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board; banking legislation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of

Defense DEF

H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Various issues relating to implementation of the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); reforms to Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); export controls; U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Accounting ACC

S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1256 (116th), S. 1731 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

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) Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, proposed changes to scheduling, compliance check, focused review letters under Paperwork Reduction Act Renewal of approval of information collection process, (84 Fed. Reg.14974, April 12, 2019) Nominations of Janet Dhillon to be Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Nomination of Sharon Gustafson Fast to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Nomination for 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)

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Aerospace AER

Proposed rule on operation of small unmanned aircraft systems over people, (84 Fed. Reg. 3,856-3,907, February 13, 2019) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking on safe and secure operations of small unmanned aircraft systems, (84 Fed. Reg. 3,732-3,739, February 13, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); Implementation of the Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-252); unmanned aerial systems, and FAA exemptions for commercial operations of UAS; urban air mobility; Reforms to export controls; U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 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 and reauthorization 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 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; 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, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; 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); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2864 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), H.R. 1508 (116th), S. 352 (116th), H.R. 2541 (116th), S. 1885 (116th), S. 3352 (116th), S. 146 (116th), H.R. 2440 (116th), H.R. 3163 (116th), S. 1211 (116th), S. 1398 (116th), S. 1939 (116th), H.R. 1251 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 765 (116th), S. 604 (116th), H.R. 2213 (116th), S. 978 (116th), S. 215 (116th), S. 540 (116th), H.R. 1725 (116th), H.R. 218 (116th), H.R. 1393 (116th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act H.R. 1007/S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4523, Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4610/S. 3785, Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4997, Giving Retirement Options to Workers GROW Act of 2018 Nomination of Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan; e-delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notices

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1994 (116th), H.R. 1007 (116th), S. 3785 (116th), H.R. 4610 (116th), H.R. 4997 (116th), H.R. 397 (116th), S. 972 (116th), H.R. 4523 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation titled Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform 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. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection; expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; net neutrality; privacy principles; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: S. 583 (116th), H.Res. 294 (116th), H.R. 1644 (116th), S. 1214 (116th), S. 1558 (116th), H.R. 946 (116th), S. 1084 (116th), S. 783 (116th), S. 189 (116th), S. 1363 (116th), H.R. 739 (116th), H.R. 2013 (116th), H.R. 4625 (116th), H.R. 2021 (116th), S. 142 (116th), S. 1578 (116th), S. 1611 (116th), S. 847 (116th), S. 1116 (116th), S. 748 (116th), H.R. 2202 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1273, Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (83 Fed. Reg. 46,522, 46,523) (Sept. 13, 2018) Various issues relating to 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, fee change, and strategic plan; 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, 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; 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; IP issues related to the U.S.-Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1046 (116th), H.R. 2426 (116th), S. 1416 (116th), S. 1273 (116th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 948 (116th), S. 370 (116th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 128, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019 H.R. 190, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 206, Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act H.R. 226, Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019 H.R. 227, Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act H.R. 246, Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019 Nomination of David C. Tryon of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: H.R. 116 (116th), H.R. 206 (116th), H.R. 246 (116th), H.R. 226 (116th), H.R. 190 (116th), H.R. 128 (116th), H.R. 227 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; 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: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 811 (116th), H.R. 1644 (116th), S. 1900 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th), H.J.Res. 27 (116th), H.R. 3401 (116th), H.R. 21 (116th), H.J.Res. 1 (116th), S. 1004 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th), H.R. 2021 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th), H.J.Res. 28 (116th), H.J.Res. 45 (116th), H.Res. 294 (116th), H.J.Res. 31 (116th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 469, 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. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3167 (116th), H.R. 469 (116th), H.R. 471 (116th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 S. 638, PFAS Action Act of 2019 S. 1507, PFAS Release Disclosure Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows America Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Environmental Protection Agency draft interim recommendations to address groundwater contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate; Implementation of the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469)

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1507 (116th), H.R. 2479 (116th), H.R. 1603 (116th), S. 638 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7378, Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of US Department of Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; 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; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1523 (116th), S. 3017 (116th), H.R. 469 (116th), S. 1419 (116th), H.R. 76 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), H.R. 7378 (116th), H.R. 50 (116th), S. 1857 (116th), S. 239 (116th), H.R. 723 (116th), S. 119 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), H.R. 300 (116th), S. 951 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act H.R. 2960, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2986/S. 1602, Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act H.R. 3052, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Pipeline Safety Act Reauthorization Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Proposed rule on emission guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from existing electric utility generating units; revisions to emission guideline implementing regulations; revisions to new source review program (83 Fed. Reg. 44746, August 31, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; energy legislation; offshore energy exploration; energy security and implications for national security; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources; Trans-Adriatic pipeline; offshore oil drilling; wind energy; funding for energy efficiency programs; mobile air-conditioning (MAC) refrigerant credit option; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel; nuclear fuel storage at Yucca Mountain; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; Energy Innovation; Yucca Mountain; Offshore moratoria; Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for Federal Agencies, States, and Authorized Tribes; affordable clean power plan; Executive Order 13868, Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth; pipeline siting and approvals

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 948 (116th), S. 1602 (116th), S. 383 (116th), H.R. 723 (116th), S. 370 (116th), H.R. 3052 (116th), H.R. 2986 (116th), S. 239 (116th), H.R. 2960 (116th), S. 1685 (116th), S. 903 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2168/S. 1074, Restoring Education And Learning (REAL) Act of 2019 H.R. 2321/S. 888, Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 H.R. 2768/S. 1490, Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019 S. 800, College Transparency Act S. 1059, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) 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. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; income share agreements

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1059 (116th), H.R. 2168 (116th), H.R. 2768 (116th), S. 888 (116th), S. 1490 (116th), S. 1074 (116th), H.R. 2321 (116th), S. 800 (116th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 407, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; funding for Brand USA; 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

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 1996 (116th), H.R. 2187 (116th), H.R. 407 (116th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 779/S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019 H.R. 375, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 2484, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2019 S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act Various issues relating to the 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; Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) reformation; Kiddie Tax and per capita distribution of American Indian tribal revenues

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 379 (116th), S. 1211 (116th), H.R. 375 (116th), H.R. 2484 (116th), S. 226 (116th), H.R. 779 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 2960, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 Various issues relating to clean energy; energy innovation

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2960 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Definition of waters of the United States-recodification of preexisting rule (83 Fed. Reg. 32,227-32,252, July 12, 2018) Interpretive statement on application of the Clean Water Act national pollutant discharge elimination system program to releases of pollutants from a point source to groundwater (84 Fed. Reg. 16,810-16,826, April 23, 2019) Proposed rule on revised definition of waters of the United States (84 Fed. Reg. 4,154-4,217, February 14, 2019) Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention (83 Fed. Reg. 29,499-29,520, June 25, 2018) Various issues relating to water; definition of Waters of the United States; clean energy; Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing on A Review of Waters of the U.S. Regulations: Their Impact on States and the American People; Executive Order 13868, Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth; Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Pre-Proposal Recommendations; Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for Federal Agencies, States, and Authorized Tribes; Revisions to Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206)

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) 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); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; 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; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 1089 (116th), H.R. 1346 (116th), S. 12 (116th), H.R. 275 (116th), S. 80 (116th), S. 99 (116th), S. 1416 (116th), S. 1541 (116th), H.R. 448 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), S. 692 (116th), S. 172 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 1922 (116th), S. 470 (116th), S. 340 (116th), H.R. 1384 (116th), S. 344 (116th), S. 684 (116th), S. 61 (116th), H.R. 1985 (116th), S. 62 (116th), S. 1948 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member 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 Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); 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); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); 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; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); 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 intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; 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; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; latest round of U.S. tariffs is a 10 percent levy on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which is set to rise to 25 percent by the end of the year; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; effects of imports of uranium on national security

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 739 (116th), H.R. 948 (116th), S. 365 (116th), H.R. 764 (116th), H.R. 1704 (116th), H.R. 3407 (116th), H.R. 1008 (116th), S. 2 (116th), H.R. 940 (116th), S. 287 (116th), S. 1004 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 3351 (116th), S. 1731 (116th), H.R. 56 (116th), S. 452 (116th), H.R. 2534 (116th), H.R. 87 (116th), H.R. 2515 (116th), H.R. 1815 (116th), H.R. 189 (116th), S. 566 (116th), S. 1256 (116th), S. 603 (116th), H.R. 1731 (116th), H.R. 2144 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th), H.R. 969 (116th), H.R. 1018 (116th), H.R. 2409 (116th), H.R. 3279 (116th), H.R. 758 (116th)

Utilities UTI

Various issues relating to the green new deal

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Automotive Industry AUT

S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; Smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: S. 1885 (116th), S. 1939 (116th), S. 1398 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act S. 638, PFAS Action Act of 2019 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 1507, PFAS Release Disclosure Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including provisions relating to PFAS Chemicals S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change Draft legislation titled Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2479, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018) Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention (83 Fed. Reg. 29,499-29,520, June 25, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Proposed rule on revised definition of waters of the United States (84 Fed. Reg. 4,154-4,217, February 14, 2019) Interpretive statement on application of the Clean Water Act national pollutant discharge elimination system program to releases of pollutants from a point source to groundwater (84 Fed. Reg. 16,810-16,826, April 23, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188); revisions to regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); Clean Water Act coverage of discharge of pollutants via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water; implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPAs new source review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; regulatory permit streamlining including under sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues relate to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; water infrastructure; climate related issues; energy legislation; clean energy; perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Pre-Proposal Recommendations; cross-state air transport Clean Air Act section 126; affordable clean power plan; Clean Water Act Section 401 Guidance for Federal Agencies, States, and Authorized Tribes; Executive Order 13868, Promoting Energy Infrastructure and Economic Growth; Environmental Protection Agency draft interim recommendations to address groundwater contaminated with perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorooctane sulfonate; per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) contamination and exposure; Environmental Protection Agency national water reuse action plan; stormwater management and green infrastructure; general water issues

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1166 (116th), H.R. 1603 (116th), S. 383 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2479 (116th), S. 1685 (116th), H.R. 2313 (116th), S.J.Res. 8 (116th), S.J.Res. 9 (116th), S. 3017 (116th), S. 638 (116th), S. 747 (116th), S. 1507 (116th), S. 1857 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6022/S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act (115th Congress)

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 6022 (116th), S. 3019 (116th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Advance notice of proposed rulemaking on safe and secure operations of small unmanned aircraft systems, (84 Fed. Reg. 3,732-3,739, February 13, 2019) Proposed rule on operation of small unmanned aircraft systems over people, (84 Fed. Reg. 3,856-3,907, February 13, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); Unmanned aerial systems; Urban air mobility

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Immigration IMM

H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa 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; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2413 (116th), S. 386 (116th), H.R. 549 (116th), S. 1004 (116th), S. 1103 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th), H.R. 2783 (116th), H.R. 641 (116th), H.R. 250 (116th), S. 135 (116th), S. 1744 (116th), H.R. 2187 (116th), H.R. 2820 (116th), H.R. 1996 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th), H.R. 1399 (116th), S. 175 (116th), S. 1887 (116th), S. 599 (116th), H.J.Res. 31 (116th), H.R. 2418 (116th), S. 636 (116th), H.R. 2658 (116th), H.R. 1044 (116th), S. 301 (116th), H.R. 773 (116th), H.R. 60 (116th), S. 874 (116th), S. 328 (116th), H.R. 2877 (116th), S. 556 (116th), H.R. 2813 (116th), S. 1806 (116th), H.R. 1740 (116th), H.R. 2278 (116th), S. 1900 (116th), H.R. 2821 (116th), H.R. 3033 (116th), H.R. 1778 (116th), H.R. 3401 (116th)