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Environment/Superfund ENV

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

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

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

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

Bills named: S. 510 (111th)

Advertising ADV

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

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

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 2378/S. 1027 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support H.R. 4678 (Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition S. 3134 (Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act) communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Candles Antidumping Order scope determination communication of retail industry views Conflict Minerals pending regulations communications of retail industry views Customs Authorization legislation communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communications of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Trade Remedies proposed procedural changes communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views

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

Bills named: H.R. 5393 (111th), S. 3134 (111th), S. 3741 (111th), H.R. 2378 (111th), H.R. 5940 (111th), S. 1027 (111th), S. 3823 (111th), H.R. 4284 (111th), H.R. 3039 (111th), S. 370 (111th), H.R. 4316 (111th), H.R. 4678 (111th), S. 3170 (111th), H.R. 4380 (111th)

Banking BAN

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

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

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

Transportation TRA

H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148).

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

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

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148), "Grandfathered" plan regulations; Patient protection regulations; limited benefit plan regulations; internal/external review and claims procedures.

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

Bills named: S. 979 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), S. 391 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Organized retail crime and related consumer protection concerns, including H.R. 5932, the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5777 (111th), H.R. 1298 (111th), H.R. 5932 (111th), H.R. 2749 (111th), S. 2934 (111th), H.R. 875 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th)

Immigration IMM

Urged Congress to include in any immigration reform bill provisions on border security and temporary worke programs.

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

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 to extend Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 - withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views

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

Bills named: H.R. 3039 (111th), S. 3741 (111th), S. 3170 (111th), H.R. 5393 (111th), H.R. 4284 (111th), H.R. 5940 (111th), S. 3823 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes ; NLRB request for information regharding use of online Electronic Voting during union organizing elections; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act; H.R.3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, all provisions; S.3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, all provisions.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3936 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 560 (111th), S. 1212 (111th), S. 3157 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), H.R. 3149 (111th), S. 3772 (111th), H.R. 2695 (111th), H.R. 5663 (111th), H.R. 2067 (111th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support on behalf of footwear retailers H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support on behalf of retail companies

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

Bills named: S. 370 (111th), H.R. 4380 (111th), H.R. 4316 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

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

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

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

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

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

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