What was lobbied
15 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems;
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Letter to USDA Sec. Vilsack re concerns with sequestrations possible impact on Food Safety & Inspection Service mean inspections.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel;
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
H.R. 624 (113th)
S.662 -- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, communicate retail industry views; Impact of sequestration on U.S. Customs and Border Protection, communicate retail industry views; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency;Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act communication of retail industry views re proposed legislative changes; Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views re legislative changes
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Bills named:
S. 662 (113th)
H.R. 335, RAMP Act, support legislation; S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013, support the legislation; S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, support the legislation; Implementation of MAP-21, provisions related to national freight policy; Harbor Maintenance Tax, oppose efforts to place an HMT-like tax on cross border freight movements.
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Bills named:
H.R. 335 (113th), S. 601 (113th), S. 218 (113th)
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT);
Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Reserve System
Bills named:
H.R. 1 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 336 (113th)
Support for the American Job Protection Act (S. 399 and HR 903), to repeal the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges.
Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
H.R. 903 (113th), S. 399 (113th)
Support for two bills regarding E15 ethanol. S. 344, to rescind EPAs E15 waivers and cap ethanol at 10%. H.R. 875, to rescind EPAs E15 waiver until completion of National Academy of Sciences Study; General support for repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard, both House and Senate; Letter to EPA re Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2012-0546, urging EPA to exercise authority under Clean Air Act to lower advanced biofuel mandate for 2013.
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Bills named:
H.R. 875 (113th), S. 344 (113th)
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers.
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE
Bills named:
S. 418 (113th)
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; Visa Waiver Program, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; comprehensive immigration reform legislation; General support for comprehensive immigration reform no bills introduced in first quarter. Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions.
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
H.R. 1354 (113th)
H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; FY2014 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Employee verification as part of immigration legislation; Discuss potential impact of threat of disruption from East Coast/Gulf port labor negotiations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); Support for the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120).
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th)
ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace - privacy protocols; Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of patent litigation on retail business practices
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
H.R. 845 (113th)
Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System
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