TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET for TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Digital Trade; Tariffs; ICTS Supply Chain Rule; EU-U.S. Privacy Shield; S. 1260 United States Innovation and Competitive Act (USICA) of 2021; H.R. 2731, Endless Frontiers Act; S. 2107, the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors Act or the FABS Act.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), S. 2107 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th)

Defense DEF

H.R.4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; H.R.4818 - National Digital Reserve Corps Act; S. 1605 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 1605 (117th), H.R. 4350 (117th), H.R. 4818 (117th)

Banking BAN

Issues regarding financial technology; Access to financial data re: Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank, Durbin Amendment; H.R. 1020 New Business Preservation Act.

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1020 (117th)

Transportation TRA

Autonomous vehicles; Samis Law; Electric vehicles (EV), EV charging infrastructure, Smart Cities, Broadband expansion and deployment; Infrastructure funding; H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; Lithium ion batteries and products transport.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

International Digital Taxes; Carried interest; On demand economy tax issues; Investment Tax Credit (ITC); Tax reform for startups; H.R. 7917, IGNITE American Innovation Act; Tax Reform Issues; Corporate Tax Rate; H.R. 3425, S. 948, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 948 (117th), H.R. 3425 (117th), H.R. 7917 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Spectrum; Broadband expansion and deployment/access; 5G; Quantum; Artificial Intelligence Facial Recognition Technology; University Service Fees; S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021; H.R. 2731, Endless Frontiers Act; H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Telehealth issues; Health data interoperability rules; H.R. 1319; S. 2197, Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expanansion Act.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2197 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

Government IT Reform; Modernizing Government Technology Act funding; H.R. 1319; Debt limit.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Advance Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) funding; Climate change; Federal Clean Energy Standard; H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)

Immigration IMM

Support immigration reform; International Entrepreneur Rule; H-1B Visas; H-4 Visas; STEM-OPT; Dreamers; HR 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021; F1 and M1 Visas; H.R. 1177, S. 348 US Citizenship Act of 2021; H.R. 3648, EAGLE Act; S.Con.Res.5 - A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030; L1 and L2 visas; H.R. 5376 Build Back Better Act; Visa recapture; Parole for certain undocumented immigrants

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 5 (117th), H.R. 3648 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 6 (117th), H.R. 1177 (117th), S. 348 (117th)

Education EDU

Support Computer science education/funding; STEM education; Higher Education Act; General education and workforce issues; Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions funding; Universal Service Funding program (E-rate, Lifeline). H.R. 3602 Computer Science for All Act; S. 1260 United State Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021; H.R. 2731, Endless Frontier Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: H.R. 2731 (117th), H.R. 3602 (117th), S. 1260 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Worker Classification Issues; GIG and sharing economy issues; S. 420 and H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. U. S. Department of Labor proposed rule to clarify employee and independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act; U. S. Department of Labor rule to reform prevailing wages for foreign worker programs to prevent potential abuses; H. Res 772 Recognizing the contributions of gig workers and independent contractors to the American economy.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.Res. 772 (117th), S. 420 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th)

Computer Industry CPI

Cybersecurity Issues; Issues regarding data breaches; Issues regarding artificial intelligence; Issues regarding Right to Repair; Endless Frontier Act; Semiconductor supply chains; S. 1260, Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) of 2021; H.R. 2731, Endless Frontiers Act; H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 or ACCESS Act of 2021H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R. 3816 American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R. 3825 Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R. 3460, State of Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; H.R.4818 - National Digital Reserve Corps Act; H.R. 3849 Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 or ACCESS Act of 2021; H.R. 3843 Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; H.R. 3460 State of Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S.225 Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021; S. 2039 Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolies Act. Add S. 2107, the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors Act or the FABS Act; S. 2992 to HR 3816 (it is now the Senate companion); HR 5017 and S 2710 Open APP Markets Act; HR 5502 and S 936 INFORM Consumers Act; HR 3429, 5374 and S 1843 Shop Safe Act; S 2875 Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3460 (117th), H.R. 3429 (117th), H.R. 3849 (117th), S. 225 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th), S. 2039 (117th), H.R. 4818 (117th), H.R. 5017 (117th), S. 2107 (117th), H.R. 3843 (117th), H.R. 3825 (117th), H.R. 5502 (117th), H.R. 3816 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), S. 2992 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R.5 Equality Act; Systemic Inequality; H.R.4 John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2021; H.R. 1843 and S. 937.

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1843 (117th), H.R. 5 (117th), H.R. 4 (117th), S. 937 (117th)