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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Discussions regarding H.J. Res 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 59 (113th)

Immigration IMM

General comprehensive immigration reform S.744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Discussions regarding freight policy

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussions regarding patent abuse and intellectual property

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Veterans VET

Discussions related to Walmart's veteran hiring practices

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding cybersecurity, data security and privacy issues related to e-commerce Discussions regarding customer insight studies

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Manufacturing MAN

Discussions regarding domestic sourcing and manufacturing announcement

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

General discussions on federal reserve rule on interchange General discussions regarding financial services productsDiscussions regarding DOJ Visa & Mastercard settlement Discussions regarding final rulemakings for the Durbin amendment Discussions related to Credit Card Act Implementation - PL 111-24 Discussions regarding financial services with CFPB

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Discussions regarding US-EU and WTO negotiations, Trade Facilitation Negotiations, International Services Agreement, and Information Technology AgreementDiscussions regarding supply chain security issues Discussions regarding the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and apparel trade Discussion of women's economic empowerment program and Equal Futures Partnership Discussions regarding investments overseas Discussions regarding customs reauthorization Discussions regarding factory standards Discussions regarding prospective dumping Discussions regarding Foreign Direct Investmenet in India Discussions regarding Walmart/USAID Partnership

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussions regarding e-fairness taxation issues General corporate tax issues Discussions regarding comprehensive tax reformS.336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 684 (113th), S. 2237 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Discussions regarding health care reform implementation, cost containment, generic drugs, and Medicare Part D, Pay for Delay S. 214, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act; S. 1882, Fair And Immediate Release of Generic Drugs Act H.R. 1063, The Smart Act: Employer Health Care Spending; Discussions regarding PL111-148,

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 214 (113th), S. 1882 (113th), H.R. 1063 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Discussions regarding Federal Nutrition programs from the consumer and retail perspective Discussions regarding food sourcing programs and increasing local purchasesDiscussions regarding hunger, nutrition policy, nutrition labeling, commodity programs and customer insights (no pending legislation) Discussions regarding access and affordability of healthy food, providing access to healthy food in food desert areas Discussions about ingredient reformulation in food H.R. 1947/S.954, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 Discussions regarding seafood sustainability and sourcing

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Discussions regarding appropriations amendments on Specialty Healthcare preventing the NLRB from applying the case's precedent on other employers. Concerns with recess appointments to the National Labor Relations Board and implications of Noel Canning case.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Homeland Security HOM

Discussions related to cargo security, C-TPAT, emergency preparedness and readiness issues, and port security. Discussions regarding cybersecurity, data security and privacy issues S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 799 (113th)

Pharmacy PHA

Discussions regarding preferred provider networks (no bill)

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of