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Immigration IMM

S.153 "I-Squared Act of 2015" - High-skilled immigration (entire bill)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority (Public Law No: 114-026, entire bill) Trans Pacific Partnership (no bill number) H.R. 597 Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act (entire bill) H.R. 274 United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2015 (entire bill) H.R. 735 Cuba Reconciliation Act (entire bill) S. 491 Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 (entire bill)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 597 (114th), H.R. 735 (114th), S. 491 (114th), H.R. 274 (114th)

Railroads RRR

H.R. 749 Passenger Rail Reform and Investment Act of 2015 (entire bill) Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA) (no bill number)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 749 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

(No bill number) Potential amendments to appropriations bills related to debarring Federal contractors for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Education EDU

(No bill number) Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (provision related to accreditation) (No bill number) Reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (entire bill)

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate Tax Reform (no bill number) H.R. 4916, Power Act (entire bill) H.R. 880 "American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015" - Permanent Research and Development (entire bill)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 4916 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th)

Retirement RET

(No bill number) Changes to Pension Nondiscrimination Testing

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Transportation TRA

MAP-21 Reauthorization (no bill number) S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act (entire bill) H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act (entire bill)

Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1647 (114th), H.R. 2353 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 597 Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act and H.R. 1031 Promoting U.S. Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 (entire bills) S. 819 Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 and S. 824 Promoting Jobs Through Exports Act of 2015 (entire bills)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1031 (114th), H.R. 597 (114th), S. 819 (114th), S. 824 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2647, Resilient Federal Forests Act (entire bill) H.R. 1644 Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act (entire bill)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 1644 (114th), H.R. 2647 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

(No bill number) Trade Secrets Protection - effort to introduce legislation H.R. 234 "Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act" and S.754 "Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015" - Cyberintelligence (entire bills) H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, Legislation regarding bad faith patent assertion letters (entire bill) H.R. 9 "Innovation Act" Patent Reform legislation (entire bill)

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2045 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 234 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 30 "Save American Workers Act of 2015" (entire bill) H.R. 879 "Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act" (entire bill) H.R. 1189/S.620 "Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act" (entire bill) Proposed Department of Treasury Regulations on excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, IRS Notice 2-15-16 H.R. 2050 "Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act" (entire bill) H.R. 1886, To amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market, and for other purposes. (entire bill)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1189 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 1886 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

EPA's Proposed CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants (no bill number) H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act (entire bill) S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act (entire bill) H.R. 2822, S 1645, Department of Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act and 111d) Combined Heat & Power regulatory legislation (no bill #) Energy Efficiency (no bill) EPA Clean Energy Plan (GHG Rules) (no bill #) S. 1037 PURPA Energy Efficiency and Accountability Act (impact on CHP)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2822 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), S. 1037 (114th), S. 1324 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.288 National Labor Relations Board Reform Act (entire bill) S.J Res. 8 "A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures" - Regarding Labor vote on Ambush Election rule (entire bill) Proposed National Labor Relations Board regulations related to representation case procedures; and potential decision on the joint employer standard (no bill #) Proposed rule from Department of Labor on Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Executive Order (no bill #)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S.J.Res. 8 (114th), S. 288 (114th)