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Homeland Security HOM

All provisions of the following: H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA); H.R.1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act.

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 234 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th)

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority - renewal of TPA; Transpacific Partnership (TPP) - communication of U.S. retail industry views on the negotiations; Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences Program - retroactive renewal of the program; African Growth and Opportunity Act - long term reauthorization; ETEACH Act (HR 1063) - all provisions

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 1063 (114th)

Banking BAN

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; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues;

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Transportation TRA

Highway Bill Reauthorization - efforts to reauthorize highway programs, support national freight policy; Drivers Hours of Service - changes to 34 hour restart provision; Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act (HR 1308) - new fee proposal provisions; Issues relating to slowdown and labor strife at West Coast ports; National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 (HR 935) - use of Customs duties as a pay for; Communication of retail industry views regarding the impact of West Coast port labor negotiations

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 935 (114th), H.R. 1308 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; S.155 - Fair Tax Act of 2015, all provisions; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office

Bills named: S. 155 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), S. 698 (114th), H.R. 765 (114th), S. 394 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; H.R. 596, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act; H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; S. 775/H.R. 1423, the Self-Insurance Protection Act; HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, all provisions

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 379 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 775 (114th), H.R. 596 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 1423 (114th), S. 30 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions

Contacted: White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 704 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act and discussion drafts of House Energy & Commerce Committee and Senators Carper and Blunt; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission

Bills named: S. 657 (114th), S. 177 (114th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in apparel; Bangladesh Worker Safety - communication of U.S. retail industry views on issues surrounding worker safety in the ready-made garment industry and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Potential Administrative Changes to Overtime Rules, generally; S. 288, National Labor Relations Board Reform; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; S.J. Res. 8/H.J. Res. 29, resolution of Congressional disapproval of ambush election rule; HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act,all provisions; HR 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act, all provisions; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act, all provisions; Comments to Small Business Administration regarding factors relevant to determining affiliation between entities involved in a franchise

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 288 (114th), H.R. 465 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th), H.R. 527 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 623 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES