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Retirement RET

H.R. 6335/S.5 "Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2016" includes changes to Pension Nondiscrimination Testing (IRS REG-125761-14).

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 5 (114th), H.R. 6335 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5587 Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (entire bill) (Senate Bill Number not Assigned) "Career and Technical Education Act"

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5587 (114th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariffs Bill (MTB), American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act - (H.R. 4923) - became PL-114-159 (entire bill)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4923 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

S. 754 Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (entire bill)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 754 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 1644 Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining Act (entire bill)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) (no bill number) H.R.3238/S. 1543 - Cuba Trade Act of 2015 (entire bills) H.R.664/S. 299 - Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 (entire bills)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 299 (114th), S. 1543 (114th), H.R. 3238 (114th), H.R. 664 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Nominations for the Export Import Bank Board of Directors (no bill number)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform (no bill number) (No bill number) Issues relating to Treasury proposed regulations on Section 385 ([REG 108060-15] (IRC Section 385, debt/equity regulations) H.R. 961, A Bill to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to permanently extend subpart F exemption for active financing (entire bill) H.R. 1430 - Permanent CFC Look Through Act of 2015 (entire bill) General issues regarding tax simplification (no bill #) Issues surrounding OECD Base-Erosion & Profit Shifting (BEPS)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1430 (114th), H.R. 961 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1890/H.R. 3326 Defend Trade Secrets Act (entire bills) H.R. 9 Innovation Act Patent Reform legislation (entire bill) S. 1137 The PATENT Act (entire bill) H.R. 1057 PARTS Act (entire bill)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 1057 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 879 Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Health Plans Act (entire bill) H.R. 2050 / S. 2045 Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (entire bills) S. 2075 American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act (entire bill) Proposed Department of Treasury regulations on excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, IRS Notice-2-15-16 Proposed Department of Treasury regulations on excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage, IRS Notice 2015-52 General issues relating to health care

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2075 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

S. 3067/H.R. 5486 Appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (Amendments related to Executive Order 13673 and corresponding regulations regarding Federal contractors.) S. 3040 (No House bill number) Appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes (Amendments related to Executive Order 13673 and corresponding regulations regarding Federal contractors.) S. 2949/ H.R. 4909 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Amendments related to Executive Order 13673 and corresponding regulations regarding Federal contractors.) FY17 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (no bill number) related to the Export Import Bank Board of Directors.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 3040 (114th), S. 2949 (114th), H.R. 5486 (114th), S. 3067 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

EPA's Proposed CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants (no bill number) S 1458. STREAM Act of 2015 (entire bill) HR 5538 FY 2017 Interior and Environment Appropriations Bill (Funding for Diesel Emissions Reduction Act) (Prohibition on funding for Office of Surface Minings Stream Protection Rule) (Prohibition on funding for Clean Power Plan) S. 2848/H.R. 5303, Water Development Resources Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5303 (114th), S. 2848 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 2015 / H.R. 3459 Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act (entire bills) Proposed National Labor Relations Board regulations related to representation case procedures; and the decision on the joint employer standard. Proposed rules from Department of Labor on the Fair Pay Safe Workplaces Executive Order, Hours Worked Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors, Persuader Agreements: Employer and Labor Consultant Reporting under the LMRDA, and Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2015 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th)