CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Immigration IMM

H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, AG Act H.R. 1923 / S. 703, Immigration and Nationality Act, to amend and to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, including S. Amdt. 1183, regarding border security and enforcement and S. Amdt. 1284, regarding work-authorized visa status for hiring Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; green card fees and H1B visa fees; small business and grassroots engagement; data and analysis regarding numbers of workers, unemployment and employment, job openings, wages and characteristics of workers potentially affected; sources of data to inform employment based immigration decisions

Contacted: U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1 (113th), S. 266 (113th), S. 260 (113th), S. 462 (113th), H.R. 830 (113th), H.R. 640 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th), H.R. 1444 (113th), S. 310 (113th), S. 600 (113th), S. 296 (113th), H.R. 1923 (113th), S. 178 (113th), H.R. 1760 (113th), H.R. 478 (113th), H.R. 798 (113th), S. 303 (113th), S. 223 (113th), S. 518 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 547 (113th), H.R. 459 (113th), S. 169 (113th), S. 703 (113th), H.R. 572 (113th), H.R. 633 (113th), S. 292 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), S. 478 (113th), H.R. 548 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 1227 (113th), H.R. 1596 (113th), S. 300 (113th), S. 202 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), H.R. 1562 (113th), H.R. 1108 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), H.R. 242 (113th), S. 293 (113th), H.R. 300 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 189 (113th), H.R. 502 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th), H.R. 938 (113th), H.R. 519 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), S. 683 (113th), H.R. 707 (113th), H.R. 1279 (113th), H.R. 692 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 693 / S. 345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, Shaheen/Toomey/Kirk Amendment #925 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; sugar reform; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 954 (113th), H.R. 1020 (113th), S. 489 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 6654 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 693 (113th), H.R. 496 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 1114 (113th), S. 660 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), S. 345 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 Potential legislation relating to permit streamlining

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Education, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 888 (113th)

Banking BAN

H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act S. 205, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 S. 450, Financial Regulatory Responsibility Act of 2013 S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, Volcker Rule, and the Financial Stability Oversight Council; the Basel III Capital and Liquidity Standards; potential money market mutual funds regulations

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1221 (113th), S. 205 (113th), S. 450 (113th), S. 737 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1960 / S. 1034, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, counterfeit parts H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1197, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, counterfeit parts Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including procurement policy and contractor compensation

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 2216 (113th), S. 1034 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 2397 (113th), S. 1197 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 701, To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1240, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Nomination of Mary Jo White as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; imbalances in the rights and communications of proxy advisory firms relative to retail shareholders; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 737 (113th), H.R. 949 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 1062 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 701 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th), H.R. 719 (113th), H.R. 1240 (113th), H.R. 1564 (113th), S. 474 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th), H.R. 148 (113th), H.R. 1221 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 742 (113th), H.R. 1135 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th), H.R. 450 (113th), H.R. 1038 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 377 / S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1755 / S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1975 / S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions funding the Department of Labors Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs and regulations regarding affirmative action for veterans and individuals with disabilities Fiscal Year 2014 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including Provisions Funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, provisions relating to the EEOC 2012 enforcement guidance on employers use of criminal background check information and provisions relating to DOJ guidance on requiring pool lifts under the ADA Proposed regulations related to affirmative action for protected veterans (76 Fed. Reg. 23,358, April 26, 2011) Proposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (76 Fed. Reg. 77,056, December 9, 2011) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to a compensation data collection tool (76 Fed. Reg. 49,398, August 10, 2011) Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed Reg. 60,083, September 28, 2011) Proposed withdrawal of Compensation Discrimination Interpretative Standards (71 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 16, 2006) Proposed regulation delaying Department of Justice requirement under the ADA for pools to have lifts (77 Fed. Reg. 16,196, March 20, 2012) EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Employer Use of Criminal History (No. 915.002, adopted April 25, 2012) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction; potential Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 84 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), H.R. 1975 (113th), H.R. 1755 (113th), S. 942 (113th), S. 815 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R.693 / S. 345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013, including reforming the U.S. sugar program, addressing the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization cotton case, and olive oil import restrictions S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013, including reforming the U.S. sugar program and addressing the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization cotton case and Shaheen/Toomey/Kirk Amendment #925 Various issues relating to sugar reform; special labels for food and beverages that contain ingredients derived from biotechnology or genetically engineered crops; food user fees to fund implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-353)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 954 (113th), S. 345 (113th), H.R. 693 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Various issues relating to implementation Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; National Freight Advisory Council; Buy America provisions

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2084 (113th), H.R. 1149 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), S. 218 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 335 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S. 407 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 815, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1013, Discretionary Spending Reduction Act H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1248 / S. 610, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 43, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 399, American Job Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 606, SEAL Act S. 953, Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, provisions relating to tax H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness of 2011 Various issues relating to implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform and sequestration; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryan's FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; higher education, including student loan interest rates; small business tax reform; tax reform; entitlement reform; national debt/deficit

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: S. 606 (113th), H.R. 581 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th), S. 410 (113th), H.R. 1013 (113th), H.R. 1860 (113th), S. 337 (113th), H.R. 1202 (113th), S. 250 (113th), S. 610 (113th), H.R. 325 (113th), S. 310 (113th), H.R. 886 (113th), H.R. 582 (113th), S. 321 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S. 232 (113th), H.R. 851 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 278 (113th), S. 277 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 233 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), S. 18 (113th), H.R. 815 (113th), S. 603 (113th), S. 193 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), S. 268 (113th), H.R. 880 (113th), H.R. 243 (113th), H.R. 1295 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), S. 953 (113th), H.R. 1558 (113th), H.R. 1248 (113th), H.R. 694 (113th), S. 43 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 30 (113th), H.R. 516 (113th), S. 388 (113th), S. 24 (113th), H.R. 766 (113th), S. 547 (113th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 2117, Retirement Plan Simplification and Enhancement Act of 2013 S. 606, Shrinking Emergency Account Losses (SEAL) Act of 2013 Regulations issued by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation pertaining to reportable event requirements under ERISA, 78 Fed. Reg. 20,039 (Apr. 3, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 4000, 4001, 4043, 4204, 4206, 4231) Various issues relating to reform of tax incentives pertaining to private retirement plans; reform of multiemployer defined benefit pension funding; financial reporting requirements regulated by the Financial Accounting Standards Board

Contacted: U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: S. 606 (113th), H.R. 2117 (113th)

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

H.R. 1410, Keep the Promise Act of 2013 Various issues relating to potential online gaming legislation; regulation of online poker; prohibition of online gaming

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1410 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S.639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Location Privacy Protection Act (draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding; cell phone geotracking; copyright and trademark infringement; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber security, including data breach provisions; Cyber security; ICANN's gTLD program; data breach notification; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; IP enforcement funding

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 1860 (113th), S. 639 (113th), H.R. 1312 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 467 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th), S. 517 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to IP enforcement funding; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; copyright and trademark infringement; the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: S. 3523 (113th), H.R. 1580 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), H.R. 2454 (113th), S. 660 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 3468 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 832 (113th), S. 743 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 3668 (113th), H.R. 6654 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), S. 1886 (113th), H.R. 22 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 1877, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purpose, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 1960 / S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, counterfeit parts H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013, including provisions relating to procurement policy S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to procurement policy and contractor compensation; small business tax reform; tax reform; entitlement reform; the national debt and deficit

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: S. 1197 (113th), H.R. 949 (113th), H.R. 2098 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 1877 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1240, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 289, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013, including changes to the SBA 504 program S. 511, EXCEL Act, provisions relating to the ABA ABIC program Potential legislation similar to H.R.3267, Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the SBA Budget; Credit Subsidy for the SBA lending Programs

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 1240 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th), S. 511 (113th), H.R. 3267 (113th), S. 289 (113th), S. 24 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2410, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 S. 1034, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 S. 1197, An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes H. Res. 243, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2216) making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2217) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes H. Res. 256, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1256) to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to jointly adopt rules setting forth the application to cross-border swaps transactions of certain provisions relating to swaps that were enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H. Res. 260, Providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1960) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 14, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Fiscal Year 2014 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); sequestration; the debt ceiling; funding food safety activities of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; food user fees to fund implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-353); Small Business Administration international trade funding; Small Business Administration resource and funding levels; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, Office of Financial Research

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.Res. 260 (113th), H.R. 2397 (113th), S. 1197 (113th), H.R. 2217 (113th), S. 1034 (113th), H.Res. 256 (113th), S.Con.Res. 14 (113th), S. 832 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 2216 (113th), H.Res. 243 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th), H.R. 2410 (113th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2199, Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013 S. 996, A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2199 (113th), S. 996 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1829 / S. 861, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023, potential amendment regarding whole economy modeling Potential legislation relating to permit streamlining Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), reform, policy, and creation of a working group; oversight of agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; regulatory reform; EPA Air and Water programs: estimation of combined costs of regulations affecting energy industries; EPA Air Programs; incompleteness of estimates of regulatory costs and employment impacts; Information Quality Act Request for Reconsideration; Freedom of Information Act (FOIA Request to EPA); nomination hearing for EPA Administrator; mining policy; mining permitting

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 888 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 1829 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), S. 714 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), S. 861 (113th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) law and program S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Personnel Surety Program (PSP), Docket No. DHS-2012-0061

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 House Judiciary Committee draft relating to cybercrimes legislation Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 Various issues relating to IP enforcement funding; copyright and trademark infringement; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR), and other trade agreements; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct; ICANN's gTLD program; data breach notification; modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10)

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 336 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 743 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), H.R. 1223 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 22 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 309, Regulatory Sunset and Review Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 191, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2013 S. 253, Establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023, amendment regarding whole economy modeling Potential legislation relating to permit streamlining Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); implementation of No Budget, No Pay Act of Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-3); oversight of agency compliance with Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform; Equal Access to Justice Act (P.L. 96-481), request for transparency language

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: S. 19 (113th), S. 191 (113th), S. 791 (113th), H.R. 982 (113th), H.R. 309 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), S. 714 (113th), H.R. 148 (113th), H.R. 899 (113th), H.R. 2098 (113th), S. 253 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 1232 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 1638 (113th), S. 766 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1616 / S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 H.R. 1829 / S. 861 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 Potential legislation relating to permit streamlining Potential legislation relating to energy savings performance contracts Various issues relating to promotion of energy development on Native American lands; regulatory permit streamlining; proposed modifications to Article 7a of the European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) (98/70/EC); Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs); environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; energy savings performance contracts; energy efficiency

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th), H.R. 1613 (113th), H.R. 271 (113th), S. 1106 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th), H.R. 1829 (113th), H.R. 3 (113th), H.R. 1964 (113th), H.R. 2128 (113th), H.R. 2231 (113th), H.R. 1548 (113th), S. 17 (113th), S. 861 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), S. 761 (113th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act S. 406, The Students First Act of 2013 S. 682, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act S. 758, LEARN Act S. 953, Student Loan Affordability Act S. 1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3014, Computer Science Education Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4227, Workforce Investment Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 154, Fast Track to College Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); higher education, including student loan interest rates; Department of Education, No Child Left Behind waivers; financial aid reform; reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (P.L. 101-542)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 682 (113th), H.R. 1937 (113th), H.R. 1911 (113th), H.R. 4227 (113th), S. 758 (113th), S. 154 (113th), H.R. 3014 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), S. 1003 (113th), S. 1101 (113th), S. 528 (113th), H.R. 340 (113th), S. 1094 (113th), H.R. 551 (113th), S. 406 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th), S. 915 (113th), S. 953 (113th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 300 / S. 226, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 313, Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1923 / S. 703, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 300, To prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 478, To clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Various issues relating to implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); Executive Order 13597, Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness; expansion of DHS trusted traveler programs including Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; brand USA and travel promotion; government travel and meetings; proposed study for a fee on pedestrians at land ports of entry; IP enforcement funding

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 223 (113th), S. 478 (113th), H.R. 313 (113th), H.R. 1108 (113th), H.R. 1923 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 226 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), S. 300 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), S. 703 (113th), H.R. 300 (113th), S. 178 (113th), S. 683 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 548 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2346, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2810, Employee Rights Act (112th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1425, Fair Representation in Elections Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1507, Employee Rights Act (112th Congress) DOL RIN 1250-AA02, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors: Evaluation of Recruitment and Placement Results Under Section 503: Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis DOL RIN 1250 AA00, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors; Evaluation of Recruitment and Placement Results Under the VEVRAA of 1974, As Amended; Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation Proposed regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Various issues relating to indexing the minimum wage; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including the implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1425 (113th), S. 1507 (113th), H.R. 2810 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), S. 1166 (113th), H.R. 1982 (113th), H.R. 2346 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 (FISMA) H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1960, National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, draft White House amendment #1397 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the issuance of immigrant visas for Brazilian nationals Draft legislation relating to public-private collaboration on cybersecurity Draft legislation relating to National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 (NCCIP) Draft legislation relating to Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Act (CIRDA) Draft legislation relating to Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 Draft legislation relating to government-sponsored hacking and trade secret theft enforcement Draft legislation relating to cybersecurity criminal penalties Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4316, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Act (112th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3284, TSA Acquisition Reform Act of 2007, including provisions relating to procurement policy General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (May 13, 2013, Federal Register, pp. 27966-27968) Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; the White House National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; Executive Order 13636, and issues relating to framework development and program incentives; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 2217 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), S. 683 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 3284 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 1009 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 744 (113th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 409 / S. 165, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act H.R. 666, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1306 / S. 14, Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act H.R. 1410, Keep the Promise Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; Native American taxation

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1548 (113th), H.R. 409 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), H.R. 1410 (113th), H.R. 1306 (113th), H.R. 666 (113th), S. 14 (113th), S. 165 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 1314 / S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; mining policy; mining permitting; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), reform and policy reform

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 19 (113th), H.R. 1314 (113th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, auditing; reciprocal financial reporting issues with China; proposed lease accounting standards

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1062 (113th), H.R. 1564 (113th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3284, TSA Acquisition Reform Act of 2007, including provisions relating to procurement policy Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1204 (113th), H.R. 3284 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 1699 / S. 809, Genetically Engineered Food Right-to-Know Act Issues relating to food user fees to fund implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-353)

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 809 (113th), H.R. 1699 (113th)

Utilities UTI

H.R. 1877, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purpose, including provisions relating to Buy America S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1877 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To Improve Consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the Costs and Benefits of its Regulations and Orders H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 1038 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 742 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th), H.R. 1003 (113th), S. 474 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Request for Comment Regarding the Stage 3 Definition of Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Health Information Technology; Health IT Policy Committee, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,444, November 26, 2012) Proposed Rule on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing, (78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 CFR Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, 78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558 (March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 155 and 156). Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance. Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013. Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, 7 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046 (March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57). Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, compensation deductibility, exchanges, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business; affiliation rules

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 523 (113th), H.R. 45 (113th), H.R. 1295 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 232 (113th), H.R. 1248 (113th), H.R. 781 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), H.R. 1558 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), S. 24 (113th), S. 603 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), S. 701 (113th), S. 1031 (113th), H.R. 582 (113th), S. 612 (113th), S. 610 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 491 (113th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office