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Postal POS

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

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S.662 -- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, communicate retail industry views; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency;H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, all provisions; S. 1331, A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and other purposes, all provisons; African Growth & Opportunity Act, no bill #, support long term reauthorization; Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), communication of retail industry views; S. 1900/H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1331 (113th), S. 1900 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity informatino sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1927 (113th), S. 1984 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 335, RAMP Act, support legislation; S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013, support the legislation; S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, support legislation; Implementation of MAP-21, provisions related to national freight policy; Revisions to FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service regulations; S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, oppose new fee proposal provisions; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act, all provisions;HR. 3413, TRUE Safety Act, support bill; H.R. 4105, Martime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, oppose new fee proposal provisions; S.2438 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, drivers hours of service provisions; Highway Bill Reauthorization (no bill number), support of freight policy.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 335 (113th), S. 2438 (113th), H.R. 4105 (113th), S. 1509 (113th), S. 218 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), S. 601 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciationH.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5021 (113th), H.R. 1 (113th), S. 749 (113th), S. 122 (113th), H.R. 4212 (113th), H.R. 25 (113th), S. 1859 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; Comments to U.S. Health and Human Services Department on Proposed Rule on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 (CMS-9949-P).

Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2176 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), H.R. 2577 (113th), S. 2168 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), S. 1729 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 3489 (113th), S. 2069 (113th), H.R. 769 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; ; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS; H.R. 1462, Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, all provisions; Amendment #70 to HR 4800, the FY2015 agriculture appropriations bill, to prohibit USDA funds for ethanol blender pumps

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1461 (113th), S. 1807 (113th), S. 1195 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, use of geolocation services to meet customer expectations and enhance customer experience; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2013-0040, 16 CFR 1115 et seq proposed rulemaking regarding voluntary recall notices provided as part of corrective action plan under Section 15 of the CPSA; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2014-0005, 16 CFR 1101, Information Disclosure under Section 6(b) of the Consumer product Safety Act.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 418 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), S. 2171 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 1193 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions;Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013; S. 2218, Subnational Visa Waiver Program Act of 2014, support legislation.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 223 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), S. 2218 (113th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel; Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations; Communication of retail industry view of issues of Bangladesh worker safety in the ready made garment industry; S. 1136, Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act, all provisions;Fur Products Labeling Act regulations; Educate members regarding the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1136 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

FY2015 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); S.2178/H.R.4320 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4321 - Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; S.1737 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation - case procedures; federal minimum wage issues generally;OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 2223, or other similar proposals to raise the federal minimum wage, oppose legislation; S. 84, the Paycheck Fairness Act, oppose legislation; Comments to National Labor Relations Board on Proposed Rule on Union Elections (RIN 3142-AA08).

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1737 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 2223 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 4320 (113th), S. 2178 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal;S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, public/private info sharing, monitoring networks, and safeguards on electronic information;

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 508 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 2588 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity demand letters, no specific legislation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), H.R. 3540 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th)