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Immigration IMM

J-1 Visa - engagement via coalition letters with State Department; White House, House and Senate

Contacted: White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Transportation TRA

Bipartisan Infrastructure, Senate Amendment to H.R. 3684, the Infrastructure and Jobs Act Extension of the Surface Transportation Investment Act American Jobs Plan DRIVE Safe Act (H.R. 1745/S. 659) Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 (S.2016)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 1745 (117th), H.R. 3684 (117th), S. 659 (117th), S. 2016 (117th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Rural broadband access

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 2731/S. 1260 - the Endless Frontiers Act / U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - Section 2510 - Country of Origin Labeling Online Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th)

Banking BAN

Payments: The need to bring transparency and competition into the broken payments marketplace

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.1816 - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1816 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Executive Order 14042 - COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 842/S. 420) Emergency Temporary Standard FAMILY Act (HR 804 / S.248)

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 420 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), S. 248 (117th), H.R. 804 (117th)

Agriculture AGR

S. 1251 - the Growing Climate Solutions Act Child Nutrition Reauthorization, Improving the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to work more efficiently for retailers and their customers. Operations Efficiency re General federal feeding programs such as SNAP EA and P-EBT in response to the pandemic Efforts to address hunger

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1251 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5736 - Build Back Better Act - Subtitle I - (tax provisions; including discussion with Senate on funding alternatives) H.R. 4940 / S.2680 - Real Corporate Profits Tax Act of 2021 Global Tax Deal - OECD Agreement & Additional Global Support - Pillar 1 & 2 - administration agencies S.617 - Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1712 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. S. 480 / H.R. 1321 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act America Jobs Plan - Corporate income tax (not introduced legislatively)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 2680 (117th), S. 617 (117th), S. 480 (117th), H.R. 4940 (117th), H.R. 1712 (117th), H.R. 5736 (117th), H.R. 1321 (117th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 1319 American Rescue Plan Act - Subtitle H - Pensions

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

The Enhancing Health Savings Act of 2021 (S. 380) Telehealth Expansion Act of 2021 (S. 1704), FMI is part of the Partnership for Employer-Sponsored Coverage and P4ESC sent a letter of support Transparency in Coverage final rule implementation - FMI was part of a P4ESC coalition letter that was sent to Secs. Becerra and Walsh requesting a compliance safe harbor or good faith effort standard for employers regarding the machine-readable files requirement under the Transparency in Coverage final rule Chronic Disease Management Act, H.R. 3563/S. 1424 - FMI was part of a P4ESC coalition letter of support Commonsense Reporting Act, H.R. 5318

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5318 (117th), H.R. 3563 (117th), S. 380 (117th), S. 1704 (117th), S. 1424 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 4433 / S.2388 - COMPOST Act H.R. 4444 / S.2389 - Zero Food Waste Act H.R. 2820 / S.2151 - Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 H.R. 5389 / S.2645 - REDUCE Act of 2021 H.R. 2238 / S. 984 - the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 Recycling Infrastructure Prioritization Climate Change and Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Recommendations - with a focus on food waste

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 2389 (117th), S. 2388 (117th), S. 2151 (117th), H.R. 5389 (117th), H.R. 2820 (117th), S. 2645 (117th), H.R. 4433 (117th), H.R. 2238 (117th), H.R. 4444 (117th), S. 984 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 742: Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021, and the need to protect retailers' confidential sales data

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 742 (117th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FDA Closer to Zero H.R.2229/S.1019 - Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to limit the presence of toxic elements in, and otherwise regulate, infant and toddler food, and for other purposes. Report 117-82, which accompanied H. R. 4356, the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2022, regarding food traceability/traceback Report 117-43, which accompanied S. 2599, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, regarding food traceability/traceback

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 4356 (117th), S. 1019 (117th), S. 2599 (117th), H.R. 2229 (117th)

Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON

S.672 - Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021 & H.R.1789 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to save Federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circulating coins, and for other purposes, supporting the bill Federal Reserve debit routing Swipe fee reform Coin circulation issues

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1789 (117th), S. 672 (117th)

Pharmacy PHA

Path out of the Pandemic, President Bidens COVID-19 Action Plan, including vaccine and testing requirements as well as the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard The Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act (H.R. 3554 / S. 1909) The Prescription Pricing for the People Act (S.1388) The Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (H.R. 2759/S. 1362) COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Supplies, Reimbursement Pharmacist scope of practice, including authorities established by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR) Fees, Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1909 (117th), S. 1362 (117th), S. 1388 (117th), H.R. 2759 (117th), H.R. 3554 (117th)