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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; contractor blacklisting; National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights

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

Bills named: H.R. 1516 (115th), H.R. 620 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), S. 1321 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 3857 (115th), S. 63 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), S. 140 (115th), H.R. 4219 (115th), H.R. 3441 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), S. 636 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), H.R. 1180 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

S. 2434, Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 Various issues relating to product labeling legislation

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

Bills named: S. 2434 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including changes to the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition

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

Bills named: H.R. 1175 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th), H.R. 394 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 251 (115th), H.R. 1215 (115th), S. 222 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 4616 (115th), H.R. 4618 (115th), S. 260 (115th), S. 85 (115th), H.R. 4619 (115th), S. 58 (115th), S. 1859 (115th), S. 2164 (115th), H.R. 4617 (115th), S. 1835 (115th), H.R. 4620 (115th), S. 108 (115th), S. 403 (115th), H.R. 1313 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 4978 (115th), S. 2410 (115th), H.R. 5138 (115th), S. 191 (115th), S. 1978 (115th), S. 40 (115th), H.R. 35 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), H.R. 143 (115th), H.R. 849 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1301, Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Programs; L-1 Visa Programs; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; 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; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements

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

Bills named: S. 1771 (115th), H.R. 3775 (115th), H.R. 1301 (115th), H.R. 4092 (115th), H.R. 4873 (115th), S. 2367 (115th), S. 2199 (115th), H.R. 4796 (115th), H.R. 979 (115th), S. 2192 (115th), H.R. 4184 (115th), H.R. 1627 (115th), H.R. 4207 (115th), H.R. 4760 (115th), S. 232 (115th), H.R. 1941 (115th), H.R. 1125 (115th), S. 128 (115th), H.R. 3711 (115th), S. 1780 (115th), S. 1615 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th), H.R. 496 (115th), H.R. 1502 (115th), S. 2464 (115th), S. 1720 (115th), H.R. 2579 (115th), H.R. 1303 (115th), S. 1852 (115th), H.R. 1468 (115th), H.R. 3358 (115th), H.R. 730 (115th), S. 2344 (115th), H.R. 2004 (115th), H.R. 641 (115th), S. 281 (115th), S. 792 (115th), H.R. 391 (115th), H.R. 3362 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), H.Res. 774 (115th), S. 179 (115th), H.R. 670 (115th), H.R. 2131 (115th), S. 2144 (115th), H.R. 281 (115th), H.R. 1705 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 180 (115th), S. 354 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th), H.R. 2717 (115th), H.J.Res. 123 (115th), H.R. 3440 (115th), H.R. 392 (115th), S. 727 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the 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); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending

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

Bills named: H.R. 4659 (115th), S. 2013 (115th), S. 327 (115th), H.R. 4281 (115th), H.R. 3911 (115th), S. 536 (115th), H.R. 2396 (115th), H.R. 4296 (115th), H.R. 4015 (115th), S. 1982 (115th), H.R. 1611 (115th), H.R. 1116 (115th), S. 444 (115th), H.R. 2226 (115th), H.R. 3312 (115th), H.R. 3972 (115th), S. 2282 (115th), H.R. 4279 (115th), H.R. 3746 (115th), H.R. 4861 (115th), H.R. 4550 (115th), H.R. 2319 (115th), S. 1463 (115th), H.R. 1585 (115th), H.R. 3860 (115th), S. 366 (115th), S. 1454 (115th), H.R. 4529 (115th), H.R. 3299 (115th), H.R. 1257 (115th), S. 34 (115th), H.R. 4607 (115th), H.R. 1153 (115th), H.R. 4519 (115th), S. 2098 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 1457 (115th), S. 1284 (115th), H.R. 477 (115th), H.R. 3857 (115th), H.R. 3179 (115th), H.R. 2553 (115th), H.R. 2201 (115th), H.R. 1849 (115th), H.R. 4263 (115th), H.R. 79 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), H.R. 4061 (115th), H.R. 1219 (115th), H.R. 4267 (115th), H.R. 3861 (115th), H.R. 4248 (115th), S. 488 (115th), H.R. 3948 (115th), H.R. 1090 (115th), H.R. 5323 (115th), H.R. 2706 (115th), H.R. 3973 (115th), H.R. 4545 (115th), S. 462 (115th), H.R. 238 (115th), H.R. 4292 (115th), H.R. 78 (115th), H.R. 4289 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 3903 (115th), S. 2155 (115th), S. 416 (115th), H.R. 4566 (115th), H.R. 4771 (115th), S. 1241 (115th), H.R. 1343 (115th), H.R. 5051 (115th), H.R. 3978 (115th), H.R. 910 (115th), H.R. 4293 (115th), S. 2498 (115th), H.R. 3762 (115th), S. 1717 (115th), H.R. 3110 (115th), S. 1893 (115th), H.R. 4028 (115th), H.R. 3093 (115th), H.R. 1312 (115th), H.R. 4537 (115th), H.R. 1645 (115th), H.R. 21 (115th), H.R. 4294 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

Various issues relating to environment and energy policy

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

Torts TOR

H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017

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

Bills named: H.R. 3808 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 3989, USA Liberty Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); 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"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with federal agencies; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India 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.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; 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), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; trade policy; United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; steel and aluminum tariffs; Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (PL 75-583); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)

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

Bills named: H.R. 525 (115th), S. 2108 (115th), S. 2098 (115th), H.R. 4478 (115th), H.R. 4067 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th), H.R. 3776 (115th), H.R. 3989 (115th), S. 2463 (115th), S. 472 (115th), H.R. 4318 (115th), H.Res. 60 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 4979 (115th), H.R. 3718 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), S. 2383 (115th), H.R. 442 (115th), H.R. 351 (115th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1339, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform; blacklisting of government contractors due to alleged Occupational Safety and Health Act (P.L. 91-596) violations

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

Bills named: H.R. 1339 (115th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) auditing standards for auditors use of the work of specialists, proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm

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

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th), S. 2155 (115th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853-66,862, October 30, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561-46,606, August 8, 2014) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113-5,121, February 1, 2016 and 81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Nominations of members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) review of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) clearance of revised EEO-1 form (Component 2); fiscal year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Bills named: H.R. 620 (115th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 including provisions relating to providing relief for inter-affilate derivatives transactions H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 Various issues relating to Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; Request for Information regarding Project KISS (82 Fed. Reg. 21,494-21,495, May 9, 2017); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations; exemption of inter-affiliate derivatives transactions from initial margin requirements; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users

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

Bills named: H.R. 238 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 3268 (115th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3901/S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; autonomous vehicles; smart cities

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

Bills named: H.R. 3388 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 3901 (115th), H.R. 4151 (115th), S. 1809 (115th), H.R. 3282 (115th), H.R. 3912 (115th), S. 1229 (115th), S. 1885 (115th)

Automotive Industry AUT

H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; smart cities

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

Bills named: S. 1885 (115th), H.R. 3388 (115th), S. 1809 (115th), H.R. 4151 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97); pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts

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

Bills named: S. 540 (115th), H.R. 308 (115th), H.R. 3860 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th), S. 47 (115th), S. 1958 (115th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan financial condition and reform

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

Bills named: H.R. 3596 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4682/S. 2510, Open Internet Preservation Act H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUMS) Act of 2018 H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" Draft Federal Trade Commission procedural reformlegislation Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; net neutrality

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

Bills named: H.R. 4943 (115th), S. 2510 (115th), S. 2383 (115th), S.J.Res. 52 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), H.J.Res. 129 (115th), H.R. 4682 (115th), H.R. 4986 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1695/S. 1010, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 4706, Music Modernization Act of 2017 Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; 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; the 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; IP issues related to North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); United Nations high level panel on access to medicines

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

Bills named: H.R. 4706 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), S. 1010 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 3170, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017 H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 H.R. 4743/S. 2283, Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 Nomination of David C. Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration

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

Bills named: H.R. 4668 (115th), H.R. 3170 (115th), S. 2283 (115th), H.R. 4743 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 Various issues relating to the reform of international standard setting bodies, including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds; European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; beneficial ownership

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

Bills named: H.R. 4170 (115th), S. 2482 (115th), S. 2039 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 1301, Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1370, An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 H.J. Res. 125, Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democrac (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy

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

Bills named: H.R. 195 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 1609 (115th), H.R. 3355 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), H.R. 3162 (115th), H.J.Res. 125 (115th), H.R. 3353 (115th), H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 3268 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), S. 1557 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 3266 (115th), H.R. 1370 (115th), H.R. 4667 (115th), H.R. 3362 (115th), S. 1603 (115th), H.R. 3280 (115th), S. 1780 (115th), H.R. 3358 (115th), S. 1655 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), S. 1648 (115th), H.R. 1301 (115th), H.R. 2998 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654/S. 677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rules on state guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from existing electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 61,507-61,519, December 28, 2017) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017) Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--addition of an applicability date to 2015 Clean Water Rule (82 Fed. Reg. 55,542-55,547, November 22, 2017) Clean Water Act Coverage of "Discharges of Pollutants" via a Direct Hydrologic Connection to Surface Water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018) Proposed rule on user fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (83 Fed. Reg. 8,212-8,235, February 26, 2018) Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone; CESWF-18-MITB mitigation banking guidelines

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

Bills named: H.R. 1431 (115th), S. 239 (115th), H.R. 1654 (115th), S. 677 (115th), S. 263 (115th), H.R. 723 (115th), S. 951 (115th), S. 839 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 1430 (115th), H.R. 978 (115th), H.R. 1917 (115th), S. 69 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 879, Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1401, Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1422/S. 563, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 1423, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1558, Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act H.R. 2246, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 H.R. 2565, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2868, National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 S. 1058, National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1313, Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017 S. 1368, Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

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

Bills named: S. 563 (115th), H.R. 1423 (115th), H.R. 1401 (115th), H.R. 3746 (115th), H.R. 2874 (115th), H.R. 2875 (115th), H.R. 2565 (115th), H.R. 1558 (115th), H.R. 2246 (115th), H.R. 879 (115th), S. 1368 (115th), S. 1058 (115th), H.R. 2868 (115th), H.R. 1422 (115th), S. 1313 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 2434, Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2018 S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle to be Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Nomination of Dana Baiocco to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Various issues relating to potential product labeling legislation

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

Bills named: S. 2498 (115th), S. 2434 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing Draft legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)

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

Bills named: S. 1817 (115th), S. 1448 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th), H.R. 723 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), S. 839 (115th), S. 119 (115th), H.R. 76 (115th), H.R. 1917 (115th), S. 951 (115th), S. 239 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 978 (115th), H.R. 50 (115th), S. 579 (115th), H.R. 78 (115th), S. 263 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration; establishment of a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR); Fiscal Year 2019 funding for energy efficiency programs managed by the Department of Energy; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

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

Bills named: S. 385 (115th), S. 239 (115th), H.R. 723 (115th), H.R. 1873 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 1443 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 2388, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2017 H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; border security; interior enforcement; travel issues; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler program; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers; funding for Brand USA

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

Bills named: H.R. 2626 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 351 (115th), H.R. 2388 (115th), H.R. 730 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 979 (115th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016) Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; child care and early education; welfare reform; Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America

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

Bills named: H.R. 4508 (115th), H.R. 2434 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 1121 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing

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

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 H.R. 2213/S. 595, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act S. 1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 S. 2083, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2289, Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Air Cargo Advance Screening Program and Explosives Detection Canine Teams for Air Cargo Security Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and 4 Technology Accountability and Security Act Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); implementation of Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-91, Subtitle G); Department of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed rule on Wassenaar Arrangement intrusion software and surveillance items; Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework-like effort on IoT security and resilience; Department of Justice Cyber-Digital Task Force; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice of proposed rulemaking, Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards; National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative; Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement and guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures

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

Bills named: H.R. 4668 (115th), H.R. 4747 (115th), H.R. 4478 (115th), H.R. 3776 (115th), S. 2083 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), S. 1904 (115th), H.R. 3548 (115th), H.R. 3359 (115th), S. 2289 (115th), H.R. 4036 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), H.R. 1224 (115th), S. 1717 (115th), S. 2392 (115th), S. 770 (115th), S. 1872 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), S. 1454 (115th), S. 536 (115th), H.R. 4151 (115th), S. 2155 (115th), H.R. 2213 (115th), S. 1241 (115th), H.R. 4176 (115th), S. 1691 (115th), H.R. 2105 (115th), S. 595 (115th), S. 1157 (115th), H.R. 2825 (115th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 210, Native American Energy Act H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 3138, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 245, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 S. 1935, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 Nomination of Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; reauthorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330); Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); tax parity for tribal governments

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

Bills named: H.R. 210 (115th), H.R. 3138 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), S. 379 (115th), S. 140 (115th), S. 63 (115th), S. 1935 (115th), S. 245 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 806/S.263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rule on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017) Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--addition of an applicability date to 2015 Clean Water Rule (82 Fed. Reg. 55,542-55,547, November 22, 2017) Request for comments Clean Water Act coverage of "discharges of pollutants" via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018) Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act regarding EPAs national ambient air quality standards for ozone; CESWF-18-MITB mitigation banking guidelines

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

Bills named: H.R. 806 (115th), S. 263 (115th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; environment and energy policy; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 05-17; guidelines for addressing cyber risks at Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) Regulated Facilities (82 Fed. Reg. 32,189-32,191, July 12, 2017)

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