U.S. CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM for U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM

Telecommunications TEC

Various issues relating to call blocking; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization and litigation; FCCs notice of inquiry on the reassigned number database; study of fraudulent caller ID spoofing

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Health Issues HCR

S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 Proposed regulation regarding labeling changes for approved drugs and biological products (78 Fed. Reg. 67,985-67,999, November 13, 2013) Various issues relating to drug and medical device preemption

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 974 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 2815, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2018 Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2815 (115th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

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

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 906, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2017 S. 2564, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2018 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 2564 (115th), H.R. 906 (115th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Various issues relating to Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirements

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Insurance INS

H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 S. 1368, Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017 Various issues relating to National Flood Insurance Program liability and litigation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2875 (115th), S. 1368 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Various issues relating to call blocking; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization and litigation; FCCs notice of inquiry on the reassigned number database; study of fraudulent caller ID spoofing

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 725, Innocent Party Protection Act H.R. 985, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3487, To amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case S. 3249, Federal Courts Access Act of 2018 Various issues relating to class action reform; enforcement of federal law by state Attorneys General and states political subdivisions; doctrine of federal preemption; trial lawyer advertising; minimal diversity; oversight of the Department of Justice; use of exclusionary authority; federal enforcement of False Claims Act; litigation by localities; fraudulent joinder

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 725 (115th), H.R. 3487 (115th), S. 3249 (115th), H.R. 985 (115th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 720/S.237, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2017 H.R. 1374/S. 537, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 4570/H.R. 4734/S. 2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act Various issues relating to the Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401); restatements of the law issued by the American Law Institute; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; civil discovery reform; legal reform; asbestos litigation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: S. 537 (115th), H.R. 4734 (115th), S. 2203 (115th), H.R. 4570 (115th), S. 237 (115th), H.R. 720 (115th), H.R. 1374 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 522/H.R. 732/S. 333, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R. 5954/S. 2946, Anti-terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 S. 1902, Mens Rea Reform Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (P.L. 95-213), including agency guidance on enforcement; federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; Department of Justice policies on declined and non-prosecuted cases; federal criminal enforcement activities; over-criminalization of federal law; criminal justice reform; civil asset forfeiture; criminal discovery

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4002 (115th), S. 2946 (115th), S. 1902 (115th), H.R. 732 (115th), S. 2197 (115th), H.R. 5954 (115th), S. 333 (115th), H.R. 522 (115th)