INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA); S.20/H.R.1744, American Job Protection Act; S.687/H.R,1265, to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvent property; Comprehensive tax reform

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 20 (112th), S. 687 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Employment verification (E-Verify); H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act; H2B Visa Program

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 2885 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Card Check" regulations and rulings from NLRB; micro-unions; persuasion activity reporting; employee rights poster requirement; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 3066, Companionship Exemption Protection Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3066 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th)

Computer Industry CPI

ICANN top-level domain name expansion program

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling implementation

Contacted: SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Health Issues HCR

Legislative initiatives for easier access and affordability for small businesses such as Small Business Health Plans; Expansion of Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts; Regulatory implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; S.20/H.R.1744, American Job Protection Act; S.1880/H.R.1370, to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers (Health Insurance Tax)

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1880 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), S. 20 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th)

Veterans VET

S.1540/H.R.2888, Help Veterans Own Franchises Act; S.1866, AGREE Act; H.R. 3351, Franchise Education for Veterans Act; VOW to Hire Veterans Act; efforts to encourage veteran ownership of franchised businesses.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2888 (112th), S. 1540 (112th), S. 1866 (112th), H.R. 3351 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) and 504 loan programs; impact of new health care regulations on small business owners; impact of new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations on small business access to credit.

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)