What was lobbied
20 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Support for federal leadership in upgrading and modernizing State and municipal recycling infrastructures; Discussions about provisions of possible legislation on beverage container recycling requirements
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Employer Reporting Requirements under the Affordable Care Act; Surprise Medical Billing Implementation; Creation of the National Patient Safety Board (NPSB); COVID Vaccine Incentives; H.R. 1319, the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (COBRA provisions); S. 1424, the Chronic Disease Management Act of 2021; S.380, Health Savings Act of 2021; Build Back Better Act (civil monetary penalties for mental health plans and other health care provisions)
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Maritime Commission; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; President of the U.S.; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
S. 1424 (117th), S. 380 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)
S. 1720/H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 - support passage of the legislation, specifically Section 202.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); President of the U.S.; Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Bills named:
S. 1720 (117th), H.R. 3076 (117th)
Cybersecurity Infrastructure and Security Agency (CISA) Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce Guidance; S. ___, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2021 (unnumbered Sen. Carper draft bill); S. 2407, Cyber Incident Notification Act of 2021; S. 2875, Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021; H.R. 5540, Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2021
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); President of the U.S.; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Bills named:
S. 2875 (117th), S. 2407 (117th), H.R. 5540 (117th)
Regulatory comments supporting electricity transmission competition, docket number RM21-17-000
Contacted: U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; President of the U.S.; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Support for efforts to extend the Covered Business Method (CBM) review program at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which expired September 15
Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Oppose corporate tax rate increases (Build Back Better Act); Oppose repeal of QBAI and FDII; Extend EBITDA calculation for interest deductibility (H.R. 5371, S. 1077); oppose National Retail Sales Tax/VAT; Support Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act (S. 1274); Oppose repeal of Sec. 199A deduction
Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Maritime Commission
Bills named:
H.R. 5371 (117th), S. 1274 (117th), S. 1077 (117th)
PRIA (calling for the enactment of a Pandemic Risk Insurance Act), Business Insurance Compensation Fund; enactment of H.R. 7011- Pandemic Risk Insurance Act; Business Interruption Insurance issues; Commercial Rent Forgiveness and Abatement Plan; support for Trade Credit Insurance
Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Treasury, Dept of; President of the U.S.; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System
Bills named:
H.R. 7011 (117th)
Data Privacy and Security - communications of retail views regarding data privacy and security issues, including proposed legislation affecting the collection, use, security and disclosure of personal information and self-regulatory privacy programs providing protection for consumers, including: H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act S. 2499, SAFE DATA Act H.R. ____, Control Our Data Act (Discussion Draft of Reps. McMorris Rodgers and Bilirakis) Transatlantic Data Transfers and Related EU Data Regulatory Issues - communication of retail views regarding U.S. policy with respect to the regulation of transfers of personal data from EU to U.S., including discussion of the invalidated EU-U.S. Privacy Shield, the proposed EU modernization of and recommendations on the use of modernized Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) for transatlantic data transfers, the White Paper on SCCs issued by the Department of Commerce, and on-going EU-U.S. relations on these and related data protection regulatory issues. CPSC Oversight issues - communications regarding product safety issues; overall agency reviews on key issues.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); President of the U.S.; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission
Bills named:
S. 2499 (117th), H.R. 1816 (117th), S. 1494 (117th)
S.65/H.R. 1155 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, express retail views on the bill; H.R.6121 - Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 - Oppose; Support efforts to renew and modernize the Generalized System of Preferences; Support efforts to renew the Miscellaneous Trade Bill; Support a fix to allow for Section 321 DeMinimis entries from Foreign Trade Zones; Oppose efforts to eliminate 301 China tariff exemption for de minimis entries; Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain; Support elimination of the China 301 tariffs, a renewal of the China 301 tariff exclusion process and reinstatement of expired exclusions; Oppose steel/aluminum 232 tariffs; Support tariff relief for coronavirus economic stimulus; Counterfeit Goods; Communicate retail views on the issue of forced labor in the supply chain; Country of Origin Labeling Online - Oppose; H.R. 3075 Illegal Fishing & Forced Labor Prevention Act, expressed views on legislation; Expressed concerns with U.S. Customs & Border Protection assessment of fines under novel interpretation of Jones Act in connection with transport of seafood through Canadian rail transit
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); State, Dept of (DOS); President of the U.S.; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)
Bills named:
H.R. 6121 (117th), H.R. 1155 (117th), H.R. 3075 (117th), S. 65 (117th)
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data, discussed views of Retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; Seeking support from House and Senate for passage of CARES Act; support for efforts to extend the Covered Business Method (CBM) review program at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) which expired September 15; support for Trade Credit Insurance
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); President of the U.S.; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
Ocean Shipping Reform Act, HR 4996 - support the bill; Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding; Port related issues - Port congestion, detention/demurrage, support for FMC Interpretive Rule on Detention and Demurrage; Retail views on infrastructure funding and needs; H.R. 1374; S.569; the DRIVE-Safe Act - seeking support for Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy Act; Truck driver shortage and supply chain solutions; Discussion of retail view on proposed pilot program to allow persons ages 18, 19 and 20 to operate commercial motor vehicles in interstate commerce, docket number FMCSA-2018-0346 Oppose Sections 1118 and 1211 of the INVEST in America Act that would allow electric vehicle (EV) charging on the Interstate right-of-way and at Interstate highway rest areas Opposing expansion of tolling on existing Interstate highways
Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); President of the U.S.; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Bills named:
H.R. 1374 (117th), H.R. 4996 (117th), S. 569 (117th)
CARES Act, small business loan, tax, and paid leave provisions; Paycheck Protection Program; Expand eligibility of Restaurant Revitalization Fund to include small retail businesses
Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); President of the U.S.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; H.R.6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021; H-1B visas; H-2B visas; J-1 visas; DHS DACA Regulations
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); President of the U.S.; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.R. 6 (117th)
Discussions with Food & Drug Administration regarding food safety issues, general; Discussions with Centers for Disease Control and Food & Drug Administration regarding norovirus prevention in foodservice settings
Contacted: White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); President of the U.S.; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC)
Career and technical education issues generally
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); President of the U.S.; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
General COVID-19 and workplace safety issues; Nominations to the Labor Department and National Labor Relations Board; OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19; NLRB Joint Employer Regulations; NLRB Independent Contractor Regulations; DOL Joint Employer Regulations; DOL Independent Contractor Regulations; Tipped Employee Regulations; H.R. 842 and S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act; H.R.1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 963 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal ActS.J. Res 13, Update of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Conciliation Procedures; Build Back Better Act (National Labor Relations Act provisions. Fair Labor Standards Act provisions, and universal paid leave program); S.J. Res. 29, Congressional disapproval of the Occupational Safety and Health Administrations Emergency Temporary Standard for COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); President of the U.S.; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System
Bills named:
H.R. 1065 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), H.R. 7 (117th), S. 420 (117th), S.J.Res. 29 (117th), H.R. 963 (117th)
Issues relating to the Renewable Fuel Standard; concerns with RFS renewable biodiesel renewable volume obligation contributing to soybean oil shortage.
Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); President of the U.S.; Maritime Administration (MARAD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Patent reform - communication impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters, and patent litigation on retail practices. Express concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters. H.R.3666; S.2082 - STRONGER Patents Act.
Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Maritime Commission; President of the U.S.; White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Bills named:
H.R. 3666 (117th), S. 2082 (117th)
S. 936 / H.R. 5502 INFORM Consumers Act
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); President of the U.S.; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Reserve System
Bills named:
H.R. 5502 (117th), S. 936 (117th)
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