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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Various issues relating to Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirements

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 766 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 3375, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act Various issues relating to data privacy; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 946 (116th), H.R. 3375 (116th), S. 151 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending Various issues relating to securities litigation

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 471 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 3375, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act Various issues relating to data privacy; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization

Contacted: SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 946 (116th), H.R. 3375 (116th), S. 151 (116th)

Insurance INS

Various litigation and liability issues relating to National Flood Insurance Program

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including title X, subtitle G provisions relating to the treatment of contaminated water near military installations, and sections 544, 545, 550H-J, and House Armed Services Committee amendment 439 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 832 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; federal enforcement of False Claims Act litigation by localities; sealing of court filings

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Pharmacy PHA

Potential legislation similar to H.R. Making Objective Drug Evidence Revisions for New Labeling (MODERN) Labeling Act (115th Cong.) Various issues relating to drug labeling liability

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States

Torts TOR

H.R. 327, Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019 H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act H.R. 1430/S. 608, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019 H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2019 H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act H.R. 2148/S. 1082, Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace (BE HEARD in the Workplace) Act H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2749/S. 1491, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 2750, Justice for Servicemembers Act S. 610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019 S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 635, Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6351, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 646, Justice for Servicemembers and Veterans Act of 2017 Various issues relating to the Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401); definition of unjustified consumer under the Federal Trade Commission Act; use of consent decrees under the Federal Trade Commission Act; alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; restatements of the law issued by the American Law Institute; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; civil discovery reform; legal reform; asbestos litigation; litigation involving perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); legislation related to sexual assault and arbitration

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 620 (116th), S. 630 (116th), S. 1306 (116th), S. 608 (116th), S. 1491 (116th), H.R. 2749 (116th), S. 1082 (116th), S. 646 (116th), S. 610 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), H.R. 2750 (116th), H.R. 1443 (116th), H.R. 327 (116th), H.R. 6351 (116th), H.R. 1423 (116th), H.R. 1500 (116th), H.R. 2148 (116th), H.R. 1430 (116th), S. 635 (116th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 2566, Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act of 2019 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; over-criminalization of federal law; criminal justice reform

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 2566 (116th)