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

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. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; smart cities

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

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 877, Protecting Student Privacy Act of 2017 Draft legislation on Federal Trade Commission procedural reform

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

Bills named: S. 877 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements 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. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds 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. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency 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, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 Draft FCC reauthorization and reform legislation 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 Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the 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 Michael Dourson, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Nomination of Matthew Leopold, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel Nomination of David Ross, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water Nomination of William Wehrum, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Peter B. Robb to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Susan P. Bodine to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Preston Rutledge to be Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor Nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to be Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Scott Mugno to be Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor 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) 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. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511), and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13); Office of Management and Budget M-17013 Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business and Small Business Subcontractors; environment and energy policy; Federal Trade Commission informational injury workshop; 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; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; 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; citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation of Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure

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

Bills named: H.R. 33 (115th), H.R. 76 (115th), S. 375 (115th), H.R. 978 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th), S. 584 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 3280 (115th), S. 565 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 2553 (115th), S. 452 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), H.R. 1654 (115th), S. 579 (115th), H.R. 1430 (115th), H.R. 50 (115th), H.R. 1431 (115th), S. 951 (115th), S. 1817 (115th), S. 1448 (115th), S. 454 (115th), S. 21 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th), S. 263 (115th), S. 119 (115th), H.R. 659 (115th), H.R. 78 (115th), H.R. 1096 (115th), H.R. 732 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act 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. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 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. 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. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) 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 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. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 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. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act 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 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-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; 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 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; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; 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 or ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements

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

Bills named: H.J.Res. 123 (115th), H.R. 1303 (115th), S. 180 (115th), H.R. 1941 (115th), S. 1780 (115th), S. 232 (115th), H.R. 979 (115th), H.R. 1502 (115th), S. 1615 (115th), H.R. 2717 (115th), S. 792 (115th), H.R. 1627 (115th), H.R. 392 (115th), H.R. 1468 (115th), S. 504 (115th), S. 2192 (115th), H.R. 730 (115th), S. 2144 (115th), S. 354 (115th), H.R. 2004 (115th), H.R. 670 (115th), H.R. 3711 (115th), H.R. 3775 (115th), S. 128 (115th), H.R. 3440 (115th), S. 1852 (115th), H.R. 641 (115th), H.R. 391 (115th), H.R. 4184 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th), H.R. 1125 (115th), S. 179 (115th), H.R. 4207 (115th), S. 727 (115th), H.R. 3362 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), H.R. 3358 (115th), H.R. 1705 (115th), H.R. 4092 (115th), S. 1720 (115th), H.R. 2131 (115th), H.R. 601 (115th), H.R. 281 (115th), H.R. 496 (115th), S. 281 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 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 H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Fiscal Year 2017 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 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 Scott Mugno to be Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) 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 on claims procedure for plans providing disability benefits (81 Fed. Reg. 92,316-92,343, December 19, 2016) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) 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) Notice of proposed amendments 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 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) 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; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; 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); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); hurricane Harvey relief efforts; 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: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 1321 (115th), H.J.Res. 37 (115th), H.R. 3441 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), S.J.Res. 12 (115th), H.R. 1180 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 4219 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act 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. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act 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, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy (SECURE) Act S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 Environmental Protection Agency nominees, Andrew Wheeler, Susan Bodine, Michael Dourson, Matthew Leopard, David Ross and William Wehrum 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) 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 financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 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) 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; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); 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.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; 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; Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure

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

Bills named: S. 375 (115th), S. 21 (115th), H.R. 26 (115th), H.R. 469 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 1430 (115th), S. 376 (115th), S. 263 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 1431 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th), S. 454 (115th), H.R. 1273 (115th), H.R. 1654 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 4239 (115th), S. 452 (115th), H.R. 978 (115th), S. 69 (115th), S. 951 (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. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act 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 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 2986, International Communications Privacy Act 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 members 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); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; 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 U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; 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 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); 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; 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; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; trade policy; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window; United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade

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

Bills named: H.R. 3718 (115th), H.R. 4318 (115th), H.R. 3551 (115th), H.R. 4067 (115th), H.Res. 60 (115th), H.R. 351 (115th), S. 472 (115th), H.R. 2213 (115th), S. 2986 (115th), H.R. 4478 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), H.R. 3989 (115th), S. 2108 (115th), H.R. 442 (115th), H.R. 525 (115th), S. 2098 (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: Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th), S. 2155 (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, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act 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, 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. 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. 3971, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 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 At 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. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors 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. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance 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 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 347, Facilitating Access to Credit 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 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; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128) modernization; 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; 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; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; 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)

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

Bills named: H.R. 4061 (115th), H.R. 238 (115th), H.R. 4028 (115th), H.R. 2201 (115th), H.R. 4296 (115th), H.R. 347 (115th), H.R. 78 (115th), H.R. 2359 (115th), H.R. 2226 (115th), S. 327 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), H.R. 1090 (115th), H.R. 2706 (115th), H.R. 3857 (115th), H.R. 4519 (115th), H.R. 3978 (115th), H.R. 1153 (115th), H.R. 4279 (115th), S.J.Res. 47 (115th), H.R. 3861 (115th), S. 1893 (115th), H.R. 3312 (115th), H.R. 3973 (115th), S. 444 (115th), H.R. 4293 (115th), H.R. 4263 (115th), H.R. 3971 (115th), H.R. 4281 (115th), H.R. 1257 (115th), H.R. 3746 (115th), H.R. 2319 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 1611 (115th), H.R. 4545 (115th), H.R. 4248 (115th), S. 1982 (115th), S. 1241 (115th), H.R. 21 (115th), S. 488 (115th), H.R. 3179 (115th), H.R. 1849 (115th), S. 34 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 4566 (115th), H.R. 4015 (115th), H.R. 4292 (115th), S. 1284 (115th), H.R. 2396 (115th), H.R. 3948 (115th), H.R. 1343 (115th), H.R. 1219 (115th), S. 1717 (115th), H.R. 4294 (115th), S. 1454 (115th), H.R. 4289 (115th), H.R. 2553 (115th), H.R. 1116 (115th), H.R. 3093 (115th), H.R. 1645 (115th), H.R. 4529 (115th), H.R. 1457 (115th), H.R. 3762 (115th), S. 1463 (115th), H.R. 3299 (115th), H.R. 477 (115th), H.R. 3110 (115th), H.R. 910 (115th), H.R. 1585 (115th), S. 536 (115th), H.R. 4267 (115th), H.R. 79 (115th), S. 2155 (115th), H.R. 3911 (115th), H.R. 1312 (115th), S. 2098 (115th), H.R. 3903 (115th), S. 416 (115th), S. 462 (115th), S. 366 (115th), H.R. 3972 (115th), H.J.Res. 111 (115th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act 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: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 3268 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 238 (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. 3823, Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 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); autonomous vehicles; smart cities

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

Bills named: S. 1885 (115th), H.R. 2997 (115th), H.R. 3388 (115th), H.R. 4151 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 3823 (115th), H.R. 3282 (115th), S. 1229 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 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 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; border adjustment tax; value added tax; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint; Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens

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

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), S. 205 (115th), H.R. 631 (115th), S. 47 (115th), H.R. 308 (115th), S. 540 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 3596, Rightsizing Pension Premiums Act of 2017 H.R. 4158, Retirement Plan Modernization Act 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 rule claims procedure for plans providing disability benefits; extension of applicability date (82 Fed. Reg. 47,409-47,415, October 12, 2017) Final regulation on mortality tables for determining present value under defined benefit pension plans (82 Fed. Reg. 46,388-46-411, October 5, 2017) Nomination of Preston Rutledge to be the Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration Various issues relating to tax reform

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

Bills named: H.R. 3596 (115th), H.R. 4158 (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 S. 1781, National White Collar Crime Control Act of 2017 Various issues relating to intellectual property protections; overseas threats to economy; 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; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP Issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and High Level Panel on Access to Medicines

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

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), S. 1781 (115th), S. 1010 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 2712, Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017 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: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2712 (115th)

Small Business SMB

S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 1558, Advocacy Empowerment Act of 2017 S. 1559, Hearing Small Businesses Act of 2017 Nomination of David C. Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Various issues relating to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-17-13, January 11, 2017, extension of policy to provide accelerated payment to small business and small business subcontractors

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

Bills named: S. 1558 (115th), S. 584 (115th), S. 1559 (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: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2017 Various issues relating to appropriations for the TSA; appropriations for U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation

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

Bills named: H.R. 4176 (115th), H.R. 2825 (115th), H.R. 2213 (115th), H.R. 3551 (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 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 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); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; loan guarantee program under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58); establishment of a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

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

Bills named: H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 1443 (115th), S. 239 (115th), S. 385 (115th), H.R. 1873 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 723 (115th)

Education EDU

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; Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America

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

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

Animals ANI

H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy (SECURE) Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 4239 (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. 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: Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

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

Science/Technology SCI

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. 3427, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses

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

Bills named: H.R. 3427 (115th), H.R. 1430 (115th), H.R. 4151 (115th), H.R. 1431 (115th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 74, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S.263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms 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) 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

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

Bills named: S. 452 (115th), S. 263 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 1654 (115th), S. 454 (115th), H.R. 1431 (115th), H.R. 74 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy (SECURE) Act S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including provisions relating to state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to environment and energy policy

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

Bills named: H.R. 4239 (115th), H.R. 717 (115th), S. 375 (115th), H.R. 1273 (115th), S. 376 (115th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to labeling of bioengineered food products Various issues relating to product labeling legislation

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

Bills named: S. 1603 (115th), H.R. 3268 (115th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 2810/S. 1519, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 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: U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1519 (115th), H.R. 2810 (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 2017 and 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

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

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act H.R. 1865, Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 S. 1311, Abolish Human Trafficking Act of 2017 S. 1312, Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017 S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Open Internet Preservation Act Draft legislation titled A Bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 Draft Federal Trade Commission procedural reformlegislation Draft net neutrality legislation Draft student privacy legislation Draft Federal Communication Commission reauthorization and reform legislation 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; expanding flexible use in mid-band spectrum between 3.7 and 24 GHz; Federal Trade Commission informational injury workshop; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421)

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

Bills named: S. 1693 (115th), H.R. 1865 (115th), S. 1312 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), S. 1311 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1687 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. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 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/S. 1818, 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. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 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 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. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act 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 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, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1227 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 benefit and payment parameters for 2019 (82 Fed. Reg. 51,052-51,148, November 2, 2017) Request for Information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Health Care Choices to Employer Patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017) Request for Information Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017) 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 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; IRS Notice application of market reform and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act to HRAs, Health FSAs, and certain other employer healthcare arrangements HRAs (Notice 2013-54, September 13, 2013); IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015); IRS Notice on qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (Notice 2017-67, October 31, 2017); 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: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 108 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 1280 (115th), H.R. 394 (115th), H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 1313 (115th), S. 2164 (115th), H.R. 2430 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), S. 1859 (115th), H.R. 849 (115th), S. 191 (115th), S. 85 (115th), H.R. 247 (115th), S. 222 (115th), S. 40 (115th), S. 403 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 4618 (115th), H.R. 4616 (115th), S. 251 (115th), S. 934 (115th), H.R. 4619 (115th), H.R. 1175 (115th), H.R. 35 (115th), S. 1852 (115th), H.R. 1215 (115th), H.R. 143 (115th), S. 1978 (115th), S. 260 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), S. 1835 (115th), H.R. 4620 (115th), S. 28 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), H.R. 4617 (115th), S. 1818 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 2266, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 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. 3219, Make America Secure 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. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous 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. 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. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, 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 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: Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3266 (115th), H.R. 3219 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), S. 1655 (115th), S. 1609 (115th), H.R. 2266 (115th), H.R. 3362 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), H.R. 244 (115th), H.R. 3354 (115th), S. 1780 (115th), S. 1603 (115th), H.J.Res. 123 (115th), H.R. 3353 (115th), H.R. 3355 (115th), S. 1557 (115th), H.Con.Res. 71 (115th), H.R. 3358 (115th), H.R. 2998 (115th), S. 1648 (115th), H.R. 3162 (115th), H.R. 3280 (115th), H.R. 3268 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

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

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. 2388, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2017 H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 2805, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2017 S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 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: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2626 (115th), H.R. 2388 (115th), H.R. 351 (115th), H.R. 730 (115th), S. 504 (115th), H.R. 979 (115th), H.R. 2805 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing

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

Bills named: H.R. 2810 (115th)

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. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3548, Border Security for America 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. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 763, Surface and Maritime Transportation Security Act 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. 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 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act of 2017 Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; 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; USTR Initiation of Section 301 Investigation; Hearing; and Request for Public Comments: Chinas Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation; 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); Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies (SAFETY) Act of 2002 (P.L. 107-296), including potential amendment qualifying cyber incidents as a trigger for liability protections; proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on ENISA, the "EU Cybersecurity Agency", and repealing Regulation (EU) 526/2013, and on Information and Communication Technology cybersecurity certification (''Cybersecurity Act''); Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 July 2016 concerning measures for a high common level of security of network and information systems across the Union (NIS Directive); Regulations (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation); National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative

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

Bills named: S. 595 (115th), H.R. 1224 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), H.R. 4151 (115th), S. 536 (115th), H.R. 3548 (115th), S. 763 (115th), S. 770 (115th), S. 1717 (115th), H.R. 3359 (115th), H.R. 2105 (115th), H.R. 4668 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), S. 1691 (115th), S. 1241 (115th), H.R. 2825 (115th), S. 2083 (115th), S. 1157 (115th), S. 2155 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), H.R. 3551 (115th), S. 1454 (115th), S. 1904 (115th), H.R. 4478 (115th), H.R. 4036 (115th), H.R. 2213 (115th)