INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling implementation

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

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

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

Bills named: S. 20 (112th), H.R. 1265 (112th), S. 687 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

Legislative initiatives to make access and affordability easier for small businesses such as Small Business Health Plans, expansion of Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Spending Accounts. Implementation of the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act; S.20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act

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

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

Veterans VET

H.R. 465, Veteran's Self-Employment Act; H.R. 2888/S. 1540, Help Veterans Own Franchises Act; efforts to encourage veteran ownership of franchised businesses.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2888 (112th), S. 1540 (112th), H.R. 465 (112th)

Small Business SMB

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

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

Immigration IMM

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

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

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Card Check" regulations and rulings from NLRB, micro-unions, persuasion activity reporting, union rights poster requirement, H.R. 2587, Protecting jobs from Government Interference Act

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

Bills named: H.R. 2587 (112th)