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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Acosta, labor secretary nomination, OSHA FY18 budget, Workplace safety issues affecting small businesses, HHS appropriations, Nurse and Health care worker protection act, HR 2428/S 1122- Accurate workplace injury and illness records restoration act, OSHA's Beryllium rule-making,

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2428 (115th)

Banking BAN

Reed Proposal on SEC employee advocate, Dodd-Frank general defense, S 881/HR 2585-21st Century Glass-Steagall Act of 2017, HR 10-Financial Choice Act of 2017-Oppose, HR 797-Return to Prudent Banking Act of 2017, General financial reform issues, Promote good nominees to the SEC, CFTC, and other banking agencies.

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2585 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 797 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

SEC disclosure issues, Oppose the choice act, Take on Wall Street Policies (Glass-Steagall, taxing wall street trades, closing the carried interest, and performance pay loopholes).

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Constitution CON

President Emoluments lawsuit, Legislation that poses a threat to the civil justice system including HR 1215, and HR 720

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1215 (115th), H.R. 720 (115th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Oppose HR 1215-Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017, Medical malpractice legislation, HR 985-Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claim transparency act of 2017, HR 725-Innocent Party Protection Act, HR 720-Lawsuit abuse protection act of 2017,

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 720 (115th), H.R. 1215 (115th), H.R. 725 (115th), H.R. 985 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Oppose Johnson Amendment repeal, Disclosure of President Trump's tax returns, Putting main street first-Inclusive prosperity act (S 805/HR 1144), tax reform, Wall Street speculation tax/financial transaction tax, Promote Brights Lines project legislation,

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1144 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Protect the CMS Nursing Home Arbitration Regulation from rollback, Single-payer health care legislation, Improving Access to Affordable Prescription Drugs Act (S.771 and HR 1776), Stop Price Gouging Act (S 1369/HR 2974), FAIR Drug Pricing act (S. 1131 and HR 2439), American Health Care Act (HR 1628), CREATES Act (S 974/HR 2212), FAST Generics Act (HR 2841), FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (S 934, HR 2430), Preserve Access to Affordable Generics Act (S 124).

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2212 (115th), S. 1131 (115th), S. 771 (115th), H.R. 2974 (115th), H.R. 2430 (115th), H.R. 1776 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 2439 (115th), H.R. 2841 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S 951-Oppose Regulatory Accountability Act, Regulatory reform, HR 1215, HR 985, HR 725, HR 720 (also listed in Civic issue), General meeting with CPSC commissioners, Broadband privacy protections, Anti-civil justice bills, Defend CFPB, Dodd-Frank, and other financial reforms, consumer product safety

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 985 (115th), H.R. 720 (115th), H.R. 1215 (115th), H.R. 725 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Strengthen Office of Government Ethics (OGE) Act, Official Time Reform Act (HR 1364), Reform foreign agents registration Act (FARA), Amending definition of special government employee, STOCK Act amendment HR2277/S350, Political Intelligence Transparency Act (HR 2819), White House ethics executive order 13770, ban privately sponsored travel for Congress, FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act, FY18 Federal appropriations, Conflicts of interest in the administration, Support disclosure of political spending, Getting foreign money out of our elections,

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2277 (115th), H.R. 1364 (115th), H.R. 2819 (115th)

Pharmacy PHA

S 297-Increased competition in Pharmaceuticals Act, HR 1703-Medical Prudent Communications Act of 2017, HR 2026- Pharmaceutical Information Exchange Act, S-252-Medicare Drug Savings act of 2017, Right to try legislation, Prescription Drug Importation, and HR 1223-OPEN Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2026 (115th), H.R. 1703 (115th), H.R. 1223 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

A rider free FY17 appropriations process and appropriate funding, CPC budget, The People's budget, Congressional Progressive Caucus budget.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Opposition to delay of RMP rules for chemical plant safety

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Emoluments clause,

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Education EDU

College for All act

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Transportation TRA

Opposition to Rosen nomination to DOT

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

NAFTA renegotiation, Buy American,

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA)