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

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 50/S. 189, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 653, FOIA Oversight and Implementation (FOIA) Act of 2016 H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4768/S. 2724, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5328, Federal Agency Complete Transparency (FACT) Act of 2016 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538/S. 3068 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including the EPAs ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards and the use of social cost of carbon in federal rulemakings and policymaking H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 337, FOIA Improvement Act of 2016 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 S. 1820, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2015 S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 S. 2847, Prove It Act of 2016 S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H. Con. Res. 125, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2017 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2018 through 2026 (114th Congress), Section 311 Draft legislation on the clarification of the General Duty Clause in the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) 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) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; agency independence; Congressional Budget Office scoring; 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; proposed and potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; 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; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; small business regulatory reform legislation

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

Bills named: H.R. 427 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 3001 (114th), H.R. 3 (114th), H.R. 2134 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), S. 2847 (114th), H.R. 4000 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), H.R. 2648 (114th), H.R. 4768 (114th), S. 639 (114th), S. 751 (114th), S. 1 (114th), S. 1647 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), S. 3068 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), S. 543 (114th), S. 1607 (114th), S. 337 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), S. 1038 (114th), H.R. 653 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), H.R. 3438 (114th), S. 1817 (114th), H.R. 5634 (114th), S. 2006 (114th), H.R. 50 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 3067 (114th), H.Con.Res. 125 (114th), S. 640 (114th), S. 226 (114th), H.R. 4775 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th), S. 3040 (114th), H.R. 585 (114th), S. 708 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 2844 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), S. 2848 (114th), H.R. 5394 (114th), S. 378 (114th), H.R. 5328 (114th), S. 638 (114th), S. 2882 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th), H.R. 5982 (114th), H.R. 1030 (114th), S. 1820 (114th), H.R. 5303 (114th), S. 1109 (114th), S. 2804 (114th), S. 280 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), S. 189 (114th), H.R. 1486 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), S. 33 (114th), S. 544 (114th), S. 2724 (114th), S. 1927 (114th), S. 293 (114th), S. 88 (114th), H.R. 504 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), H.R. 5055 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3080, Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 3477/S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act H.R. 4943, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act S. 3234, Indian Community Economic Enhancement (ICE) Act of 2016 Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar; small business lending

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

Bills named: H.R. 407 (114th), H.R. 511 (114th), S. 1879 (114th), H.R. 360 (114th), H.R. 3080 (114th), S. 995 (114th), H.R. 538 (114th), S. 379 (114th), S. 209 (114th), H.R. 4943 (114th), S. 732 (114th), S. 710 (114th), H.R. 249 (114th), H.R. 3477 (114th), S. 1579 (114th), S. 248 (114th), S. 3234 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 H.R. 4265, Clean Air Implementation Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, including Senate Amendment 4536 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538/S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 2072, A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under which the Administrator shall defer the designation of an area as a nonattainment area for purposes of the 8-hour ozone national ambient air quality standard if the area achieves and maintains certain standards under a voluntary early action compact plan Draft legislation prohibiting the Secretary of Energy and the Administrator of the EPA from taking into account the social cost of carbon or the social cost of methane in taking any action Draft legislation on the clarification of the General Duty Clause in the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206) H.J. Res. 70, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone H.J. Res. 71/S.J. Res. 23, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units H.J. Res. 74/S.J. Res. 25, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone 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 rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Performance Management Measures; Assessing Performance of the National Highway System, Freight Movement on the Interstate System, and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (81 Fed. Reg. 23,806-23,913, April 22, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) 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; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs stream buffer rule

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

Bills named: H.R. 1388 (114th), S. 543 (114th), S. 751 (114th), S. 639 (114th), S. 640 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), S. 88 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), H.R. 3438 (114th), S.J.Res. 25 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), H.J.Res. 70 (114th), S. 2882 (114th), S. 3068 (114th), H.R. 4000 (114th), S. 2072 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), S.J.Res. 23 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), S.J.Res. 24 (114th), S. 1927 (114th), H.J.Res. 71 (114th), H.R. 4775 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.J.Res. 72 (114th), H.J.Res. 74 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 4557 (114th), S. 638 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 280 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), H.R. 4265 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and House Amendments 1262 and 1263 H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); 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; 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); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); 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; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; 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, Russia and Europe; 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.-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.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; 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; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window

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

Bills named: S. 491 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 4219 (114th), S. 3413 (114th), H.R. 4923 (114th), H.R. 635 (114th), S. 1389 (114th), H.R. 5729 (114th), H.R. 664 (114th), S. 1015 (114th), H.R. 820 (114th), S. 2612 (114th), H.R. 2745 (114th), H.R. 5711 (114th), S. 2102 (114th), H.R. 403 (114th), H.R. 5715 (114th), H.R. 3055 (114th), H.R. 3238 (114th), S. 1543 (114th), S. 1049 (114th), S. 299 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 3586 (114th), H.R. 3687 (114th), S. 2201 (114th), S. 2794 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 4469/S.2499, Health Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5445, Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5447/S.3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017, (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) Proposed rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (80 Fed. Reg. 54,172-54,221, September 8, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pt. 92) Proposed rule on Expatriate Health Plans, Expatriate Health Plan Issuers, and Qualified Expatriates; Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (81 Fed. Reg. 38,020-38,048, June 10, 2016) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the 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 accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (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; 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; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'

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

Bills named: H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 5445 (114th), S. 2499 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 4469 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 1196 (114th), H.R. 248 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), S. 30 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 3060 (114th), H.R. 5447 (114th), S. 305 (114th), S. 149 (114th), S. 183 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), S. 709 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 160 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 4825, U.S.-India Defense Technology and Partnership Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2901, Advancing U.S.-India Defense Cooperation Act Various issues relating to federal contracting and corporate inversions; applicability of Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, to government contractors within the National Defense Authorization Act for FY17; promotion of U.S.-India defense technology and partnership encouraging U.S. and India to take actions that are necessary to enhance defense relations

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

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (114th), H.R. 4825 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 2901 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), S. 3000 (114th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 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; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, PCAOB Release No. 2016-002, April 12, 2016, proposed amendments relating to supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard, dividing responsibility for the audit with another accounting firm; PCAOB Release No. 2016-003, May 11, 2016, proposed auditing standard on the auditors report on an audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion; internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits

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

Bills named: H.R. 5983 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 H.R. 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 2654/S. 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3470/S. 2021, Fair Chance Act H.R. 3765, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act S. 1858, Equality Act S. 2070, Gender Advancement in Pay (GAP) Act S. 2180, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act Notice of Proposed Revisions to the Employer Information Report (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016, and 81 Fed. Reg. 45,479, July 14, 2016) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659, 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, October 30, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561, August 8, 2014) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction

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

Bills named: S. 620 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), S. 1590 (114th), S. 875 (114th), H.R. 2800 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), S. 2180 (114th), S. 2021 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), S. 2070 (114th), S. 1858 (114th), H.R. 2654 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), H.R. 3765 (114th), S. 1512 (114th), H.R. 3470 (114th), S. 2693 (114th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 Proposed rule to implement a stable funding requirement, the net stable funding ratio (NSFR), for large and internationally active banking organizations (81 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 1, 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, September 30, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of initial and variation margin rules by Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Federal Reserve Board

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

Bills named: H.R. 5983 (114th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 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 Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); 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)

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

Bills named: S. 1519 (114th), H.R. 3038 (114th), H.R. 5394 (114th), H.R. 2410 (114th), S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 680 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th), S. 373 (114th), S. 1541 (114th), H.R. 2716 (114th), S. 2844 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), S. 2848 (114th), H.R. 1846 (114th), S. 1298 (114th), H.R. 3763 (114th), S. 1589 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), H.R. 5303 (114th), H.R. 980 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest ( 81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, 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; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint

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

Bills named: S. 860 (114th), H.R. 625 (114th), S. 431 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), S. 698 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th), H.R. 1105 (114th), S. 2809 (114th), H.R. 5745 (114th), H.R. 5053 (114th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 4955/S. 3240, Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2016 H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" Draft legislation authorizing composite plans Proposed regulation regarding nondiscrimination relief for closed defined benefit pension plans and additional changes to the retirement plan nondiscrimination requirements (81 Fed. Reg. 4,976, January 29, 2016) 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, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (81 Fed. Reg. 59,581, August 30, 2016) Proposed Revision of annual information return/reports (81 Fed. Reg. 47,534, July 21, 2016) Final rule regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (81 Fed. Reg. 59,464, August 30, 2016) Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan reform

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

Bills named: H.R. 4955 (114th), H.J.Res. 88 (114th), S. 3240 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 283/S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act S. 2607, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 2931, Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 Draft data encryption legislation Proposed rule protecting the privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (81 Fed. Reg. 23,360, April 20, 2016) Proposed rule expanding consumers' video navigation choices; commercial availability of navigation devices (81 Fed. Reg. 14,033, March 16, 2016) Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; EU-US privacy shield agreement; net neutrality; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) transition; open internet order

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

Bills named: H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 1788 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), S. 356 (114th), S. 2604 (114th), S. 2931 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th), H.R. 4651 (114th), S. 2607 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 3157 (114th), S. 177 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1477/S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Various issues relating to copyright review; United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); 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)

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

Bills named: H.R. 805 (114th), S. 1015 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 779 (114th), S. 2044 (114th), S. 3523 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 1477 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); the United Nations Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Securities Convention); Financial Stability Board Asset Management Consultation Report; beneficial ownership

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 5230, Anti-Pyramid Promotional Scheme Act of 2016 Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243) modernization

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

Bills named: H.R. 5230 (114th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act H.R. 5338, Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016 H.R. 5340, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations for the TSA

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

Bills named: H.R. 5340 (114th), S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 2843 (114th), H.R. 5338 (114th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act H.R. 4530, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 4598, American Jobs First Act of 2016 H.R. 4609, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5253, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act including provisions relating to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2017 H.R. 5801, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 5992, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2016 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015 S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015 S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 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; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; 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

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

Bills named: H.R. 5253 (114th), S. 1501 (114th), S. 2225 (114th), H.R. 5992 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th), S. 2266 (114th), S. 153 (114th), H.R. 399 (114th), S. 2394 (114th), H.R. 5801 (114th), H.R. 1401 (114th), H.R. 3918 (114th), H.R. 2758 (114th), H.R. 4403 (114th), S. 2415 (114th), H.R. 4598 (114th), H.R. 158 (114th), S. 2115 (114th), S. 2091 (114th), H.R. 1147 (114th), H.R. 1148 (114th), S. 2337 (114th), S. 2365 (114th), H.R. 4530 (114th), H.R. 4609 (114th), H.R. 5203 (114th), H.R. 3370 (114th), H.R. 616 (114th), H.R. 962 (114th), H.R. 1153 (114th), S. 2362 (114th), H.R. 2131 (114th), S. 181 (114th), S. 208 (114th), H.R. 213 (114th), S. 2122 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 S. 764, A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Sea Grant College Program Act, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4935 S. 2609, An original bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a national voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered foods, and for other purposes Various issues relating to GMO labeling

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

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th), S. 2609 (114th), S. 764 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act H.R. 5587, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act 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); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education

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

Bills named: H.R. 3157 (114th), H.R. 5587 (114th), S. 1788 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 399/S. 208, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) implementation H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2843, TSA PreCheck Expansion Act H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3664, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 H.R. 4657/S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5064, Improving Small Business Cyber Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5338, Checkpoint Optimization and Efficiency Act of 2016 H.R. 5340, Funding for Aviation Screeners and Threat Elimination Restoration (FASTER) Act H.R. 5459, Cyber Preparedness Act of 2016 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5728, Cuban Airport Security Act of 2016 H.R. 6004, Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016 S. 1846, Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2016 S. 2410, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015 S. 2931, Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 S. 3017, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 S. 3024, Small Business Cyber Security Improvements Act of 2016 Draft Senate legislation titled Compliance with Court Orders Act of 2016 Interim rule on Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (DFARS Case 2013-D018) (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739-51,748, August 26, 2015) National Protection and Programs Directorate; National Protection and Programs Directorate Seeks Comments on Cyber Incident Data Repository White Papers (81 Fed. Reg. 17,193-17,194, March 28, 2016) Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015), including provisions relating to vulnerabilities disclosure 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 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; encryption technology policy; Fiscal Year 2017 appropriations for the TSA; Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity; Department of Homeland Security cyber incident data and analysis repository; Baldrige cybersecurity excellence builder

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

Bills named: H.R. 3586 (114th), S. 1846 (114th), H.R. 5459 (114th), H.R. 2648 (114th), S. 1109 (114th), S. 208 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 2604 (114th), H.R. 4657 (114th), H.R. 2843 (114th), H.R. 399 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 3572 (114th), S. 3001 (114th), H.R. 5634 (114th), H.R. 4651 (114th), S. 3024 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), S. 3017 (114th), H.R. 5338 (114th), S. 2489 (114th), H.R. 5064 (114th), H.R. 6004 (114th), S. 2410 (114th), H.R. 5728 (114th), H.R. 4450 (114th), S. 2931 (114th), S. 2612 (114th), H.R. 3664 (114th), H.R. 5340 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 712, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 5063, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016 Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges and administrative proceedings; the United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade (the Receivables Convention); the United Nations Convention on the law applicable to certain rights in respect of securities held with an intermediary (the Hague Securities Convention); Securities and Exchange Commission proposed rules of practice

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

Bills named: H.R. 2648 (114th), H.R. 5063 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th), H.R. 3798 (114th), S. 1109 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system

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

Bills named: H.R. 4498 (114th), H.R. 3868 (114th), H.R. 4450 (114th), H.R. 4168 (114th), H.R. 3798 (114th), H.R. 4096 (114th), H.R. 2356 (114th), H.R. 5311 (114th), H.R. 2357 (114th), S. 3067 (114th), H.R. 5019 (114th), H.R. 1486 (114th), H.R. 5143 (114th), S. 2489 (114th), H.R. 3784 (114th), H.R. 4852 (114th), H.R. 1550 (114th), H.R. 2477 (114th), H.R. 4139 (114th), H.R. 5424 (114th), S. 2867 (114th), H.R. 3557 (114th), S. 978 (114th), H.R. 4855 (114th), H.R. 4854 (114th), H.R. 4294 (114th), H.R. 4216 (114th), H.R. 5429 (114th), S. 1802 (114th), H.R. 4293 (114th), H.R. 3791 (114th), H.R. 1309 (114th), H.R. 5983 (114th), H.R. 3340 (114th), H.R. 4166 (114th), H.R. 4620 (114th), H.R. 3738 (114th), H.R. 5982 (114th), H.R. 4718 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

Various issues relating to final EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment; sugar reform

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

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

Proposed rule on hazardous waste generator improvements (80 Fed. Reg. 57,918, September 25, 2015) Various issues relating to implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)

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

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2577/S. 2806, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 4974, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5054/S. 2956, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325/S. 2955, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5538/S. 3068, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5635/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5912/S. 3117, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5926/S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 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); 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; fiscal year 2017 budget; fiscal year 2017 continuing resolution; budget policy; overall spending, tax levels, deficits and debt; sugar reform

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

Bills named: H.R. 5293 (114th), S. 2804 (114th), S. 3117 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th), H.R. 5926 (114th), S. 2806 (114th), H.R. 5912 (114th), H.R. 5538 (114th), S. 2956 (114th), H.R. 5054 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), S. 3068 (114th), S. 2955 (114th), S. 3067 (114th), S. 3040 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), S. 2844 (114th), H.R. 5055 (114th), H.R. 4974 (114th), H.R. 5635 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 5394 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th), S. 3001 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to the Risk Management Program (81 Fed. Reg. 13,637-13,712, March 14, 2016) Various issues relating to EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 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) 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) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

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

Bills named: H.R. 2177 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), H.R. 3 (114th), S. 1038 (114th), S. 2804 (114th), S. 535 (114th), S. 1312 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), H.R. 351 (114th), S. 33 (114th), S. 280 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), S. 128 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 226 (114th), S. 1106 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), S. 2882 (114th), H.R. 2073 (114th), S. 1647 (114th), H.R. 1629 (114th), H.R. 873 (114th), H.R. 1273 (114th), H.R. 504 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), H.R. 4615 (114th), S. 858 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 2358 (114th), S. 1425 (114th), S. 720 (114th), S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 5055 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), H.R. 5668 (114th), H.R. 1734 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), H.R. 4775 (114th), S. 1 (114th), S. 2012 (114th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act H.R. 5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5253, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1264 S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; inclusion of Singapore in the Global Entry Program

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

Bills named: H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 664 (114th), S. 299 (114th), S. 2337 (114th), H.R. 4403 (114th), H.R. 5203 (114th), H.R. 1401 (114th), H.R. 5253 (114th), S. 2362 (114th), H.R. 158 (114th), S. 2091 (114th), H.R. 229 (114th), S. 542 (114th), H.R. 616 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 1667/S.292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 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 Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mitigation policy; implementation of and potential reform to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)

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

Bills named: S. 293 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), H.R. 585 (114th), S. 112 (114th), S. 1425 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 1667 (114th), H.R. 2358 (114th), H.R. 2098 (114th), S. 292 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), H.R. 2134 (114th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Various issues relating to compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service mitigation policy

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 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 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 regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule 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) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of 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.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (P.L. 96-510) section 108(b) rulemaking; EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment

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

Bills named: H.R. 4775 (114th), S. 280 (114th), S. 293 (114th), S. 112 (114th), H.R. 1030 (114th), S. 751 (114th), H.R. 2098 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), H.R. 4557 (114th), S. 2446 (114th), S. 378 (114th), S. 2882 (114th), S. 639 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), S. 544 (114th), H.R. 1667 (114th), H.R. 5668 (114th), H.R. 585 (114th), S. 638 (114th), S. 708 (114th), H.R. 1732 (114th), S. 1425 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), S. 640 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), S. 543 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 2006 (114th), S. 1140 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), S. 292 (114th), S. 168 (114th), H.R. 1644 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), S. 226 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) 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, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; 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, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; 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

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

Bills named: S. 2943 (114th), H.R. 5926 (114th), H.R. 5813 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), H.R. 5055 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), S. 3067 (114th), S. 3000 (114th), S. 3040 (114th), S. 1590 (114th), H.R. 5393 (114th), S. 2844 (114th), H.R. 6094 (114th), H.R. 2800 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.R. 5293 (114th), H.R. 5634 (114th), H.R. 5325 (114th), S. 2804 (114th), H.R. 5485 (114th), H.R. 4909 (114th), S. 2837 (114th), S. 2707 (114th), S. 3001 (114th), H.R. 5394 (114th)

Veterans VET

S. 3042, Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2016, including provisions relating to arbitration

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

Bills named: S. 3042 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

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