NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS

Retirement RET

Nondiscrimination Rule PBGC Premiums

Contacted: Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Chemical facility safety Chemical Regulation Reform S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Capital Cost Recovery - Tax Reform Carbon Tax Study Debt Limit Increase EXPIRE ActH.R. 2429, S. 1183, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act H.R. 634, S. 888, H.R. 677, re. Derivatives H.R. 677, To Exempt Inter-Affiliate Swaps from Regulatory Requirements of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act Health Insurance Tax (HIT) Repeal bill, "The Jobs & Premium Protection Act of 2013" Independent Contractor (tax issue) IRS Proposed Rule on 501(c)(4) entities Medical Device Tax Proposed Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) Premium Increase R&D tax credit: strengthened, permanent, competitive Retirement/Pension Issues in Tax Reform S. 1645, H.R. 1129, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act Small Business Tax Reform Tax Reform

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1645 (113th), S. 1183 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Medicare Advantage Medicare Part D

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act Implementation H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act of 2013 H.R. 45, to repeal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 45 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

FDA user fees Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) GMO/Biotech Labeling Proposed Rule on Sanitary Transportation of Human and Animal Food

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Science/Technology SCI

Basic Research Funding

Contacted: White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Natural Resources NAT

Environmental review process for coal export terminals in the Pacific Northwest Gateway Pacific Coal Export Terminal Project H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development ActRegulations on Hydraulic Fracturing Rep. Scalise's Carbon Tax Amendment to H.R. 367, REINS Act S. 1600, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), S. 1600 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Manufacturing MAN

Coons Manufacturing Initiative Manufacturing Innovation Hubs S. 1468, H.R. 2996, Revitalize American Manufacturing and Innovation Act of 2013

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2996 (113th), S. 1468 (113th)

Defense DEF

S. Amdt. 2523 (Anti-Terrorism Act changes) to S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Bills named: S. 1197 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014 Grassley Amendment to Budget Resolution H.R. 933, Continuing Resolution S.Con.Res. 8, Senate Budget Resolution

Contacted: SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 933 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

FCC Rule on Opt-Out Notices on Fax Advertisements

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum Beyond the Border Action Plan Cape Town Expansion Commerce Department ITA ReorganizationConflict Minerals Customs and Trade Facilitation Negotiations Customs Reauthorization Environmental Goods Negotiations Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization Ex-Im Bank Review Procedures Export Controls Generalized System of Preferences Reform Generalized System of Preferences Renewal GSP Status for Ecuador Information Technology Agreement Expansion Negotiations International Regulatory Cooperation Investment treaty program Ireland's Plain Packaging Proposal Nigeria S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2013 Trade Promotion Authority Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) Transpacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations U.S. Trade with Brazil U.S.-Columbia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-E.U. Negotiations U.S.-India Trade Relations U.S.-S. Korea Free Trade Agreement USTR Special 301 Review

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 662 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Commodities Exchange Act Reauthorization Cross-Border Swap Activities H.R. 1135, the Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act Money Market Mutual Fund ReformPay Ratio

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1135 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2642, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 Shaheen/Toomey sugar reform amendment to the Farm Bill Sugar Program Reform USDA Rule on Country-Origin-of-Labeling (COOL) for Meat

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2642 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Drinking water and wastewater infrastructure funding H.R. 3080, S. 601, Water Resources Reform and Development Act H.R. 4237, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act Harbor Maintenance Trust FundHighway Trust Fund Hours of Service Rule ILWU and Pacific Maritime Association Labor Contract Inland Waterways - Middle Mississippi River S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Surface Freight Transportation Surface Transportation Authorization Water Resources Reform Development Act (WRRDA)

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 4237 (113th), S. 2094 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 3309, Innovation Act Intellectual Property Theft Patent Reform legislation S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 Trade Secrets

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1013 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th)

Postal POS

S. 1486, Postal Reform Act of 2013

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 1486 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate Change Coal Ash Environmental Justice Environmental Permitting Reform and StreamliningEPA NSPS Power Plant Rules Greenhouse Gas Emissions H.R. 2461, Responsible and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Pending greenhouse gas (GHG) rules for power plants Reauthorization of Federal Helium Reserve Regional Haze Regulation of petroleum coke Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) estimate Sustainability Vapor Intrusion Waters of the United States

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 2461 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Comprehensive Immigration Reform H1-B Visas Immigration Reform S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Corporate officer/Individual liability CPSC "Certificates of Compliance" rulemaking ("Part 1110" rule) CPSC Commissioner nominations/confirmations CPSC Proposed Interpretive Rule: Voluntary Remedial Actions and Guidelines for Voluntary Recall NoticesCPSC Section 6(b) Policy Change FDA approval of sunscreens

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE

Government Issues GOV

E.O. 13563, Retrospective regulatory reviews EPA "Sue and Settle" rulemakings EPA Review of Whole Economy Modeling Federal Prison Industry ReformFiscal Cliff Sequester Fred Hochberg Ex-Im Bank nomination H.R. 1003, to improve CFTC cost-benefit assessment of rulemaking H.R. 1321, S. 97, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1493, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency (ALERRT) Act H.R. 309, Regulatory Sunset and Review Act of 2013 H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 Proposed revisions to OMB Cirucular A-119 Regulatory Reform Regulatory Reform - Independent Regulatory Agencies S. 1029, H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act S. 1173, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2013 S. 1390, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1472, Strengthening Congressional Oversight of Regulatory Actions for Efficiency S. 191, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2013 S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 SEC Petition on Corporate Political Disclosure

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2542 (113th), S. 97 (113th), S. 191 (113th), H.R. 1422 (113th), S. 791 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), S. 1173 (113th), S. 1390 (113th), H.R. 2804 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), H.R. 899 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 3865 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 1321 (113th), H.R. 1003 (113th), S. 1472 (113th), H.R. 309 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Banning Oil Exports Related to Keystone Pipeline (Holt Amendment to H.R. 3) Coal Exports DOE AVTM Loan Program DOE's Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Export StudyEnergy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2126 Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity & Global Freedom Act Keystone XL Pipeline Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Exports S. 1106, the Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2013 S. 2074, H.R. 1616, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 2231 (113th), H.R. 3 (113th), H.R. 2126 (113th), S. 2074 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), S. 1106 (113th), H.R. 6 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th)

Education EDU

America Works Act STEM Education Initiatives Workforce Development Workforce Investment Act

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Ambush Election Rule Fair Minimum Wage Act Injury and Illness Recordkeeping Reporting Rule Injury Illness Prevention Program RuleNLRA Notice Posting Rule Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs Rules Office of Federal Contract Compliance Rules OSHA Letter of Interpretation re 3rd Parties at Inspections OSHA Noise Reinterpretation OSHA's Proposed Silica Rule Paycheck Fairness Act Persuader Rule Silica Rule SKILLS Act

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

H.R. 2708, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB) Miscellaneous Tarrif Bills

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2708 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 3696 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), S. 1353 (113th)

Torts TOR

Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act H.R. 2655, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2655 (113th), H.R. 982 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Carbon tax Draft CEQ guidance on incorporating climate change into NEPA reviews H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America H.R. 3826, S. 1905, the Electricity Security and Affordability ActNational Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone Waters of the United States

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2824 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), S. 1905 (113th)