What was lobbied
14 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
FEC reporting/prior authorization reform
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Trans-Pacific Partnership; AD/CVD duty collections & enforcement; customs compliance issues; textile and apparel trade issues; WTO Information Technology Agreement; Worker Safety in Bangladesh; Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; Environmental Goods Agreement, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement; (S. 697) - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; (S. 725) - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act; (H.R. 644) - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act (P.L. 114-26); Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-71); (H.R. 2576) - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; GSP Travel Goods; trade capacity building. Uzbekistan cotton, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Trafficking in Persons Report; S.JRes 28; H.R. 4923 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act (P.L. 114-159).
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Bills named:
S. 725 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th), S.J.Res. 28 (114th), H.R. 4923 (114th)
H.R. 504/S. 1038 - energy efficient appliances
Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Bills named:
S. 1038 (114th), H.R. 504 (114th)
Cyber information sharing implementation (P.L. 114-113)
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)
Issues related to patent reform and patent trolls; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act; S. 1137, the PATENT Act; S. 2733, the Venue Act.
Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Maritime Commission; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Bills named:
S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), S. 2733 (114th)
Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; Federal Reserve implementation of the Dodd-Frank interchange provisions (Reg. II); issues relating to credit and debit card interchange fees; Breach issues related to credit and debit cards; issues related to credit, debit and pre-paid cards; corporate governance issues; issues related to transition to chip cards; deferred interest; routing issues; conflict minerals; H.R. 5465; the CHOICE Act; crowd funding.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Maritime Commission
Bills named:
H.R. 5465 (114th)
Issues related to the surface transportation reauthorization (including the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act); hours of service; PHMSAs regulations on lithium batteries; truck weight/size issues; port efficiency issues (including the Port Transparency Act and demurrage, detention fees); DOC Port Competitiveness Initiative; DOT Port Performance Working Group; port contract negotiations issues; EPA Smartway; DOT's TIGER grants; Commercial Driver Act; Positive Train Control extension; FAA UAS registration; FAA reauthorization; WRDA.
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Comprehensive tax reform (corporate, individual, international); Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 698); Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce and nexus issues; IRS rules and guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; proposals to modify accounting methods including last-in-first-out (LIFO); H.R. 1058/S. 2809 - IRS reforms; Proposed Section 385 Debt/Equity Regulations.
Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Bills named:
S. 698 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), H.R. 1058 (114th), S. 2809 (114th)
Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; Cyber information sharing implementation (P.L. 114-113); data breach notification legislation (H.R. 1704, H.R. 580, S. 177); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1770); issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act: The Data Security Act of 2015 (S. 961); Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 (S. 1164); Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205); Warner discussion draft; NTIA UAS privacy multistakeholder; NTIA facial recognition multistake holder; S. 2058/H.R. 4460 Youth Sports Concussions Act; H.R. 5092 Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2016; H.R. 5510 - FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act; H.R. 5111 Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016; H.R. 5104.
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Bills named:
S. 1164 (114th), H.R. 5092 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 5104 (114th), H.R. 5510 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 5111 (114th), H.R. 580 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 1704 (114th), H.R. 4460 (114th), S. 2058 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); ACA reporting requirements (6055/6056); ACA automatic enrollment; ACA transitional reinsurance; employer-sponsored wellness programs; ACA 40 percent excise tax; ERISA; consumer directed health products; H.R. 30/S. 30 - full-time definition; H.R. 928/S. 183 - health insurance tax; H.R. 1189/S. 602 - wellness; H.R. 1270/S. 709 - FSA OTC; H.R. 879/H.R. 2050/S. 2045 - 40 percent excise tax repeal; H.R. 1886 - transitional reinsurance; H.R. 2911/S. 1697 - HRA; H.R. 2712/S. 1996 - reporting requirements; tax treatment of employer-sponsored health coverage; COBRA; H.R. 5447/S. 3060 - HRA.
Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Maritime Commission; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Bills named:
S. 1697 (114th), S. 3060 (114th), H.R. 1886 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), S. 709 (114th), H.R. 5447 (114th), S. 183 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S. 602 (114th)
Sustainability issues; H.R. 8 - energy; EPA reverse logistics of consumer products/goods; DOE energy efficiency import data proposed rule; NOAA IUU fishing proposed rule.
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Bills named:
H.R. 8 (114th)
Consumer Product safety issues, voluntary recall, certificates of compliance; Thai Seafood Supply Chain; CPSC Appropriations.
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Issues related to the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule on Representation Case Procedures (including S.J. Res.8/H.J.Res.29 and appropriations legislation); Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act; legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board (including S. 288); legislation addressing Specialty Healthcare decision (including Representation Fairness Restoration Act, S. 801 and appropriations legislation); Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 465); Department of Labors overtime regulations; paid sick leave issues; port contract negotiations (under the NLRA); legislation on EEOC transparency (including H.R. 548,549, and 550); legislation relating to joint employer issues, including the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act; Department of Labor's persuader rulemaking; OSHA walk around procedures; OSHA's Reporting and RecordKeeping Rule (including electronic submission and public disclosure of injuries and illnesses); Employer-sponsored wellness programs; legislation relating to compensation equity; OSHA Safety & Health program management guidelines; ADA reform legislation (including H.R. 3765); EEOC's proposed amendment to EEO1-Form; OSHA lithium battery interpretation; H.J. Res 87/S.J. Res 35 - Persuader Rule; S.J. Res 34/H.J. Res 95 - Overtime rule; H.R. 4773/S. 2707 - overtime regulations.
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Bills named:
S. 2707 (114th), S.J.Res. 34 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.J.Res. 87 (114th), S. 288 (114th), H.J.Res. 95 (114th), S.J.Res. 35 (114th), H.R. 465 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th), H.R. 3765 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), S. 801 (114th)
International Trade Data System (ITDS); Centers of Excellence and Expertise Program (CEEs); Cyber information sharing implementation (P.L. 114-113); ACE implementation; North American Single Window Vision; Merchandise Processing Fee; H.R. 644 (P.L. 114-125); 100% container scanning (9/11 mandate)
Contacted: U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Bills named:
H.R. 644 (114th)
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