What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime; Oppose Executive Order regarding disclosures for federal contractors.
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Support amendment to remove dairy management program from House version of farm legislation.
Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
Urge repeal of Renewable Fuel Standard; Request one year suspension of Renewable Fuel Standard.
Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; S. 1069 (Affordable Footwear Act to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. footwear retailers; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act statements of U.S. retail industry views regarding SEC implementation; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; H.R. 2832 (extending the Generalized System of Preferences) communications in support; S. 3326 & H.R. 5986 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule & make technical corrections to textile and apparel rules under DR-CAFTA)) communication in support; H.R. 2008; H.R. 3210 (amending the Lacey Act Amendments with respect to imports containing wood and plant products) communication of retail industry support; H.R. 6156 & S.3406 (to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova) communication of retail industry support; S. 3524 (to deter the evasion of antidumping and countervailing duty orders) communication of retail industry views; S. 3597 (to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to increase and adjust for inflation the maximum value of articles that may be imported duty free by one person on one day) communication of retail industry support
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
H.R. 2387 (112th), S. 3524 (112th), H.R. 5986 (112th), S. 1443 (112th), S. 1244 (112th), S. 3326 (112th), S. 704 (112th), S. 3406 (112th), H.R. 3210 (112th), H.R. 2008 (112th), H.R. 6156 (112th), H.R. 2071 (112th), S. 1069 (112th), S. 3597 (112th), H.R. 2832 (112th)
HR 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 Oppose the bill; H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), support passage of the conference report; H.R. 1122, Freight FOCUS Act of 2011, support legislation; Oppose Department of Transportation efforts to commercialize interstate highway rest areas; S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 - oppose legislation; S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, support reauthorization of the highway bill to include a focus on freight poliy; H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise Act, support the legislation; H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, support reauthorization of the highway bill to include a focus on freight policy, oppose new fees or taxes as a pay for; Harbor Maintenance Tax - oppose efforts to place an HMT-like tax on cross border freight movements; S.AMDT.1742 to S.1813, To allow States to permit nonhighway uses in rest areas along any highway, oppose amendment.
Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
Bills named:
H.R. 104 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 1122 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th), S. 2011 (112th), H.R. 4348 (112th)
H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; Support extension of expiring 2001 and 2003 changes to individual and business tax rates - no specific bill.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of
Bills named:
H.R. 2701 (112th), S. 1452 (112th), S. 1801 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 1265 (112th), S. 1832 (112th), S. 687 (112th), H.R. 3179 (112th)
H.R. 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; H.R. 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; H.R. 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers; S.1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S.1049/H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.2206, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions.; H.R. 6079, Repeal of Obamacare Act, all provisions.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)
Bills named:
H.R. 1206 (112th), S. 1049 (112th), H.R. 6079 (112th), S. 18 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 2 (112th), S. 1098 (112th), S. 312 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 2077 (112th), H.R. 2676 (112th), H.R. 1063 (112th), S. 19 (112th), H.R. 2206 (112th), S. 1099 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), S. 1880 (112th), S. 192 (112th), S. 20 (112th)
HR 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011; S. 1789, The 21st Century Postal Service Act - Support Postal reform that relieves the USPS from unfair financial obligations and allows USPS to streamline and modernize infrastructure, systems and workforce. We oppose efforts to move to five day delivery or raise postal rates.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Bills named:
S. 1789 (112th), H.R. 2309 (112th)
H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying consumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform federal standards; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act, communication of retail view on policies in notifying consumers in event of data breach, personally identifiable information, preemption, criminal penalties, and other obligation upon breach; Comments on proposed amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule; S. 2151, S. 3342, and H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act, retail concerns regarding data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments in form of above referenced bills; S.3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012, support for single, uniform, national standard for data security & breach notification; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure and express retail concerns re: data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers.
Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office
Bills named:
H.R. 1528 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S. 1011 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), S. 3342 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), S. 1434 (112th), S. 3333 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), H.R. 1895 (112th), S. 799 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th)
H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, which restores balance & accountability to the regulatory process; H.R. 527, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, improve the regulatory process by strengthening agency analysis of a rule's impact on small businesses; H.R.4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012, all provisions; H.R.4078, Red Tape Reduction & Small Business Job Creation Act, all provisions; H.R. 4010 & S. 3369, DISCLOSE 2012 Act, provisions regarding disclosure requirements for business
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Bills named:
H.R. 527 (112th), H.R. 4010 (112th), H.R. 4078 (112th), H.R. 4607 (112th), S. 3369 (112th), H.R. 3010 (112th)
H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act, all provisions; H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011, support bill; S.1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012, support Section 7079 improving tourist visa process; S.1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act, support bill; S. 2238, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel, support bill; S. 2046/H.R. 3855, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support the bill. S. 3199, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel Act, support the legislation.
Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2885 (112th), S. 1601 (112th), S. 2238 (112th), H.R. 3039 (112th), S. 3199 (112th), S. 2046 (112th), S. 1653 (112th), H.R. 3855 (112th)
H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) - provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) - communication of support on behalf of retail industry; H.R. 2387; H.R. 5986/S. 3326 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend third-country fabric rule & make technical corrections to textile and apparel rules under DR-CAFTA) communication of retail industry support; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) - communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support.
Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
Bills named:
S. 1443 (112th), H.R. 5986 (112th), S. 3326 (112th), H.R. 2071 (112th), S. 1244 (112th), H.R. 2387 (112th), S. 704 (112th)
S. 964, the Job Protection Act, regarding disclosure of costs related to collective bargaining; H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, requiring employers to use federal E-verify program, all provisions; United States, et al, vs. American Express, MasterCard, VISA, et al - case settlement; Implementation of Dodd-Frank Debit Card Rules ("Durbin Amendment"); FY2013 Labor Appropriations; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act, all provisions; credit card swipe fee legislation generally H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, all provisions; Lamons Gasket NLRB decision; Specialty Healthcare NLRB decision; Dept. of Labor Persuader Proposed Regulations; NLRB's Posting Rule; NLRB's proposed rule on union representation elections; hearings on proposals to change background checks; Comment on revision to EEOC guidelines on employer use of criminal background checks; S. 1666, Employer Free Speech Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 36/H.J. Res. 103, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures, support the resolutions; impact of disruptions from East Coast/Gulf Coast port labor negotiations; FY2013 Labor-HHS Appropriations bill, provisions relating to NLRB and Dept. of Labor.
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of
Bills named:
H.R. 3094 (112th), S. 964 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th), S. 1666 (112th), H.J.Res. 103 (112th), H.R. 2587 (112th), H.R. 2164 (112th)
S. 832, SAFE Port Reauthorization Act, support the bill; H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-based Targeting for Port Security Act, support the legislation; S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012, clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure and express retail concerns re: data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments.
Contacted: White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Bills named:
S. 832 (112th), S. 2105 (112th), H.R. 4251 (112th)
ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace - privacy protocols; Patent reform - H.R. 6245, Shield Act, communicating impact on retail business practices
Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
Bills named:
H.R. 6245 (112th)
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