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Education EDU

H.R. 2536/S. 1407, the Computer Science Education Act, provisions related to improve math and science education

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1407 (113th), H.R. 2536 (113th)

Banking BAN

Interchange fees - proposals to regulate fees charged by financial institutions to merchants for card acceptance Issues generally related to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act, provisions related to delivery of annual privacy notices to consumers S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013, provisions related to delivery of annual privacy notices to consumersS. 1927 the Data Security Act of 2014, provisions related to breach notification S. 1897 the Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014, provisions related to breach notification S. 1976 the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, provisions related to breach notification Regulation of reloadable prepaid products S. 1999 the SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014, provisions related to arbitration H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act, provisions to amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 to establish an advisory opinion process for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1897 (113th), S. 1999 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 635 (113th), H.R. 749 (113th), H.R. 4662 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1468, the Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology Act of 2013, provisions related to protecting national critical infrastructure S. 884, the Deter Cyber Theft Act, provisions related to cyber theftH.R. 2281/S. 1111, the Cyber Economic Espionage Accountability Act, provisions related to cyber theft H.R. 369 the National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act, provisions related to protecting critical infrastructure from cyber attacks S. 1638, the Cybersecurity Awareness Act, provisions related to cyber threat reporting Draft cybersecurity legislation, provisions related to enhanced information sharing and the protection of critical infrastructure from cyber attack S. 2519, the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center Act of 2014, provisions related to codifying into law the NCCIC S. 2521, the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, provisions related to the protection of federal government networks H.R. 3374, American Savings Promotion Act, provisions to provide for the use of savings promotion raffle products by financial institutions to encourage savings

Contacted: White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 3374 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S. 1111 (113th), S. 884 (113th), S. 1638 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), H.R. 369 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 845, the Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013, provisions related to patents S. 1720 the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, provisions related to patent trolls Draft patent reform legislation, provisions related to patent trolls

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1129 Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013, legislation to help insure that the correct amount of tax is withheld and paid to the states. Ways and Means Financial Products discussion draft, legislation to revise tax treatment of financial products. Ways and Means International discussion draft, legislation to revise the U.S. international tax system.H. Con. Res. 25 House FY 2014 Budget Resolution S. Con. Res. 8 Senate FY 2014 Budget Resolution Senate Finance International Tax Discussion draft, legislation to reform the U.S. international tax system H.R. 4429, bill to permanently extend the exemption from Subpart F for active financing income H.R. 4464, bill to make permanent the lookthrough treatment for payment to related foreign corporations

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 4464 (113th), H.R. 4429 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th)

Postal POS

H.R. 933 Department of Defense, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, requiring the U.S. Postal Service to continue 6-day delivery of mail without reduction. S. 1486 the Postal Reform Act of 2013, provisions related to delivery of mail

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 933 (113th), S. 1486 (113th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 2419 Small Business Credit Card Act, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide coverage for credit cards issued to small businesses

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (113th)

Advertising ADV

S. 2025 the Data Broker Accountability and Transparency Act, provisions related to regulation of data brokers S. 2171 the Location Privacy Protection Act, provisions related to mobile privacy

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 2171 (113th), S. 2025 (113th)