NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE

Homeland Security HOM

Implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 adopted as Division N of H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Government Issues GOV

Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5485 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S.1584, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; EPA Proposed RVO for 2017-2018; Renewable Fuel Standard hearing request to House Energy Committee;H.R.5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 704 (114th), H.R. 5180 (114th), S. 1584 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in apparel; Bangladesh Worker Safety - communication of U.S. retail industry views on issues surrounding worker safety in the ready-made garment industry and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S.J.Res. 28 (114th)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshhold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (no bill number), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment provisions of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 1491 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 5465 (114th), S. 1484 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 (H.R. 4441) - issues involving drone registration, transportation of lithium batteries, trucking provisions, Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 (S.2658)- issues involving drone registration, transportation of lithium batteries, trucking provisions, Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). Port related issues - congestion, SOLAS, BTS Port Performance Task Force. Drivers Hours of Service Issues. Rhode Island application for grant under Dept. of Transportation to implement bridge tolling S.2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016, all provisions; H.R.818 - PRIME Act of 2015, all provisions; S.2844/H.R.5394 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, all provisions

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2844 (114th), S. 2848 (114th), H.R. 5394 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th), S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 818 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; Proposed Section 385 Regulations

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1660 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), H.R. 5074 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), S. 698 (114th), S. 155 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; H.R. 928, Repeal the Health Insurance Tax, all provisions; H.R. 863, Simplfying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act, all provisions; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act, all provisions; H.R. 2911, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 1697, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S.1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015, all provisions; S.1415, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; H.R. 1029, ACA Provisions; S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act; H.R. 5447/S. 3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), H.R. 5447 (114th), S. 379 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), S. 1415 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), S. 3060 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), S. 30 (114th), S. 1778 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein. Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111 - Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 2044 (114th), H.R. 4460 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 5111 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 177 (114th), S. 657 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 2508 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; S.2015/H.R. 3459, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept. of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; Dept. of Labor "Persuader" rule, all provisions; S 2693, EEOC Reform Act; EEOC revisions to EEO-1 report, all provisions; HR 4900, PROMESA Act; HR 4773 / S2707 Protecting Workplace Advancement & Opportunity Act; FY2017 Appropriations - overtime, NLRB, DOL persuader rule; S.2693 - EEOC Reform Act, all provisions; S.2707/H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, all provisions; Comments regarding proposed EEO-1 W-2 pay and total hours reporting requirement; H.J. Res 87, to disapprove "Persuader" rule, all provisions

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 933 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.R. 4900 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), H.R. 465 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 875 (114th), S. 2693 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), S. 801 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), S. 2707 (114th), H.J.Res. 87 (114th), H.R. 1767 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), S. 623 (114th)