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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Issues relating to gun reform legislation (S. 2938) Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2938 (117th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Issues relating to the federal response to COVID-19 including health and safety guidelines, testing, contact tracing, virus monitoring, protection for health-vulnerable groups, vaccinations, and impact mitigation; issues relating to the federal response to COVID-19 including health and safety guidelines, testing, contact tracing, virus monitoring, protection for health-vulnerable groups, vaccinations, and impact mitigation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues relating to the bipartisan infrastructure plan implementation; issues relating to the Build Back Better Act; issues relating to the bipartisan infrastructure plan implementation.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues relating to energy security, including increasing traditional domestic production and advancing clean energy technologies.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues relating to permitting reform; issues relating to climate change and risk mitigation; issues relating to H.R. 5376 - Build Back Better Act (all provisions); issues relating to domestic energy production.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to SEC proposed share repurchase disclosure rules and proposed amendments regarding Rule 10b5-1 trading plans; Securities and Exchange Commission Request for Comment on Climate Disclosures; Securities and Exchange Commission Request for Comment on Proposed Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements; Securities and Exchange Commission Request for Comment on Proposed Amendments to Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements; issues relating to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (Rel. No. 34-89372) and Proxy Voting Advice Release No. 34-93595; File No. S7-17-21; issues relating to procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (Rel. No. 34-89963); issues relating to S. 4241: INvestor Democracy is EXpected Act or the INDEX Act."

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 4241 (117th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Monitoring on Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act (H.R. 7185).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7185 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues relating to public health resources and funding; issues relating to COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and other measures to protect health vulnerable groups; issues relating to legislative and administrative changes to ERISA, health benefits, health equity, social determinants of health, telehealth, and mental health; issues relating to Build Back Better Act; issues relating to FDA reauthorization; issues relating to the Republican Healthy Future Task Force.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to Title 42/border security, DACA, high-skilled immigration, pathways for TPS holders/farm workers/ administration plans on Welcoming Ukrainians, comprehensive immigration reform; issues relating to Administration plans on welcoming Ukrainians; issues relating to H.R. 4521: America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act; issues relating to S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act (all provisions); issues relating to Afghanistan Adjustment Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to antitrust and competition policies including merger review guidelines; issues relating to labor and employment and workforce development policy, including legislation to expand Pell Grants to cover short-term education and training programs; issues relating to expanding apprenticeship programs; issues relating to paid family/medical leave; H.R. 4651, Rebuilding Economies and Creating Opportunities for More People Everywhere To Excel Act (RECOMPETES Act (H.R. 4651); issues relating to Pell Grants to cover short-term education and training programs; issues relating to WIOA reauthorization.

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 4651 (117th)

Retirement RET

Issues relating to legislative and administrative monitoring and outreach relating to retirement benefits issues relating to SECURE 2.0.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

Issues relating to consumer data privacy legislation including S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 and S. 2499 SAFE Data Act and H.R. 8152 American Data Privacy and Privacy Act; issues relating to cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence; issues relating to H.R. 4521: America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act (all provisions); issues relating to S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act (all provisions); issues relating to a partnership on Multiple Pathways on Cybersecurity Workforce/Apprenticeship.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 2499 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 8152 (117th), S. 919 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to the Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376), R&D expense allocation extension legislation and OECD taxation of the digital economy project and potential tariff implications; issues relating to the Build Back Better budget reconciliation (H.R. 5376) (corporate and other taxation issues); U.S.-Chile Income Tax Treaty; issues relating to the 2021 final Treasury Foreign Tax Credit Regulations; issues relating to the OECD Pillar 2 Model Rules; issues relating to the U.S. Russia bilateral tax treaty; issues relating to the use of foreign tax credits in Russia; issues relating to the 2023 Biden Budget proposals; HR 4521: America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act (R&D expense allocation provisions); S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act (R&D expense allocation provisions).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues relating to broadband buildout and closing the digital divide; issues relating to federal data privacy legislation, including S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 and S. 2499 SAFE Data Act, and H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Privacy Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 2499 (117th), H.R. 8152 (117th), S. 919 (117th)

Transportation TRA

Issues relating to increased infrastructure investment and streamlining federal permitting processes; issues relating to the implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (all provisions) and agreement implementation; issues relating to U.S.-China trade and economic relations and Phase One agreement implementation; issues relating to the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council and work plan; U.S.-EU privacy shield negotiations; issues relating to potential trade negotiations including proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and a UK trade agreement; issues relating to tariffs under section 232 of the 1962 Trade Act and under section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act; issues relating to WTO reform proposals; retaining the WTOs Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; issues relating to export controls, technology, data flows, and national security; issues relating to COVID-19-related trade barrier disruptions, supply chain resilience, and innovation and intellectual property rights, distribution, and logistics trade issues, including WTO negotiations; issues relating to S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act (all provisions); issues relating to the renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; issues relating to H.R. 4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2021 (all provisions); issues relating to H.R. 3975 - Generalized System of Preferences and Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Modernization Act of 2021 (all provisions); issues relating to climate, environment and trade policy issues including carbon border adjustment issues; issues relating to E.O. 14017: America's Supply Chains (generally) and executive branch supply chain congestion relief and resilience policies; issues relating to consumer data privacy legislation; issues relating to H.R. 4521: America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act (all provisions); issues relating to retaining the WTOs Moratorium on Customs Duties on Electronic Transmissions; monitoring on issues relating to Russia sanctions; issues relating to S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act (all provisions).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th), H.R. 4037 (117th), H.R. 3975 (117th)