CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act H.R. 3163/S. 2520, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 =(P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94), including rescissions of Federal-aid highway contract authority under section 1438; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; removing regulatory barriers for vehicles with automated driving systems; safe integration of automated driving systems for commercial vehicles; petition for exemption for Part 135 air carrier regulations for the purposes of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation for autonomous vehicle

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Bureau of Reclamation; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2541 (116th), S. 1211 (116th), S. 1398 (116th), H.R. 1508 (116th), S. 2302 (116th), H.R. 2741 (116th), H.R. 3156 (116th), S. 1885 (116th), S. 1939 (116th), S. 2520 (116th), H.R. 2440 (116th), H.R. 1251 (116th), H.R. 2864 (116th), S. 352 (116th), S. 146 (116th), H.R. 3163 (116th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 Draft legislation on supplementary leverage ration treatment of client initial margin Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) consultation on leverage metrics; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; European Securities Market Authority (ESMA) survey regarding short-termisn in financial markets

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Reclamation; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: S. 2303 (116th), H.R. 948 (116th), H.R. 3960 (116th), S. 370 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2154, Digital Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 2919, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 3050, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 3088/S. 1630, Shareholder Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3623/ S. 2075, Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 3624/S. 1843, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3641/S. 1854, Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act of 2019 H.R. 3642, Improving Credit Reporting for All Consumers Act H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4231/S. 1828, Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2019 H.R. 4242, Greater Accountability in Pay Act of 2019 H.R. 4320, Corporate Management Accountability Act of 2019 H.R. 4329, ESG Disclosure Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 4335, 8-K Trading Gap Act of 2019 H.R. 4344, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to allow the Securities and Exchange Commission to seek and Federal courts to grant disgorgement of unjust enrichment, and for other purposes S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 945, Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act S. 2391, Stock Buyback Reform and Worker Dividend Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Accurate Access to Credit Information Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation titled the Diverse Asset Managers Act Draft legislation titled the Corporate Human Rights Risk Assessment, Prevention and Mitigation Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client initial margin; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; amendments to the accelerated filer and large accelerated filer definition; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Act (P.L. 95-109); implementation of section 215 of the Economic Growth Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); OMB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; implementation of the Fair House Acts (P.L. 90-284) disparate impact standard; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; order instituting proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risks; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); SEC concept release on harmonization of securities offering exemptions; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), valid when made doctrine; OCC national FinTech charter; Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956; small business exports

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Reclamation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3279 (116th), H.R. 4320 (116th), H.R. 87 (116th), H.R. 3641 (116th), H.R. 3050 (116th), H.R. 3624 (116th), H.R. 3614 (116th), H.R. 3618 (116th), H.R. 4242 (116th), H.R. 1731 (116th), H.R. 758 (116th), H.R. 2919 (116th), H.R. 3625 (116th), S. 2391 (116th), H.R. 56 (116th), H.R. 4329 (116th), H.R. 2154 (116th), H.R. 3623 (116th), H.R. 2534 (116th), S. 1731 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th), H.R. 969 (116th), H.R. 4344 (116th), H.R. 4231 (116th), H.R. 2144 (116th), H.R. 3987 (116th), S. 1854 (116th), H.R. 189 (116th), S. 566 (116th), S. 1630 (116th), S. 2075 (116th), H.R. 3629 (116th), H.R. 2515 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th), S. 945 (116th), H.R. 4335 (116th), H.R. 2409 (116th), H.R. 3621 (116th), H.R. 1018 (116th), S. 1828 (116th), S. 603 (116th), H.R. 3622 (116th), S. 1256 (116th), S. 452 (116th), S. 2522 (116th), H.R. 3088 (116th), H.R. 1815 (116th), S. 1843 (116th), H.R. 3642 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, proposed changes to scheduling, compliance check, focused review letters under Paperwork Reduction Act Renewal of approval of information collection process, (84 Fed. Reg.14,974-14,975, April 12, 2019) Notice of information collection, request for new control number for a currently approved Collection: Employer Information Report (EEO-1) Component 1; Revision of Existing Approval for EEO-1 Component 2 (84 Fed. Reg. 48,138-48,142, September 12, 2019) Nomination of Sharon Gustafson Fast to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Nomination for members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Reclamation; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Utilities UTI

S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Reclamation; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1706 (116th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users Potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratio treatment of client initial margin Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); inter-affiliate initial margin relief

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Reclamation; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 2522 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th), S. 2524 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 H.R. 3671/S. 1976, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 2137, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 S. 2220, Open and Responsive Government Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Guidance Clarity Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Reclamation; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 2137 (116th), S. 119 (116th), S. 1857 (116th), H.R. 1 (116th), H.R. 723 (116th), S. 239 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), H.R. 3671 (116th), S. 2220 (116th), H.R. 300 (116th), S. 1976 (116th), H.R. 50 (116th), H.R. 76 (116th), S. 1523 (116th), S. 1419 (116th), H.R. 469 (116th), S. 951 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 2114/S. 2094, Enhancing State Energy Security Planning and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2019 H.R. 2960/S. 2470, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2986/S. 1602, Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act H.R. 3052/S. 2580, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3079/ S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 H. R. 3432, Safer Pipelines Act of 2019 H.R. 3597, Solar Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 3607, Fossil Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 3609, Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019 H.R. 3962/S. 2137, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2019 H.R. 4091, ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1602, Better Energy Storage Technology (BEST) Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S. 2095, Enhancing Grid Security through Public-Private Partnerships Act S. 2300, Clean Industrial Technology (CIT) Act of 2019 S. 2368, Nuclear Energy Renewal Act of 2019 Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Proposed rule, financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA section 108(b) for facilities in the electric power generation, transmission, and distribution industry (84 Fed. Reg. 36,535-36,552, July 29, 2019) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; energy legislation; offshore energy exploration; energy security and implications for national security; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources; offshore oil drilling; wind energy; funding for energy efficiency programs also known as Affordable Clean Energy (ACE) rule; mobile air-conditioning (MAC) refrigerant credit option; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel; nuclear fuel storage at Yucca Mountain; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; energy and water appropriations for fiscal year 2020; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; Energy Innovation; Yucca Mountain; Offshore moratoria; Infrastructure permit challenges for Appalachian Trail crossings in Mineral Leasing Act (P.L. 66-146) and National Trails System Act (P.L. 90-543) Clean Water Act Section 401 permit certification process for infrastructure construction resulting in discharges to waters of the U.S.; Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Pre-Proposal Recommendations; corporate average fuel economy standards; migratory birds proposed rule; Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Bureau of Reclamation; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1602 (116th), S. 1706 (116th), S. 370 (116th), H.R. 3607 (116th), H.R. 205 (116th), H.R. 948 (116th), S. 383 (116th), S. 2094 (116th), S. 2470 (116th), H.R. 2960 (116th), H.R. 1941 (116th), S. 1064 (116th), S. 1857 (116th), H.R. 3962 (116th), H.R. 1146 (116th), H.R. 3432 (116th), H.R. 3609 (116th), S. 2580 (116th), S. 1201 (116th), S. 1685 (116th), H.R. 4091 (116th), S. 1085 (116th), S. 2095 (116th), S. 2368 (116th), H.R. 2114 (116th), H.R. 2986 (116th), S. 1052 (116th), S. 859 (116th), S. 1317 (116th), H.R. 3079 (116th), S. 2137 (116th), S. 983 (116th), S. 816 (116th), S. 903 (116th), H.R. 3597 (116th), H.R. 3052 (116th), S. 2300 (116th), S. 1286 (116th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 407, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 3851, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 2134, Brand USA Extension Act S. 2203, Brand USA Extension Act Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; funding for Brand USA; biometric entry-exit; border security; interior enforcement; travel issues; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler program; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Reclamation; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 3851 (116th), S. 2303 (116th), H.R. 407 (116th), H.R. 4218 (116th), H.R. 1996 (116th), S. 2134 (116th), S. 2203 (116th), H.R. 3960 (116th), H.R. 2187 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2213, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Eugene Scalia to be Secretary, Department of Labor Nomination of Keith Sonderling to be a Member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of John Pallasch to the Employment and Training Administration Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Request for Information the control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) (84 Fed. Reg. 22,756-22,762, May 20, 2019) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule regarding labor organization annual financial reports for trusts in which a labor organization is interested, Form T-1 (84 Fed. Reg. 25130, May 30th, 2019) Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Department of Labor Review of existing Department of Labor guidance on the fiduciary responsibilities for proxy voting to determine whether any such guidance should be rescinded, replaced, or modified to ensure consistency with current law and policies that promote long-term growth and maximize return on ERISA plan assets; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor regulations surrounding ERISA fiduciary obligations around proxy voting; multiemployer pension plan (MEPs); flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce; independent contractor issues

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Reclamation; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1309 (116th), S. 3802 (116th), H.R. 582 (116th), H.R. 6080 (116th), S. 3064 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th), H.R. 1185 (116th), S. 920 (116th), S. 2810 (116th), S. 1043 (116th), S. 150 (116th), H.R. 2694 (116th), S. 788 (116th), H.R. 5728 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), H.R. 7 (116th), S. 1306 (116th), S. 463 (116th), H.R. 1935 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), H.R. 1784 (116th), S. 840 (116th), H.R. 3279 (116th), H.R. 2213 (116th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 251, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act H.R. 269/S. 1379, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 1374, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act H.R. 1668/S. 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 H.R. 1731/S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1975, Cybersecurity Advisory Committee Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2968/S. 2474, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020, including provisions relating to operational cybersecurity H.R. 3256, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2019 H.R. 3270, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 3320, Securing the Homeland Security Supply Chain Act of 2019 H.R. 3401/S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3710, Cybersecurity Vulnerability Remediation Act H.R. 3719, CTPAT Reauthorization Act of 2019 S. 602, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 S. 893, Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019 S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1457, Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act of 2019 S. 1625, United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 S. 2316, Manufacturing, Investment, and Controls Review for Computer Hardware, Intellectual Property, and Supply (MICROCHIPS) Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Cyber Collaborative Operations Act Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act Draft legislation titled SECURE Small Business Act Draft legislation titled Cyber Collaborative operations Act Nomination of William Evanina to lead the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security; small and midsize business cybersecurity assistance; 5G; cybersecurity protections; cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks; apprenticeships; cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents; Internet of Things (IoT) security; core capability baselines; Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI)s cyber customer services; 21st century customs framework initiative; Bureau of Industry and Security final rule, addition of entities to the entity list; Bureau of Industry and Security final rule, temporary general license; interim final rule amendments to OFACs reporting procedures and penalties regulations; state of counterfeit and pirated goods trafficking and recommendations; proposed changes to hours of service rules for interstate truck drivers; federal acquisition regulation, prohibition on contracting for certain telecommunications and video surveillance services or equipment; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) standards for safeguarding customer information; security clearance reform legislation; Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act (P.L. 115-271, Title VIII, Subtitle A) implementation; Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; World Customs Organizations e-commerce framework of standards; potential privacy legislation, including data security; draft National Institute of Standards and Technology Interagency Report (NISTIR) 8259, Core Cybersecurity Feature Baseline for Securable IoT Devices: A Starting Point of IoT Device Manufacturers

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Bureau of Reclamation; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 1975 (116th), H.R. 1374 (116th), H.R. 1731 (116th), S. 1457 (116th), H.R. 739 (116th), S. 592 (116th), H.R. 3710 (116th), S. 1379 (116th), S. 1004 (116th), H.R. 3401 (116th), S. 602 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 3270 (116th), H.R. 269 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 2316 (116th), S. 734 (116th), S. 2474 (116th), S. 1625 (116th), H.R. 2968 (116th), H.R. 3256 (116th), H.R. 1668 (116th), H.R. 3320 (116th), S. 893 (116th), H.R. 251 (116th), H.R. 3719 (116th), S. 1398 (116th), S. 1900 (116th)

Banking BAN

H.R. 3614, Restricting Credit Checks for Employment Decisions Act H.R. 3618, Free Credit Scores for Consumers Act of 2019 H.R. 3621, Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act H.R. 3622, Restoring Unfairly Impaired Credit and Protecting Consumers Act H.R. 3629, Clarity in Credit Score Formation Act of 2019 H.R. 3987, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act Proposed rule on Prudential Standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Various issues relating to risk-based capital requirements for depository institution holding companies significantly endangered in insurance activities; debt collection practices (Regulation F); the Volcker Rule; implementation of an activities-based approach for systemic risk; development of an international insurance capital standard; proposals to implement a tax on financial transactions; treatment of initial margin for inter-affiliate transactions; the valid when made doctrine and Madden v. Midland funding

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Reclamation; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 3621 (116th), H.R. 3987 (116th), H.R. 3618 (116th), H.R. 3629 (116th), H.R. 3622 (116th), H.R. 3614 (116th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1033, Return Expenses Paid and Yielded (REPAY) Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 Nomination of Barbara Barrett to be Secretary of the Air Force Various issues relating to implementation of the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); reforms to Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); procurement policy; export controls; U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Bureau of Reclamation; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 1033 (116th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 3625, PCAOB Whistleblower Protection Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Various issues relating to Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Reclamation; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1256 (116th), S. 1731 (116th), H.R. 3625 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 including potential provisions relating to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Act Various issues relating to the National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Bureau of Reclamation; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 2522 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th)

Aerospace AER

Proposed rule on operation of small unmanned aircraft systems over people, (84 Fed. Reg. 3,856-3,907, February 13, 2019) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking on safe and secure operations of small unmanned aircraft systems, (84 Fed. Reg. 3,732-3,739, February 13, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); Implementation of the Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-252); unmanned aerial systems, and FAA exemptions for commercial operations of UAS; urban air mobility; Reforms to export controls; U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Reclamation; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Automotive Industry AUT

S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Reclamation; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1398 (116th), S. 1885 (116th), S. 1939 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 S. 1587, Inclusive Prosperity Act of 2019 Draft legislation amending the Internal Revenue Code to exclude interest income on small business loans made by certain banks Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule on additional first year depreciation deduction (84 Fed. Reg. 50,152-50,171, September 24, 2019) Proposed rule regarding guidance under Section 958 (rules for determining stock ownership) and section 951A (global intangible low taxed income) (84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Regulations on guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) and certain guidance related to foreign tax credits (84 Fed. Reg. 29,288-29,370, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; comments to U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; energy innovation tax credits

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Bureau of Reclamation; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 540 (116th), S. 215 (116th), H.R. 1393 (116th), H.R. 1516 (116th), H.R. 218 (116th), H.R. 2213 (116th), S. 978 (116th), S. 604 (116th), H.R. 1725 (116th), S. 647 (116th), S. 765 (116th), S. 1587 (116th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act H.R. 1007/S. 972, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2019 H.R. 1994, Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 H.R. 4035, Pension and Budget Integrity Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4523, Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4610/S. 3785, Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4997, Giving Retirement Options to Workers GROW Act of 2018 Nomination of Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan; multiple employer plans; single employer defined plan premiums; Internal Revenue Code qualified plan qualification for multiple employer plans; e-delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notices

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Reclamation; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: H.R. 397 (116th), H.R. 4523 (116th), H.R. 1007 (116th), S. 972 (116th), H.R. 4610 (116th), H.R. 4997 (116th), S. 3785 (116th), H.R. 1994 (116th), H.R. 4035 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 946, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2202, Growing Artificial Intelligence Through Research (GrAITR) Act H.R. 3156, Smart Technologies Advancing Reliable Transportation Act S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 783, Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2019 S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 S. 1084, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 1116, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2019 S. 1214, Privacy Bill of Rights Act S. 1363, AI in Government Act of 2019 S. 1558, Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act S. 1578, Do Not Track Act S. 1611, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Nomination of Michael Kratsios for Chief Technology Officer Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); Facial recognition technology; net neutrality; privacy principles; data privacy; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); artificial intelligence; Federal Trade Commission enforcement; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Reclamation; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: S. 1214 (116th), H.R. 1644 (116th), H.R. 4625 (116th), H.R. 3156 (116th), S. 1084 (116th), S. 1363 (116th), H.Res. 294 (116th), S. 783 (116th), S. 142 (116th), S. 1116 (116th), H.R. 2202 (116th), H.R. 739 (116th), S. 748 (116th), S. 583 (116th), S. 189 (116th), H.R. 946 (116th), S. 1611 (116th), H.R. 2021 (116th), S. 847 (116th), S. 1578 (116th), S. 1558 (116th), H.R. 2013 (116th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 H.R. 2426/S. 1273, Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program, fee change, and strategic plan; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; IP issues related to the U.S.-Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA); IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Bureau of Reclamation; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1273 (116th), S. 1416 (116th), H.R. 2426 (116th), H.R. 1046 (116th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 128, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019 H.R. 190, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 206, Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act H.R. 226, Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019 H.R. 227, Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act H.R. 246, Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019 S. 2535, Enhancing Entrepreneurship for the 21st Century Act Proposed rule on small business size standards: calculation of annual average receipts (84 Fed. Reg. 29,399-29,413, June 24, 2019) Various issues relating to the small business exports; Implementation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Reclamation; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 190 (116th), H.R. 246 (116th), H.R. 227 (116th), H.R. 128 (116th), H.R. 116 (116th), H.R. 206 (116th), S. 2535 (116th), H.R. 226 (116th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act H.R. 3111, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2019 H.R. 3167, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 Potential legislation related to the negotiation and adoption of international insurance agreements and standards Potential legislation related to the supervision of insurance savings and loan holding companies Potential legislation related to the authority of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the business of insurance Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297); development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; development of a holistic framework for systemic risk by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Bureau of Reclamation; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 469 (116th), H.R. 3167 (116th), H.R. 3111 (116th), H.R. 471 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164/S. 2522, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351/S. 2524, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4378, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes Various issues relating to Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Bureau of Reclamation; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2021 (116th), H.Res. 294 (116th), H.R. 3164 (116th), H.R. 3055 (116th), S. 2524 (116th), H.R. 1644 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 2522 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 4378 (116th), H.R. 3351 (116th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Advance notice of proposed rulemaking on safe and secure operations of small unmanned aircraft systems, (84 Fed. Reg. 3,732-3,739, February 13, 2019) Proposed rule on operation of small unmanned aircraft systems over people, (84 Fed. Reg. 3,856-3,907, February 13, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); Unmanned aerial systems; Urban air mobility

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Bureau of Reclamation; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including provisions relating to PFAS Chemicals Various issues relating to regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Subcommittee on the Environment Hearing, The Devil They Knew: PFAS Contamination and the Need for Corporate Accountability, Part III; House Science, Space, and Technology Hearing, Science and Technology at the Environmental Protection Agency Implementation of the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); Implementation of the Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act (P.L. 114-182)

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Reclamation; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1790 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 3375, Stopping Bad Robocalls Act S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Reclamation; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 151 (116th), H.R. 3375 (116th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1766/S. 800, College Transparency Act H.R. 2168/S. 1074, Restoring Education And Learning (REAL) Act of 2019 H.R. 2321/S. 888, Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 H.R. 2768/S. 1490, Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019 H.R. 3497/S. 839, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students (JOBS) Act of 2019 H.R. 4073, Expanding Educational Opportunities for Justice-Impacted Communities Act H.R. 4083/S. 1509, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; Executive Order 13845, Establishing the Presidents National Council for the American Worker

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Bureau of Reclamation; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: S. 800 (116th), S. 1490 (116th), H.R. 4073 (116th), H.R. 2168 (116th), H.R. 2321 (116th), S. 888 (116th), S. 839 (116th), S. 1509 (116th), H.R. 4083 (116th), H.R. 1766 (116th), H.R. 3497 (116th), S. 1074 (116th), H.R. 2768 (116th)

Fuel/Gas/Oil FUE

Proposed rule updating regulations on water quality certification (84 Fed. Reg. 44,080-44,122, August 22, 2019)

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Bureau of Reclamation; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 779/S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019 H.R. 375, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 2484, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2019 S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330); Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); tax parity for tribal governments; Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) reformation; Kiddie Tax and per capita distribution of American Indian tribal revenues

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Bureau of Reclamation; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 2484 (116th), H.R. 779 (116th), S. 379 (116th), H.R. 375 (116th), S. 1211 (116th), S. 226 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 Various issues relating to energy innovation; opportunities to foster R&D funding of innovative energy technologies; clean energy authorizing legislation

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Reclamation; Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1286 (116th), S. 1085 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

16. Specific lobbying issues (use as much space as needed): Various issues relating to updating rules on water quality certification; Mineral Leasing Act (P.L. 66-146); National Trails System Act (P.L. 90-543) infrastructure permit challenge for Appalachian Trail crossings; revised definition of Waters of the United States; hydrologic connection to surface water; Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Pre-Proposal Recommendations; Clean Water Act Section 401 permit certification process for infrastructure construction resulting in discharges to waters of the U.S.; Clean Water Act hazardous substance spill prevention; Administrations efforts on water issues at the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment hearing, The Administrations Priorities and Policy Initiatives Under the Clean Water Act; Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206) regulations, regulatory reform, and permitting; clean energy authorization legislation; National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190) guidance on consideration of greenhouse gas emission; regulatory reform and permitting; reclassification of major sources as area sources under section 112 or the Clean Air Act proposed rule

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Bureau of Reclamation; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Natural Resources NAT

S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); reforms to regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances; Reforms to Migratory Bird Treasury Act (P.L. 65-188); National Environmental Policy Act guidance on consideration of greenhouse gas emission; National Environmental Policy Act rulemaking; proposed regulations governing take of migratory birds; regulatory reform; Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Bureau of Reclamation; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1317 (116th), S. 1052 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 2219/S. 1188, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act ]H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 H.R. 3960/S. 2303, Freedom for Americans to Travel to Cuba Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; draft Executive Order combatting counterfeits and opioids; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; effects of imports of uranium on national security

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Bureau of Reclamation; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2219 (116th), S. 1188 (116th), H.R. 1008 (116th), H.R. 940 (116th), H.R. 3407 (116th), S. 1004 (116th), S. 365 (116th), H.R. 3960 (116th), S. 2 (116th), H.R. 1704 (116th), S. 2303 (116th), H.R. 764 (116th), H.R. 739 (116th), S. 287 (116th), H.R. 948 (116th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 1423/S. 601, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); General Services Administration (GSA); Bureau of Reclamation; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 601 (116th), H.R. 1423 (116th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2895/S. 948, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3319, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.R. 3564, Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2019 H.R. 3740, AGRI Act of 2019 H.R. 3931, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 4218, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) decision on electronic registration for the fiscal year (FY) 2021 H-1B cap filing season and stakeholder engagement for the H-1B registration tool; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Bureau of Reclamation; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1778 (116th), H.R. 2278 (116th), H.R. 2658 (116th), H.R. 1996 (116th), H.R. 2413 (116th), S. 556 (116th), H.R. 60 (116th), H.R. 2895 (116th), S. 948 (116th), S. 386 (116th), H.R. 2877 (116th), S. 874 (116th), H.R. 2820 (116th), H.R. 2783 (116th), H.R. 4218 (116th), H.R. 3319 (116th), S. 1744 (116th), H.R. 2813 (116th), H.R. 3033 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th), S. 1103 (116th), H.R. 3931 (116th), S. 175 (116th), H.R. 1399 (116th), S. 1806 (116th), H.R. 3740 (116th), H.R. 2418 (116th), H.R. 641 (116th), S. 1887 (116th), H.R. 1740 (116th), H.R. 3401 (116th), S. 636 (116th), S. 1004 (116th), S. 1900 (116th), S. 328 (116th), H.R. 773 (116th), H.R. 2821 (116th), S. 135 (116th), S. 301 (116th), H.R. 549 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th), H.J.Res. 31 (116th), H.R. 1044 (116th), S. 599 (116th), H.R. 250 (116th), H.R. 3564 (116th), H.R. 2187 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 3, Lower Drug Costs Now Act of 2019 H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act H.R. 2207, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 64, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2911/S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act (114th Cong.) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal, proposed rule regarding section 1557 ; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums; medical hospital outpatient prospective payment system for CY 2020; drug pricing

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Bureau of Reclamation; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 340 (116th), S. 684 (116th), S. 692 (116th), S. 1416 (116th), S. 12 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 99 (116th), H.R. 1922 (116th), S. 64 (116th), S. 1948 (116th), S. 1089 (116th), S. 470 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 2207 (116th), H.R. 1384 (116th), S. 1541 (116th), S. 61 (116th), H.R. 448 (116th), H.R. 2911 (116th), H.R. 275 (116th), S. 80 (116th), H.R. 1346 (116th), S. 344 (116th), S. 1697 (116th), S. 172 (116th), H.R. 1985 (116th), S. 62 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 205, Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019 H.R. 1146, Arctic Cultural and Coastal Plain Protection Act H.R. 1166/S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act H.R. 1941, Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act H.R. 2313, Water Conservation Rebate Tax Parity Act H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 H.R. 3671/S. 1976, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act H.R. 3779, Resilience Revolving Loan Fund Act of 2019 H.R. 3978, Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019 H.R. 4091, ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019 H.R. 4230, Clean Industrial Technology Act of 2019 S. 747, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2019 S. 816, Small Scale LNG Access Act of 2019 S. 859, Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization (RIVER) Act S. 903, Nuclear Energy Leadership Act S. 983, Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 S. 1052, Rare Earth Element Advanced Coal Technologies Act S. 1064, Appalachian Energy for National Security Act S. 1085, Vehicle Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1201, Enhancing Fossil Fuel Energy Carbon Technology (EFFECT) Act of 2019 S. 1286, Energy Technology Maturation Act of 2019 S. 1317, American Mineral Security Act S. 1685, Launching Energy Advancement and Development through Innovations for Natural Gas Act of 2019 S. 1706, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change Draft legislation titled Migratory Bird Protection Act of 2019 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on reclassification of major sources as area sources under section 112 of the Clean Air Act (84 Fed. Reg. 36,304-36,371, July 26, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior Nomination of Aurelia Skipwith for Director of Fish and Wildlife; Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188); implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); Clean Water Act coverage of discharge of pollutants via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water; implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPAs new source review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues relate to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; clean energy; perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) Section 401 Water Quality Certification Pre-Proposal Recommendations; Infrastructure permit challenges for Appalachian Trail crossings in Mineral Leasing Act (P.L. 66-146) and National Trails System Act (P.L. 90-543) Clean Water Act Section 401 permit certification process for infrastructure construction resulting in discharges to waters of the U.S.; reforms to regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances; Clean Water Act hazardous substance spill prevention; revisions to the accidental release prevention requirements; risk management programs under the Clean Air Act; Administrations efforts on water issues at the Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment hearing, The Administrations Priorities and Policy Initiatives Under the Clean Water Act; Subcommittee on the Environment Hearing, The Devil They Knew: PFAS Contamination and the Need for Corporate Accountability, Part III; House Science, Space, and Technology Hearing, Science and Technology at the Environmental Protection Agency issues relating to PFAS; Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards; Environmental Protection Agency national water reuse action plan; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities plan; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; general water issues and climate related issues

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Bureau of Reclamation; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 903 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), S.J.Res. 8 (116th), S.J.Res. 9 (116th), S. 1064 (116th), H.R. 4230 (116th), H.R. 3978 (116th), S. 983 (116th), S. 1976 (116th), H.R. 1166 (116th), S. 747 (116th), H.R. 2313 (116th), S. 1201 (116th), H.R. 4091 (116th), H.R. 1941 (116th), S. 1706 (116th), S. 859 (116th), S. 1685 (116th), H.R. 3671 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1085 (116th), S. 1286 (116th), H.R. 3779 (116th), H.R. 1146 (116th), S. 1317 (116th), S. 1857 (116th), H.R. 205 (116th), S. 383 (116th), S. 1052 (116th), S. 816 (116th)