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Health Issues HCR

CMS - Income verification services to assist in eligibility determinations under the Affordable Care Act. Better Care Reconciliation Act/American Health Care Act - HR 1628.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Veterans VET

Veterans compensation and pension benefits. Veterans Medical Debt Information. Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 S 744.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxpayer Identity Theft and Tax Refund Fraud - S 606. Tax policy including tax reforms. IRS Data verification Earned Income Tax Credit. Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Government Issues GOV

Ability to Repay Verification Enabling Act (State Unemployment Agencies) - HR 759. Free Annual Credit Report Credit Score Inclusion - HR 402. Veterans Medical Debt Information. Protecting Veterans Credit Act of 2017 S 744. FCRA and Consumer report disputes - S 314. Protect the credit of minors - HR 1345. Credit Score Competition Act of 2017. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to establish procedures for considering credit scores in determinating whether to purchase a residential mortgage - HR 898. Alternative Consumer Credit Information from Utilities and telecom companies - HR 435. Alternative Scores for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Credit Repair Organizations Act. CFPB's Consumer complaint database. Data security and breach notification; data breach response and identity protection. Data Broker accuracy of collected personal information. Data encryption. Military lending act and Department of Defense - Employment, income and status. CFPB - "Credit invisibles" and the "Unscoreable" - Consumers with a lack of credit history. CFPB - Use of arbitration agreements involving consumer financial products and services. CFPB - Short term, small dollar lending. Alternative credit data - Telecom, utilities reporting consumer payment information to national credit bureaus. Credit access and inclusion. FCC Lifeline Program - HR 1139, HR 1469, HR 1591, S 421. Cybersecurity threat information sharing. Improper benefits (Improper payments). FCRA liability - HR 2359. Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Financial Choice Act - HR 10.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1469 (115th), H.R. 898 (115th), H.R. 1139 (115th), H.R. 2359 (115th), H.R. 759 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 1345 (115th), H.R. 402 (115th), H.R. 1591 (115th), H.R. 435 (115th)

Immigration IMM

Form I-9 and E verify. E Verify and Employer Accountability - S 179 H1-B Visa Immigration program - HR 170, HR 670, HR 392. Legal Workforce Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 392 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th), H.R. 670 (115th)

Education EDU

Income-based repayment/student loans. Higher education authorization.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Ban the Box/Employment Screening. Prohibition on salary history inquiries for employment applicants - HR 1869. Unemployment Insurance (UI) Improper Payments - HR 759.

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 759 (115th), H.R. 1869 (115th)