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Banking BAN

Interchange/swipe fee reform, mobile payment issues

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Discussions with FDA officials regarding timeline for issuance of final regulations on nutrition labeling for chain restaurants; Meetings regarding support for changes to FDA proposed regulation on menu labeling for chain restaurants; H.R.3848, Protecting Foods and Beverages from Government Attack Act of 2012, support all provisions.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 3848 (112th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1633,, the Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011, all provisions

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1633 (112th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime; Oppose Executive Order regarding disclosures for federal contractors.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 639; S. 328 (Currency Reform For Fair Trade Act) statements in opposition to China currency legislation on behalf of U.S. retailers; H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; S. 1069 (Affordable Footwear Act to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communication of support on behalf of U.S. footwear retailers; Andean Trade Preference and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) communication of U.S. retail industry support; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act statements of U.S. retail industry views regarding SEC implementation; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization communication of U.S. retail industry support; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1619 (providing for identification of misaligned currency and other purposes) communications in opposition; H.R. 2697 (suspending temporarily the duty on certain footwear) communications in support; H.R. 2832 (extending the Generalized System of Preferences) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition; S. 2007 & H.R. 2493 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule) communication in support; H.R. 2008; H.R. 4171; S. 2062 (amending the Lacey Act Amendments with respect to imports containing wood and plant products) communication of retail industry views; H.R. 4071; H.R. 4105; S. 1636 (amending Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that provisions relating to countervailing Duties apply to non-market economy countries) communication of retail industry views; Reorganization of trade agencies communication of retail industry views; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) communication of retail industry views; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations communication of retail industry support for Canada, Japan and Mexico participation

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1619 (112th), S. 1636 (112th), H.R. 2754 (112th), S. 328 (112th), S. 1683 (112th), S. 1244 (112th), S. 2062 (112th), H.R. 2493 (112th), S. 1443 (112th), H.R. 2071 (112th), H.R. 639 (112th), S. 1069 (112th), H.R. 4071 (112th), H.R. 4171 (112th), H.R. 2008 (112th), H.R. 2832 (112th), S. 704 (112th), H.R. 2387 (112th), S. 2007 (112th), H.R. 2697 (112th), H.R. 4105 (112th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Urged Senate not to renew the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit and to reject any legislation/federal support for corn ethanol. S.1185, Ethanol Reform and Deficit Reduction Act, to create new subsidies for ethanol infrastructure; Oppose any new legislation that would modify Renewable Fuel Standard to include corn ethanol or biobutanol as advanced biofuel or expand the Alternative Fuels Tax Credit to allow E85 to qualify or provide funding for ethanol blender pumps or extend the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; H.R. 3199, To provide a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes, support all provisions; H.R.1687/S.1603, Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011, oppose all provisions.

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1603 (112th), H.R. 3199 (112th), S. 1185 (112th), H.R. 1687 (112th)

Transportation TRA

HR 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 Oppose the bill; FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service proposed regulation oppose changes to current drivers hours of service regulations; Ocean Carrier Antitrust Immunity support efforts to remove antitrust immunity granted to ocean carriers under the Shipping Act. H.R. 1122, Freight FOCUS Act of 2011, support legislation; H.R.658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, support language to harmonize shipment of lithium in batteries with international standards; Oppose Department of Transportation efforts to commercialize interstate highway rest areas; S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 - oppose legislation; S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, support reauthorization of the highway bill to include a focus on freight poliy; H.J. Res 91, to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute; S. J. Res 32, A joint resolution to provide for the resolution of outstanding issues in the current railway labor-management dispute; H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise Act, support the legislation; H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, support reauthorization of the highway bill to include a focus on freight policy, oppose new fees or taxes as a pay for; Harbor Maintenance Tax - oppose efforts to place an HMT-like tax on cross border freight movements; S.AMDT.1742 to S.1813, To allow States to permit nonhighway uses in rest areas along any highway, oppose amendment.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 91 (112th), S.J.Res. 32 (112th), H.R. 104 (112th), H.R. 658 (112th), H.R. 7 (112th), H.R. 572 (112th), H.R. 1122 (112th), S. 1813 (112th), S. 2011 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.1265, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions; S.687, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property, all provisions. Tax reform; Oppose repeal of Last In First Out (LIFO) accounting method; Oppose repeal of Lower of Cost or Market (LCM); oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT); H.R.1439; Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1452 & H.R.2701, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; S.1832, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.3179, Marketplace Equity Act of 2011, all provisions; bonus depreciation - extend and modify for retail-owned property; S.1801, Small Business Jobs Tax Extenders Act of 2011; H.R. 1265/S. 687, Extend expiring provisions for 15 year depreciation for restaurant improvements/new construction, retail improvements and leasehold improvements; Affordable Care Act; H.R.4196, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the allowance for bonus depreciation for certain business assets, all provisions.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 3179 (112th), S. 1452 (112th), H.R. 1265 (112th), H.R. 4196 (112th), S. 687 (112th), H.R. 2701 (112th), S. 1801 (112th), S. 1832 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 2 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; HR 4 Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act; HR 1063 Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act; S. 18 Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act; S. 19 American Liberty Restoration Act; S. 20/H.R. 1744 American Job Protection Act; Affordable Care Act, all provisions; S. 192 Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act; S. 312 Patients Freedom to Choose Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; Medicare Secondary Payer Judgments; Comments on FDA's Suggested Questions & Answers for the Final Patient Protection & Affordable Care Act Section 4205 Guidance; Comments on IRS' "Shared Responsibility for Employers Regargding Health Care Coverage (IRC Sec. 1513)"; H.R.1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011, all provisions; S.1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.5/S.1099, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.1206, Access to Professional Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2011, all provisions; Summary of Benefit NRPM; Comments regarding employer interactions with insurance exchanges, health premium tax credits, and development of an affordability safe harbor for employers; S.1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; S.1049/H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011, all provisions; H.R.2206, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 2 (112th), S. 1049 (112th), H.R. 2676 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 2206 (112th), S. 20 (112th), S. 312 (112th), S. 1099 (112th), H.R. 1063 (112th), H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 5 (112th), H.R. 2077 (112th), H.R. 1370 (112th), H.R. 1206 (112th), S. 192 (112th), S. 1880 (112th), S. 1098 (112th), S. 18 (112th), S. 19 (112th)

Postal POS

HR 2309, Postal Reform Act of 2011; S. 1789, The 21st Century Postal Service Act - Support Postal reform that relieves the USPS from unfair financial obligations and allows USPS to streamline and modernize infrastructure, systems and workforce. We oppose efforts to move to five day delivery or raise postal rates.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2309 (112th), S. 1789 (112th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011, amends COPPA relating to provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children; H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011, consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; H.R.1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011, regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; S.1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding FTC rulemaking authority, personally identifiable information, data collection and retention, notice and choice in offline and online environment; S.1011, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2011, all provisions; S. 1151 - Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011, communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information, federal standard in the instance of data breach, and data retention; S. 1408 - Data Breach Notification Act, communication of retail views on policies in notifying consumers in the event of data breach, uniform federal standard; S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011, express retail views on security procedures, security standards implemented by federal agencies, and uniform federal standards; S. 1535 - Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act, retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act, communication of retail view on policies in notifying consumers in event of data breach, personally identifiable information, preemption, criminal penalties, and other obligation upon breach; Comments on proposed amendments to the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Rule; S. 2151 and H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act, retail concerns regarding data breach notification, data security, and general privacy amendments in form of above referenced bills.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1895 (112th), S. 1011 (112th), H.R. 1841 (112th), S. 1434 (112th), S. 1535 (112th), S. 2151 (112th), S. 799 (112th), S. 1151 (112th), S. 1207 (112th), S. 1408 (112th), H.R. 2577 (112th), H.R. 1528 (112th), H.R. 4263 (112th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3010, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011, which restores balance and accountability to the regulatory process; H.R. 527, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act, which improves the regulatory process by strengthening agency analysis of a rule's impact on small businesses.

Contacted: SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 527 (112th), H.R. 3010 (112th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act, all provisions; H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011, support bill; S.1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012, support Section 7079 improving tourist visa process; S.1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act, support bill; S. 2238, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel, support bill; S. 2046/H.R. 3855, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support the bill.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 2046 (112th), S. 1601 (112th), H.R. 2885 (112th), S. 1653 (112th), H.R. 3855 (112th), S. 2238 (112th), H.R. 3039 (112th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

H.R. 2071; S. 704 (OUTDOOR Act) - provide for duty-free treatment of certain performance outerwear) - communication of support on behalf of retail industry; H.R. 2387; S. 1244 (Save our Industries [SAVE] Act) - communication of U.S. retail industry support regarding duty-free treatment of apparel from the Philippines; H.R. 2493; S. 2007 (amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend third-country fabric rule) communication of retail industry support Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; S. 1443 (extending certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries in Asia and the South Pacific) communications in support; S. 1683 & H.R. 2754, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, (providing authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile and apparel articles) communication in opposition.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 704 (112th), S. 1244 (112th), H.R. 2071 (112th), H.R. 2493 (112th), H.R. 2754 (112th), S. 2007 (112th), S. 1443 (112th), S. 1683 (112th), H.R. 2387 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 964, the Job Protection Act, regarding disclosure of costs related to collective bargaining; H.R. 2164, the Legal Workforce Act, requiring employers to use federal E-verify program, all provisions; United States, et al, vs. American Express, MasterCard, VISA, et al - case settlement; FY2012 Labor Appropriations; H.R. 3094, Workforce Democracy & Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act, all provisions; Lamons Gasket NLRB decision; Specialty Healthcare NLRB decision; Dept. of Labor Persuader Proposed Regulations; NLRB's Posting Rule; NLRB's proposed rule on union representation elections; hearings on proposals to change background checks; Comment on revision to EEOC guidelines on employer use of criminal background checks; S. 1666, Employer Free Speech Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 36/H.J. Res. 103, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation election procedures, support the resolutions.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 964 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th), S. 1666 (112th), H.J.Res. 103 (112th), H.R. 2164 (112th), H.R. 2587 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th)

Homeland Security HOM

S. 832, SAFE Port Reauthorization Act, support the bill; H.R., Securing Maritime Activities through risk-based targeting, for Port Security Act, support legislation.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: S. 832 (112th)

Science/Technology SCI

Letter regarding ICANN proposal on issuance of new generic top level domain names

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