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Immigration IMM

Issues related to immigration reform including H-1B, H-2A, H-2B modernization, Optional Practical Training, Adjustment of Status, and Prevailing Wage Rule.

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to antitrust and competition policies including merger review; issues relating to skilled trades, education tech and literacy; issues relating to labor and employment and workforce development policy, including reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), Registered Apprenticeship programs (National Apprenticeship Act), and implementation of Workforce Pell Grants to short-term programs; issues relating to impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the workforce.

Contacted: Office of the Vice President of the United States; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE

Manufacturing MAN

Issues related to supply chain security.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Foreign Relations FOR

Issues related to the G-20 leaders meeting.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues relating to airport security; issues relating to ensuring airports remain open with adequate customs personnel.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Health Issues HCR

Issues relating to employer-sponsored health insurance and affordability of care.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues relating to FY 2026 and FY 2027 federal government funding and continuing resolutions.

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

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues related to energy security; issues related to critical minerals; issues related to permitting reform.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to critical minerals; issues related to permitting reform.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues related to Corporate Disclosure Modernization; issues related to Semiannual Financial Reporting; issues related to Reforms to the Shareholder Proposal and Proxy Advisory Firms; FY27 NDAA (H.R. 8800/S. 4784) - provisions restricting stock buybacks and dividend payments for companies with DoD contracts; issues related to Cybersecurity Incident Reporting; issues related to 530A Trump Accounts.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 8800 (119th), S. 4784 (119th)

Science/Technology SCI

Issues pertaining to artificial intelligence including the implementation of the AI Action Plan, EO 14365, National Policy Framework for AI, and EO 14409; issues relating to cybersecurity including reauthorization of the Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Act of 2015, S. 1337, H.R. 5079, S.2983, and H.R. 8800; issues relating to data privacy including H.R. 8413 SECURE Data Act.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 8800 (119th), H.R. 5079 (119th), S. 2983 (119th), S. 1337 (119th), H.R. 8413 (119th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to OECD Pillar Two Model Rules and OECDs Pillar One and Pillar Two proposals; issues relating to OECD taxation of the digital economy project and potential tariff implications; issues relating to implementation of tax provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376); issues related to the implementation of the tax provisions of One Big Beautiful Bill reconciliation bill and international tax provisions; issues relating to changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill interest deductibility issues; issues related to repatriating IP; issues related to Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility Act (H.R. 8101; S. 4221); issues related to the Workforce Apprenticeship Growth and Education Support (WAGES) Act; issues related to FY27 NDAA (H.R. 8800/S. 4784) - provisions restricting stock buybacks and dividend payments for companies with DoD contracts.

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

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (119th), H.R. 8800 (119th), S. 4221 (119th), S. 4784 (119th), H.R. 8101 (119th)

Transportation TRA

Issues relating to infrastructure and transportation policy including permitting reform, infrastructure investment, and air traffic control; issues relating to Surface Transportation Reauthorization.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to international trade; issues relating to tariffs; issues related to the impact of tariff policy on domestic manufacturing; issues relating to international trade negotiations; issues pertaining to USMCA; issues relating to The Last Sale Valuation Act (S.3841).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 3841 (119th)