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Government Issues GOV

None this period. None this period.

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Thailand's Customs Valuation Practices Colombia Free Trade Agreement; enactment of entire bill (no bill # assigned yet) HR 3688/S 2113 - U.S. - Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act; enactment of entire bill No further lobbying issues to list.

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

Bills named: H.R. 3688 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 6 - Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Energy Act of 2007; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions HR 1591 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Health, and Iraq Accountability Act of 2007; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions HR 1712 - Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007; research and development tax credit provisions HR 976 - Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007; revenue raisers and sale-in/lease-out tax provisions HR 3996 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief/Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007; revenue raisers and sale-in/lease-out tax provisions HR 3648 - Housing Debt Forgiveness; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions HR 2419 - Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007; disaster assistance & agriculture tax provisions; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions HR 2138 - Investment in America Act of 2007; research and development tax credit provisions HR 2206 - U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act of 2007; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions S 41 - Research Competitiveness Act of 2007; research and development tax credit provisions S 2242 - The Heartland, Habitat, Harvest and Horticulture Act of 2007; disaster assistance & agriculture tax provisions S 2223 - Conservation Easement and ESA Tax; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions HR 2024 - Comprehensive Entitlement Reform Commission Act of 2007; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions S 681 - Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act; sale-in/lease-out tax provisions S 2419 - Working Families Flexibility Act; revenue raiser provisions HR 4351 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2007; revenue raiser provisions S 2209 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 to provide incentives to improve America's research competitiveness, and for other purposes; research and development tax credit provisions HR 3970 - Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007; deferral provisions

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

Bills named: H.R. 4351 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th), H.R. 3970 (110th), H.R. 2138 (110th), H.R. 3648 (110th), H.R. 2024 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), H.R. 1712 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

HR 3093/S 1745 - Fiscal Year 2008 Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; tobacco trade provisions HR 2764 - Fiscal Year 2008 Omnibus Appropriations Bill/Foreign Operations/Consolidated Appropriations; Medicare Secondary Payer provisions HR 3161/S 1859 - Fiscal Year 2008 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; potential revenue raiser provisions

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

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 3161 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

HR 6 - Creating Long-Term Energy Alternatives for the Nation (CLEAN) Energy Act of 2007; revenue raisers and tax provisions HR 3221 - New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and Consumer Protection Act; revenue raisers and tax provisions

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

Bills named: H.R. 3221 (110th), H.R. 6 (110th)

Tobacco TOB

HR 1108 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; all provisions of the bill HR 2147 - Healthy Kids Act of 2007; all provisions of the bill HR 2932 - A bill to amend Title 39, United States Code, to make cigarettes and certain other tobacco products nonmailable, and for other purposes; all provisions of the bill S 625 - Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act; all provisions of the bill S 1013 - Smoke Free Mothers and Babies Act of 2007; all provisions of the bill HR 4081/S 1027 - Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking (PACT) Act; all provisions of the bill S 1162 - Cigarette Litter Prevention Act of 2007; all provisions of the bill S 1224 - Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions HR 976/S 1893 - Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Reauthorization Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions S 1834 - A bill to improve the health of Americans through the gradual elimination of tobacco products; all provisions of the bill S 2499 - Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP Extension Act; funding provisions, federal excise tax increases HR 2357 - MediKids Health Insurance Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions S 2005 - Secondhand Smoke Education and Outreach Act of 2007; all provisions of the bill HR 3963 - Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions HR 3162 - Children's Health & Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act of 2007; funding provisions, federal excise tax provisions S 1799 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply rate parity to the excise tax on small cigars and small cigarettes, and for other purposes; federal excise tax provisions

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

Bills named: H.R. 3963 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 2147 (110th), H.R. 2357 (110th), H.R. 2932 (110th), H.R. 4081 (110th), H.R. 1108 (110th), H.R. 3162 (110th)

Immigration IMM

HR 1645 - Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy (STRIVE) Act of 2007; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions S 1639 - Immigration Reform; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions S 1348 - Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions HR 2413 - Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2007; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions HR 1238 - A bill to amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to meeting the citizenship documentation requirement for children born in the United States; H-1B & H-2A Visa provisions

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

Bills named: H.R. 1645 (110th), H.R. 2413 (110th), H.R. 1238 (110th)

Torts TOR

None this period

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

None this period.

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

Media (information/publishing) MIA

HR 2102/S 1267 - Free Flow of Information Act of 2007; compelled disclosure provisions

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

Bills named: H.R. 2102 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

HR 1908/S 1145 - Patent Reform Act of 2007; general patent provisions S 522 - Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Act; general patent provisions

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

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

None this period

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

Homeland Security HOM

S 4 - Improving America's Security by Implementing Unfinished Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007; illegal trade of cigarettes provisions

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

None this period. None this period.

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 2549/(No bill number in Senate) - A bill to amend Section 1863 of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules to workers' compensation settlement agreements and Medicare set-asides under such agreements; Medicare Secondary Payer provisions HR 3996 - Alternative Minimum Tax Relief/Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007; Medicare Secondary Payer provisions No further lobbying issues to list.

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

Bills named: H.R. 2549 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th)