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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans Pacific Partnership

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Reauthorization of expired tax laws; Tax code reform; Tax enforcement

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Telecommunications TEC

Internet privacy, generally; Spectrum; Broadband deployment/access; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015; H.R. 283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 356 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent litigation reform; H.R. 9, The Innovation Act

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Education EDU

Federal Education Rights and Privacy Act reauthorization; Computer science education/funding; Student data privacy; H.R. 5, Student Success Act, related to elementary and secondary education

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 1428 / S. 1600, Judicial Redress Act of 2015 - issues related to data protection rights; H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act; H.R. 283, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2015; S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 283 (114th), S. 356 (114th), H.R. 1428 (114th), S. 1600 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Electricity generation and transmission; Demand capacity markets and advanced energy

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform, generally; STEM visas; H1-B visas; S. 153, The Immigration Innovation Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 153 (114th)

Computer Industry CPI

Cybersecurity; Data breach notification

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Intelligence INT

Surveillance reform; Cyber Security Information Act implementation; Encryption

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)