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Transportation TRA

S. 528 - "The Safe Teen and Novice Driver Uniform Protection Act" - Establishes minimum requirements for state GDL laws, promotes action with incentive grant funds, and imposes a sanction on states who fail to meet those requirements "The Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act" - Authorizes surface transportation programs, funding for safety initiatives, highway safety programs and safety reforms (not in legislative text form) S. 510 - "The ROADS SAFE Act of 2011" - Provides funding for research and the development of technology to prevent drunk driving HR 843 - "The Agricultural Machinery Illumination Safety Act (AMISA)" - would modify minimum lighting & marking standards for farm equipment

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: S. 528 (112th), H.R. 843 (112th), S. 510 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Lobbying Congress on proposals related to both corporate and product taxation. Specifically, proposals regarding: life/non-life consolidated returns; Capital loss rule temporary relief; STOLI; Benefits of current tax treatment for life insurance and retirement product. Obama Administration's Green Book proposals on COLI and SA DRD (not yet in legislative form) HR 4 "Comprehensive 1099 taxpayer protection and repayment of exchange subsidy overpayments Act" - Repeals expanded Form 1099 reporting requirements HR 60 "To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes" - Repeals expanded Form 1099 reporting requirements HR 144 "Small business paperwork mandate elimination Act" - Repeals expanded Form 1099 reporting requirements HR 584 "To repeal the information reporting requirements added by the patient protection and affordable care Act" - Repeals expanded Form 1099 reporting requirements HR 705 "Comprehensive 1099 taxpayer protection and repayment of exchange subsidy overpayments Act" - Repeals expanded Form 1099 reporting requirements S. 18 "Small business paperwork mandate elimination Act" - Repeals expanded Form 1099 reporting requirements S. 72 "Small business paperwork mandate elimination Act" - Repeals expanded Form 1099 reporting requirements HR 130 "Life Insurance Employee Notification Act" - Requires an employer to notify an employee in writing upon the purchase of Corporate-owned life insurance H Con Res 34 Establishing the budget of the United States Government - Sets forth the congressional budget for FY2012, including FY2013-FY2021 for - tax treatment of life insurance products S. 727 "Bipartisan Tax Fairness & Simplification Act of 2011" - Will amend the Internal revenue Code of 1986 for the tax treatment of life insurance products

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4 (112th), H.R. 60 (112th), S. 72 (112th), S. 727 (112th), H.R. 130 (112th), H.R. 144 (112th), H.R. 584 (112th), H.R. 705 (112th), S. 18 (112th), H.Con.Res. 34 (112th)

Retirement RET

Proposals responding to the effect of the stock market decline on retirement savings accounts. Proposals to expand retirement coverage, including proposals to mandate payroll deduction IRAs (not yet in legislative form) Proposals regarding annuitization of assets from defined contribution plans (not yet in legislative form) S 267; HR 677 - "Lifetime Income Disclosure Act" - A lifetime income disclosure shall set forth the annuity equivalent of the total benefits accrued with respect to the participant or beneficiary HR 1534 - "Save Act of 2009" - Reforms Retirement Plan System HR 774 "Senior Investor Protections Act "- To enhance penalties for violations of securities protections that involve targeting seniors

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 677 (112th), H.R. 774 (112th), H.R. 1534 (112th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 23 - "Patent Reform Act of 2011" - Reforms the patent filing system and establishes a business patent methods pilot program HR 1249 - "The Patent Improvement Act"/"America Invents Act" - Reforms the patent filing system and establishes a business patent methods pilot program

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 1249 (112th), S. 23 (112th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

HR 384 - "TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009" - Amends the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to require specified depository institutions under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) to report periodically on their use of TARP assistance

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 384 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1063 - "The Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayer Act of 2011" - reforms Medicare secondary payer requirements HR 3590 - "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" - Reforms the health care system and includes prevention and wellness provisions, medicare reforms, individual and employer requirements, and health insurance exchanges (Regulations) HR 4872 - "The Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010" - Amends HR 3590, reform the health care system, includes changes to the excise tax, Medicare payroll tax and economic substance doctrine (Regulations)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3590 (112th), H.R. 4872 (112th), H.R. 1063 (112th)

Insurance INS

Insurance Regulatory Reform HR 4173 - "Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act" - overhauls regulation of federal markets Discussion Draft - National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) reauthorization and reform HR 1112 - "National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2011" - insurance licensing reform

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1112 (112th), H.R. 4173 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Tax Equity for Health Plan Beneficiaries Act" - Would end the federal tax inequities for employer-sponsored health coverage provided to domestic partners and other non-spouse, non-dependent beneficiaries (not yet introduced) "Employment Non-Discrimination Act" - Would extend federal job protections against discrimination to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Americans (not yet introduced)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)