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Telecommunications TEC

Correspondence with the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in opposition to NTIA's efforts to engage in rate regulation for broadband internet service via implementation of the Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment program in violation of Section 60102(h)(5)(D) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act; research relating thereto.

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

- H.R. 7784 - Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act Correspondence with U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in support of the Start Applying Labor Transparency (SALT) Act (H.R. 7784) to require paid labor union organizers, known as salts, to file the same legal disclosure forms as management-hired labor consultants; research relating thereto. --------------------------- Correspondence with U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate in opposition to the re-nomination of Lauren McFerran to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); research relating thereto.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 7784 (118th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 8292 - The Taxpayer Data Protection Act Correspondence with the U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 8292, the Taxpayer Data Protection Act, to toughen criminal sentences and fines for anyone convicted of leaking Americans private tax information; research related thereto. -------------------------- Correspondence with U.S. House of Representatives in opposition to any potential House companion legislation to S. 1863, the PROVE IT Act, which could lead to a carbon tax on imports and a domestic carbon tax; research relating thereto.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1863 (118th), H.R. 8292 (118th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 8051 - the Earmark Elimination Act Correspondence with U.S. House of Representatives in support of H.R. 8051, the Earmark Elimination Act; research relating thereto.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8051 (118th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Correspondence with U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate and President of the U.S. in general support of stronger intellectual property protections; research relating thereto.

Contacted: SENATE; President of the U.S.; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Correspondence with U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, President of the U.S. and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urging general support for jettisoning the 95% excise tax on the sales of prescription medicines, levied by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022, if manufacturers do not accede to below-market federal price controls; research relating thereto. ----------------- Correspondence with the U.S. Senate in opposition to any proposal to weaken Americas patent protection system, introduce drug price controls into the United States healthcare system, empower the federal government to directly and bureaucratically negotiate pharmaceutical prices, or allow importation of potentially dangerous drugs from foreign countries; research related thereto.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; President of the U.S.; SENATE

Environment/Superfund ENV

Correspondence with U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate generally advocating Congressional Review Act resolutions to overturn the United States Environmental Protection Agencys (EPAs) Powerplant Rule; research relating thereto.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE