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Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

FDIC ILC Moratorium: H.R. 698/S. 1356 -Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 Credit Union Reform: H.R. 1537- Credit Union Regulatory Improvements Act of 2007

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 1537 (110th), S. 1356 (110th), H.R. 698 (110th)

Banking BAN

Appraisal: H.R. 2061 - Predatory Mortgage Lending Practices Act

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 2061 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform: S.1145 / H.R. 1908 - Patent Reform Act of 2007 S. 749 / H.R. 1306 - To modify the prohibition on recognition by United States courts of certain rights relating to certain marks, trade names, or commercial names.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1306 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 749 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

Expansion of Small Business Health Insurance Coverage: S. 158 - Access to Affordable Health Care Act

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: S. 158 (110th)

Small Business SMB

Additional Gulf Coast Small Business Disaster Relief: S. 690 - Catastrophic Disaster Recovery Improvements Act of 2007 H.R. 1212 -Catastrophic Disaster Recovery Improvements Act of 2007

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: H.R. 1212 (110th), S. 690 (110th)

Insurance INS

Insurance Industry Competitiveness: S. 618 - Insurance Industry Competition Act of 2007 H.R 1081 - Insurance Industry Compeition Act of 2007

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS)

Bills named: S. 618 (110th), H.R. 1081 (110th)

Bankruptcy BNK

Bankruptcy Reform: H.R. 3609 - Emergency Home Ownership & Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007 S. 2136 -Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007 H.R. 3778 / S. 2133 - Home Owners Mortgage & Equity Savings Act (HOMES Act)

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2136 (110th), H.R. 3609 (110th), H.R. 3778 (110th), S. 2133 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Identity Theft Prevention: S. 1178 - Identity Theft Prevention Act S. 238 -Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1178 (110th), S. 238 (110th)

Education EDU

Smart Growth & School Quality: H.R. 17 - Secure Rural Schhols & Community Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2007

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 17 (110th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Wetlands Protection: H.R. 2421 - Clean Water Restoration Act of 2007

Contacted: Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2421 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Catastrophe Savings Accounts: S. 927 - Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007 H.R 1787 - Catastrophe Savings Accounts Act of 2007

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1787 (110th), S. 927 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

Network Neutrality: S. 215 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act

Contacted: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: S. 215 (110th)

Housing HOU

FHA Reform: H.R. 1752 - Expanding American Homeownership Act S. 947 - 21st Century Housing Act

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 947 (110th), H.R. 1752 (110th)

Real Estate/Land Use/Conservation RES

Private Property Rights: H.R. 3048 / S. 48 - Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2007 Eminent Domain: H.R 926 - STOPP Act of 2007 Brownfields Cleanup: H.R. 644 - Brownfields Redevelopment Enhancement Act of 2007 Cleanup and Registration of Meth Labs:S. 635 / H.R. 365 - The Methamphetamine Remediation Research Act of 2007

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE

Bills named: S. 635 (110th), H.R. 644 (110th), H.R. 926 (110th), S. 48 (110th), H.R. 365 (110th), H.R. 3048 (110th)

Transportation TRA

Transportation Funding & Infrastructure Improvement: S. 775 - National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: S. 775 (110th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Disaster Mitigation: H.R. 913 - Hurricane & Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2007 S. 930 - Hurricane & Tornado Mitigation Investment Act of 2007 S. 2328 - Property Mitigation Assistance Act of 2007

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 930 (110th), S. 2328 (110th), H.R. 913 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Comprehensive National Disaster Policy: H.R. 931 - National Hurricane Research Initiative of 2007 Climate Change: S. 2191 - America's Climate Security Act of 2007

Contacted: Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Bills named: S. 2191 (110th), H.R. 931 (110th)