INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling legislation and implementation

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of

Travel/Tourism TOU

Visa waiver program

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Computer Industry CPI

ICANN top-level domain name expansion program

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA); S.20/H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act; S. 687/H.R. 1265, to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act; Comprehensive tax reform

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 1265 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), S. 687 (112th), H.R. 9 (112th), S. 20 (112th)

Veterans VET

S. 1540/H.R. 2888, Help Veterans Own Franchises Act; S. 1866, AGREE Act; H.R. 3351, Franchise Education for Veterans Act; efforts to encourage veteran ownership of franchised businesses.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1540 (112th), H.R. 2888 (112th), S. 1866 (112th), H.R. 3351 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) and 504 loan programs; impact of new health care regulations on small business owners; impact of new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regulations on small business access to credit; H.R. 3606, JOBS Act (crowd-funding); S. 20/H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act; Small Business Administration Appropriations (keep funding levels the same)

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 9 (112th), H.R. 3606 (112th), S. 20 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Employment verification (E-Verify); H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act, H2B Visa Program

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2885 (112th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Card check" regulations and rulings from NLRB; micro-unions; persuasion activity reporting; employee rights poster requirement; H.R. 3094/S.1843, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 3066, Companion Exepmtion Protection Act; S.J. Res 36/H.J. Res 103, resolution for disapproval of NLRB relating to representation election procedures

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3094 (112th), S. 1843 (112th), H.R. 3066 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th), H.J.Res. 103 (112th)