CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Banking BAN

Draft legislation titled Ensuring Diversity in Community Banking Act Draft legislation titled Expanding Opportunity for MDIs Act Draft legislation titled Home Loan Quality Transparency Act Draft legislation titled Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Banking Act Draft legislation titled the Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act Draft legislation titled Resolution of Disapproval on HUDs Disparate Impact Rule Notice of proposed rulemaking on Community Reinvestment Act, evaluation benchmarks; (85 Fed. Reg. 78258) Notice of proposed rulemaking regarding permissible bank premises (86 Fed. Reg. 7979) Various issues relating to advanced notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the implementation of Sec. 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); structure and independence of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau;

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Defense DEF

Nomination of Denis McDonough to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs Nomination of Ali Mayorkas to be Secretary of Department of Homeland Security Nomination of Lloyd Austin to be Secretary of Defense Various issues relating to implementation of the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (P.L. 116-92); implementation of section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) (P.L. 116-136); reforms to Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); export controls; U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy; continuation of the National Space Council

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act Proposed rule Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) amending its procedural rules governing the conciliation procedures (85 Fed. Reg. 64,097-65,084, October 19, 2020) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: H.R. 7 (117th)

Aerospace AER

Nomination of Bill Nelson to be NASA Administrator Nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation Nomination of Polly Trottenberg to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation Various issues relating to implementation of the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); implementation of Section 3610 of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-252); unmanned aerial systems, and FAA exemptions for commercial operations of UAS and urban air mobility; reforms to export controls; U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 2, Moving Forward Act H.R. 451, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act S. 479, Lifting Our Communities through Advance Liquidity for (LOCAL) Infrastructure Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 S. 1811, Water Resources Development Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 2302, America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation relating to the deployment of automated vehicle technology Nomination of Bill Nelson to be NASA Administrator Nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of Transportation Nomination of Polly Trottenberg to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation Various issues relating to implementation of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Americas Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94; implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of state and local funding in the American Rescue Plan (P.L. 117-2) for state Departments of Transportation; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the federal Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s and Department of Transportation twin-trailer standard; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); unmanned aircraft systems; Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit processing for construction of rural broadband; driving safety and road safety; framework for automated driving systems safety; automated vehicles comprehensive plan; U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; rescission of the Federal Reserve Board; Boeing 737 MAX and associated production stoppages; the Presidential American Jobs Plan infrastructure proposal; comments on automated vehicles and federal comprehensive plan

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 479 (117th), H.R. 2 (117th), S. 2302 (117th), H.R. 451 (117th), H.R. 2864 (117th), S. 1885 (117th), S. 1811 (117th)

Automotive Industry AUT

Potential legislation relating to deployment of automated vehicle technology Various issues relating to U.S. Department of Transportation regulatory matters related to automated vehicles; framework for automated driving systems safety; automated vehicles comprehensive plan

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 328, Wall Street Tax Act of 2021 H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1712/S. 617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes H.R. 1304, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the deduction for research and experimental expenditures S. 537, A bill to provide a tax credit for certain expenses associated with protecting employees from COVID-19 S. 749, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax benefits for research activities Draft legislation titled Remote and Mobile Worker Relief Act of 2021 Draft legislation titled Inclusive Prosperity Act Draft legislation titled Country-by-Country Reporting Comments on REG-101657-20: Guidance Related to the Foreign Tax Credit; Clarification of Foreign-Derived Intangible Income (85 Fed. Reg. 72078) Comments on IRS Notice 2020-76; Transition Relief Related to Health Coverage Reporting Required by Sections 6055 and 6056 for 2020; Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look-thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential for additional bilateral tax treaties; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; corporate tax filing deadline; digital services tax; global anti-base erosion proposal (GloBE) under pillar two; general business tax credits; Executive Order deferring payroll tax obligations in light of the ongoing COVID-19 disaster; taxation of mobile and remote workers during the coronavirus pandemic; tax free paycheck protection program loan forgiveness; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) tax deductibility; work opportunity tax credit; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2) including Section 9674 relating to 1099-K form reporting; Mexico Income Tax Law Article 28, Section XXIII (Mexico CFC Rules, REFIPRE), Tax comments and request for additional guidance from Treasury and U.S. Department of State; international tax provisions, tax comments for general tax relief; corporate tax rate, tax comments for general tax relief; extension of expiring tax provisions: tax comments for general tax relief; general COVID relief legislation: tax comments for general COVID-19 relief

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1304 (117th), H.R. 328 (117th), S. 480 (117th), S. 749 (117th), S. 617 (117th), H.R. 1381 (117th), S. 537 (117th), H.R. 1712 (117th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act (116th Congress) Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan; multiemployer pension recapitalization and reform plan (MPRRP); single employer defined contribution plans and defined benefit plans; e-delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notices; single employer pension plans; COVID-19 and retirement plans; fiduciary investment duties and fiduciary status; proxy voting and ERISA governed plans; pooled employer plans

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 6800 (117th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6058, Stopping Harmful Offers on Platforms by Screening Against Fakes in E-commerce (SHOP SAFE) Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Digital Copyright Act of 2021 (discussion draft) Development of a national consumer awareness campaign on combating the trafficking in counterfeit and pirated products (86 Fed. Reg. 8894-8895, March 12, 2021) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); nomination vacancies relating to intellectual property; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; World Trade Organization pending proposal related to COVID-19 and intellectual property rights; prospective nomination of Laurie Hill to be Director of U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, Mexico and South Africa; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; IP issues related to the U.S.-Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA); IP issues related to prescription drug pricing and labeling; modernization of the U.S. Copyright Office; increasing federal criminal penalties for certain types of copyright infringement via illicit streaming of copyrighted works

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: S. 1416 (117th), H.R. 6058 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 1976, Medicare for All Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 S. 150, Ensuring Parity in Medicare Advantage for Audio-Only Telehealth Act Draft legislation titled No Surprises Act Potential legislation regarding COVID-19 liability issues Potential legislation similar to S. 4317, Safeguarding America's Frontline Employees To Offer Work Opportunities Required to Kickstart the Economy (SAFE TO WORK) Act Comments on the Most Favored Nations (MFN); Interim Final Rule (85 Fed. Reg. 76180) Comments on IRS Notice 2020-76; Transition Relief Related to Health Coverage Reporting Required by Sections 6055 and 6056 for 2020 Comments on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics (WC Docket No. 20-89) (86 Fed. Reg. 8356) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business; coronavirus pandemic; vaccine distribution, PPE, testing, medications and treatments, and vaccination incentives; digital health credentials; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (P.L. 116-123); implementation of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); implementation of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; drug pricing; inclusion of prescription drug pricing in the congressional agenda; COBRA subsidies; reform of the World Health Organization (WHO); continued U.S. membership in the World Health Organization

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 1976 (117th), S. 4317 (117th), S. 150 (117th)

Bankruptcy BNK

Potential legislation similar to S. 766, Providing Responsible Oversight of Trusts to Ensure Compensation and Transparency (PROTECT) Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds; litigation bankruptcy trusts

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 766 (117th)

Insurance INS

Potential legislation to create a federal insurance program to manage the risk of pandemics Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; retroactively altering business interruption insurance contracts related to COVID-19; creation of a prospective pandemic insurance program; pandemic risk insurance; development of an insurance capital standard by the International Association of Insurance Supervisors; Implementation of the Building Block Approach by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) authority regarding the business of insurance

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Various issues relating to data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); consumer protection issues relating to lawsuit advertising

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

S. 73, American Security Drone Act of 2021 Draft legislation related to drone safety and security Proposed rule regarding remote identification of unmanned aircraft systems (84 Fed. Reg. 72,438-72,524, December 31, 2019) Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); unmanned aerial systems flight restrictions near critical infrastructure facilities; general activity related to unmanned aerial systems; urban air mobility

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

Bills named: S. 73 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2021 H.R. 701, Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 S. 1411, Assessing Monetary Influence in the Courts of the United States (AMICUS) Act Draft legislation titled Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021 Draft Legislative Proposal on Federal Trade Commission Act potential amendments to section 13(b) Nomination of Bill Nelson to be National Aeronautics and Space Administration Administrator Nomination of Neera Tanden to be Office of Management and Budget Director Nomination of Denis McDonough to be Veterans Affairs Secretary Nomination of Ali Mayorkas for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Nomination of Lloyd Austin to be Secretary of Defense Nomination of Jennifer Granholm to be Energy Secretary Nomination of Gary Gensler to be Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Nomination of Janet Yellen to be Secretary of the Treasury Nomination of Antony Blinken to be Secretary of State Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be UN Ambassador Nomination of Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor Nomination of Isabel Guzman for Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration Nomination of Lisa Monaco to be Deputy Attorney General Nomination of Merrick Garland to be Attorney General Nomination of Vanita Gupta to be Associate Attorney General Nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Transportation Secretary Nomination of Polly Trottenberg to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation Nomination of Don Graves to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce Nomination of Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce Nomination of Katherine Tai to be United States Trade Representative Nomination of Debra Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; federal enforcement of the False Claims Act (P.L. 116-136) Background on False Claims Act issues under the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (P.L. 116-136); False Claims Act and potential amendments related to materiality and disclosure of third-party funding; class action reform; government contractors during the coronavirus pandemic; use of the Defense Production Act (P.L. 81-774) during the coronavirus pandemic; decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; Modernizing Regulatory Review, Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies (86 Fed. Reg. 7223, January 26, 2021)

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 701 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), S. 1411 (117th), H.R. 1 (117th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 1325, More Energy More Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act S. 76, Protecting Our Wealth of Energy Resources (POWER) Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7516, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020 Draft legislation titled Reinvesting in Americas Shoreline Economies & Ecosystems (RISEE) Act Potential legislation on climate and energy innovation Potential COVID-19 legislation and related utility issues including moratoria Potential infrastructure legislation Potential energy efficiency legislation FY 2022 Energy and Water Appropriations Nomination of Jennifer Granholm to be Energy Secretary Nomination of Debra Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration and development; Keystone XL environmental assessment; energy security and implications for national security; diversifying energy sources, including issues relating to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; funding for energy efficiency programs; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel; nuclear fuel storage at Yucca Mountain; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; regulatory reform; climate change; nomination confirmations Department of the Interior; nomination confirmations Department of Energy; energy infrastructure and permitting; implementation of the Natural Gas Act; (P.L. 75-688) development of solar energy; development of water power; potential Presidential Performance Contracting Challenge; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOI Equipment and Services Produced or Provided by Certain Entities Identified as Risks to National Security; Department of Energy Prohibition Order Securing Critical Defense Facilities; Department of Energy bulk power system Executive Order 13920 request for information (RFI); Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) notice of inquiry on certification of new interstate natural gas facilities; Department of Interior moratoria on permitting and leasing of federal lands for energy development

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 1325 (117th), H.R. 7516 (117th), H.R. 1512 (117th), H.R. 2741 (117th), S. 76 (117th)

Education EDU

H.R. 2030/S. 839, College Transparency Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3497, Jumpstart Our Businesses by Supporting Students Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled American Workforce Recovery Act Comments on petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of e-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic; (86 Fed. Reg. 9309) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; childcare and early education; COVID-19 pandemic and education, including returning to in-person schooling, learning loss, the digital divide and broadband connectivity funding, and statewide annual assessments; child care, the digital divide and workforce training; Department of Education waivers of K-12 state-wide annual assessments in 2020-2021

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 3497 (117th), H.R. 2030 (117th), S. 839 (117th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 505, Native American Education Opportunity Act Nomination of Debra Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior Various issues relating to the reauthorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330); Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); tax parity for tribal governments; Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) reformation; Indian Incentive Program (IIP); tax reform in Indian country

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 505 (117th), S. 379 (117th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions related to technology modernization fund and broadband H.R. 1816, To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Endless Frontiers Act Draft legislation titled Data Care Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8975, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Wireline competition bureau seeks comment on Covid-19 telehealth program application evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8,356-8,359, February 5, 2021) Proposed rule allowing earlier equipment marketing and importation opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2,337-2,344, January 12, 2021) Petitions for emergency relief to allow the use of E-rate funds to support remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9,309-9,312, February 12, 2021) Various issues technology and economic relief; FCC implementation of the Emergency Broadband Benefit; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, research and development; reauthorization and appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; artificial intelligence

Contacted: Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 8975 (117th), H.R. 847 (117th), S. 224 (117th), H.R. 869 (117th), H.R. 1816 (117th)

Natural Resources NAT

Potential legislation similar to S. 3894, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 U.S. Department of Interior nominations

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 3894 (117th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 1512, To build a clean and prosperous future by addressing the climate crisis, protecting the health and welfare of all Americans, and putting the Nation on the path to a net-zero greenhouse gas economy by 2050, and for other purposes H.R. 1992 / S. 799, To require the Secretary of Energy to establish programs for carbon dioxide capture, transport, utilization, and storage, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7516, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020 Various issues relating to EPA guidance following County of Maui, Supreme Court decision and functional equivalent test; regulatory reform; social cost of carbon

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1992 (117th), H.R. 1512 (117th), S. 799 (117th), H.R. 7516 (117th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 1155, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act H.R. 2072, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to make certain disclosures relating to the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and for other purposes S. 65, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act S. 746, A bill to amend section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require the Secretary of Defense to initiate investigations and to provide for congressional disapproval of certain actions, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Trade Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6978/S. 3832, Endless Frontier Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 4629, America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security (America LEADS) Act (116th Congress) Nomination of Don Graves to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce Nomination of Gina Raimondo to be Secretary of Commerce Nomination of Katherine Tai to be United States Trade Representative (USTR) Nominees for the Board of Directors for the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; Changes to the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L.104-65) and Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to export controls; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P. L. 116-283); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); USTR 2021 Special 301; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; WTO Covid-19 related Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver proposal; efforts to reform the World Trade Organization (WTO); Government Procurement Act (GPA) at the World Trade Organization; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Use of Defense Production Act of 1950 (P.L. 81-774); medicine and medical product supply chains; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Executive Order 14005, Ensuring the Future Is Made in All of America by All of America's Workers; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; implementation of the U.S.- China trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- India trade agreement; negotiations on the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; implementation of the U.S.- Japan trade agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to Africa, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to COVID-19; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and regulatory relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Switzerland economic and commercial relations; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (P.L. 116-113); negotiations on a U.S.-Brazil Trade Agreement to update the 2011 Agreement on Trade and Economic Cooperation (ATEC); U.S.-Brazil trade package; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Biodiversity Convention; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass legislation to implement the Basel Convention and related instruments; efforts to pass the miscellaneous tariff bill

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1155 (117th), S. 4629 (117th), S. 3832 (117th), H.R. 2072 (117th), H.R. 6978 (117th), S. 65 (117th), S. 746 (117th)

Roads/Highway ROD

H.R. 1300, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2021

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Bills named: H.R. 1300 (117th)

Urban Development/Municipalities URB

Various issues relating to reform of New York scaffold law

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 847, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund and broadband H.R. 1816, To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Draft legislation titled Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act Draft legislation titled Endless Frontier Act Draft legislation titled Data Care Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8975, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Comments on Allowing Earlier Equipment Marketing and Importation Opportunities (86 Fed. Reg. 2337) Comments on Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program (85 Fed. Reg. 50886) (No. 11-10) Comments on Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs (86 Fed. Reg. 15165) (No. 18-89) Comments on Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection (85 Fed. Reg. 50886) (No. 19-195) Comments on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8356) (No. 20-89) Comments on Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund Assistance (86 Fed. Reg. 19532) (No. 20-445) Comments on Petitions for Emergency Relief to Allow the Use of E-Rate Funds to Support Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9309) (No. 21-31) Comments on securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain (86 FR 4909) Funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act (enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); Various issues relating to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b); FCC petition regarding importation and marketing of radiofrequency devices; use of E-rate funding for the homework gap; FCC implementation of the emergency broadband benefit; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); reauthorization for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NISTIR guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; FCCs COVID-19 telehealth program; OMBs memorandum on the Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; data privacy; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V); consumer protection issues relating to lawsuit advertising

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 224 (117th), S. 289 (117th), H.R. 869 (117th), S. 47 (117th), S. 113 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 1816 (117th), H.R. 847 (117th), H.R. 1251 (117th), H.R. 8975 (117th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Nomination of Antony Blinken to be Secretary of State Nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield to be Ambassador to the United Nations Various issues related to EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; EU country-by-country reporting requirements; EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive, third party delegation

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Copyright Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 H.R. 78, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 161, Venezuela TPS Act of 2021 H.R. 206, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act H.R. 401, Landscaping Workforce Act of 2021 H.R. 427, Moving H-2A to United States Department of Agriculture Act of 2021 H.R. 865, American Jobs First Act of 2021 H.R. 1177/S. 348, U.S. Citizenship Act H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 S. 50, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2021 S. 71, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 264, Dream Act of 2021 S. 495, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 831, A bill to reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program in order to prevent fraud and to promote and reform foreign capital investment and job creation in American communities Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Proposed rule on modification of registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file cap-subject H-1B petitions (85 Fed. Reg. 69,236-69,265, November 2, 2020) Proposed delay of effective date strengthening wage protections for the temporary and permanent employment of certain aliens in the United States (86 Fed. Reg. 7,656, February 1, 2021) Proposed rule on visas: temporary visitors for business or pleasure (85 Fed. Reg. 66,878-66,888, October 21, 2020) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-1B reform; H-2 Visa Program and temporary rule; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; J-1 Visa order; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; delays in H-4 and L-2 status extensions and employment authorization documents (EADs); Presidential Proclamation 9996, suspension of entry as immigrants and nonimmigrants of certain additional persons who pose a risk of transmitting 2019 Novel Coronavirus, March 14, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10014, suspending entry of immigrants who present risk to the U.S. labor market during the economic recovery following the COVID-19 outbreak, April 22, 2020; Presidential Proclamation 10052, suspending entry of aliens who present a risk to the U.S. labor market following the Coronavirus outbreak, June 22, 2020; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; I-9 employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; international travel; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; temporary DHS guidance for the I-9 employment verification process in the wake of COVID-19; State Department policy extending consular interview waiver eligibility; temporary United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) procedures to provide flexibility with regard to filing deadlines, and temporary USCIS guidelines providing flexibility to wet-ink signatures on USCIS forms and documents; United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) funding shortfalls and extending premium processing capability for the adjudication of various immigration forms; regulatory proposals that would restrict applicant eligibility for the H-1B program; regulatory proposals that would drastically change how prevailing wage levels are determined for the purposes of obtaining certain employment nonimmigrant and immigrant visas; proposals that would significantly change how cap-subject H-1B petitions will be chosen in the future; regulatory proposals that would change how the period of admission for student visa holders and exchange visa holders is determined; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; creation/use of digital passports

Contacted: Natl Security Council (NSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 401 (117th), S. 495 (117th), H.R. 1177 (117th), S. 71 (117th), H.R. 6 (117th), S. 831 (117th), H.R. 427 (117th), H.R. 1603 (117th), S. 50 (117th), S. 348 (117th), H.R. 161 (117th), H.R. 865 (117th), S. 264 (117th), H.R. 206 (117th), H.R. 78 (117th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 963/S. 505, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 S. 742, A bill to modify the exemption for trade secrets and commercial or financial information in the Freedom of Information Act, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 Potential legislation relating to sexual assault, sexual harassment and arbitration issues Nomination of Lisa Monaco to be Deputy Attorney General Nomination of Merrick Garland to be Attorney General Petition for rulemaking on support for COVID-19 related litigation - File 4-766; Various issues relating to liability relief due to the coronavirus pandemic; comments on support for petition for rulemaking on COVID-19 related litigation - File 4-766; Background on and preservation of Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401); alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; legal reform; civil discovery reform; asbestos litigation; fraud and abuse in civil litigation

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 1603 (117th), H.R. 963 (117th), S. 742 (117th), S. 505 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 2025/S. 840, To amend title 28, United States Code, to increase transparency and oversight of third-party litigation funding in certain actions, and for other purposes Potential legislation to foster economic growth and job creation through capital formation Draft legislation proposal related to securities litigation; Nomination of Gary Gensler to be Security Exchange Commission Chair Nomination of Janet Yellen to be Secretary of the Treasury FTC Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Amendments to Hart-Scott Rodino Rules and implications for financial markets; (85 Fed. Reg. 77053) FTC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Premerger Notification and Waiting Period Requirements and implications for financial markets; (85 Fed. Reg. 77042) Nasdaq Stock Market LLC Notice of Filing on Proposed Rule Change to Adopt Listing Rules Related to Board Diversity; (86 Fed. Reg.7135) Comments on Request for Information on Study of Global Insurance Capital Standard - 2020-22384 (85 Fed. Reg. 64228); Comments on Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets (85 Fed. Reg. 83840); Comments on Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of proposed rule change to adopt listing rules related to board diversity (85 Fed. Reg. 80472); Comments on Tailored Shareholder Reports, Treatment of Annual Prospectus Updates for Existing Investors, and Improved Fee and Risk Disclosure for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements (85 Fed. Reg. 70716); Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Community Reinvestment Act Evaluation Benchmarks (85 Fed. Reg. 78258); Comments on Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on National Bank and Federal Savings Association Premises (86 Fed. Reg. 7979); Petition for Rulemaking on COVID-19 Related Litigation - File 4-766 Various issues relating SEC Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; potential federal preemption of state fiduciary standards; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; CFPB policy on no-action letters and compliance assistance sandbox policy; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; adoption of the current expected credit loss (CECL) accounting standard; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; debt collection practices (regulation F) under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (P.L. 95-109); qualified mortgage definition under the Truth and Lending Act (P.L. 90-321) regulation Z; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; EU sustainable finance action plan and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; EU review of alternative investment fund managers directive; EU review of prudential regime for investment firms; transition from London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) to Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR); potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) Cap; federal interest rate authority; Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) reform; electronic consent-based SSN Verification Service (eCBSV); environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; information Collection under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA); potential Financial Transaction Tax (FTT); FinCEN Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Currency or Digital Assets; development of a new program to replace revenue due to business interruption or event cancelation; development of ESG reporting requirements in the U.S.; implementation and enforcement of Regulation Best Interest by the Securities and Exchange Commission; changes in the enforcement policies of the Securities and Exchange Commission; activity of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and recommendations on macro-prudential regulation; clarification in the regulatory treatment of digital assets by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; implementation and enforcement of proxy advisory firm regulations finalized in 2020; implementation and enforcement of 14a-8 shareholder proposal process reforms finalized in 2020; COVID related securities litigation; Supreme Courts Cyan decision

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2025 (117th), S. 840 (117th), S. 374 (117th), H.R. 1277 (117th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Various issues relating to Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirements

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 FY2021 budget legislation; FY2022 appropriations priorities; FY2022 funding for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); FY2022 funding for Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT); Various issues relating to implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Technology Modernization Fund in the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); funding for advanced nuclear in FY2022 appropriations legislation; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); debt ceiling, budget caps, budget sequestration, and budget reconciliation; COBRA Subsidies in COVID-19 Relief Legislation; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1799 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1512, CLEAN Future Act H.R. 1812 One Federal Decision Act of 2021 H.R. 1992 / S. 799, To require the Secretary of Energy to establish programs for carbon dioxide capture, transport, utilization, and storage, and for other purposes H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrows (LIFT) America Act S. 715, A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to require the submission of certain reports, and for other purposes S. 716, A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to provide for legal reform, and for other purposes S. 717, A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to impose time limits on the completion of certain required actions under the Act, and for other purposes S. 718, A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to reform agency process requirements, and for other purposes S. 719, A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to provide for project delivery programs, and for other purposes S. 721, A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to impose time limits on the completion of certain required actions under the Act, and for other purposes FY 2022 energy and water appropriations; Potential legislation similar to S. 3894, Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1603, Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7516, Clean Energy Innovation and Deployment Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to S. 858, Protecting Military Firefighters from PFAS Act (116th Cong.) Draft legislation titled Storing CO2 and Lowering Emissions (SCALE) Act Draft legislation titled Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2021 Nomination of Jennifer Granholm to be Energy Secretary Nomination of Brenda Mallory to be Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Nomination of Michael Regan to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Debra Haaland to be Secretary of the Interior Comments on Draft Compliance Guide for Imported Articles Containing Surfacing Coatings Subject to Long-Chain PFAS Significant New Use Rule under TSCA (85 Fed. Reg. 81466); Comments on Regulations Governing Take of Migratory Birds; Delay of Effective Date (86 Fed. Reg. 8715, February 9, 2021); Comments to EPA on IRIS Handbook comments (85 Fed. Reg. 76566); Comments on an extension of the compliance timeframe for articles and products subject to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys Final Rule for Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (PIP) (86 Fed. Reg. 14398); Comments on Interim Guidance on PFAS disposal and destruction (85 Fed. Reg. 28376) Potential rulemaking on risk management procedures under Section 6(a) of the 2016 revisions to the Toxic Substances and Control Act (TSCA); Various issues relating to regulatory reform and permit streamlining; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; potential CERCLA designation of PFAS; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; Basel Convention implementing legislation; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation and funding of Americas Water Infrastructure Act (P.L. 115-270); implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; good neighbor air quality standards; U.S.- Mexico water policy; definition of Waters of the United States; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy sources including issues related to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; corporate average fuel economy standards; federal flood risk management standard; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change; sea level rise and erosion associated with climate change; phasing out of hydrofluorocarbons; energy production in the Arctic; 2021 water policy priorities; Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Climate Accords; DOE Review of Bulk Power Sector Supply Chain Executive Order; Funding for Advanced Nuclear in FY2022 Appropriations Legislation; Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) enforcement; Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis Modernizing Regulatory Review Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, relating to the Presidents Executive Order 13990, Protecting Public Health and the Environment and Restoring Science to Tackle the Climate Crisis; STORM Act funding; EPAs preliminary regulatory determination on PFOA and PFOS; Interim guidance on PFAS destruction and disposal; EPAs Unregulated Contaminants Monitoring Rule; Proposed guidance on PFAS significant new use rule (TSCA); EPAs Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making on PFOA and PFOS; EPA proposed American Innovation and Manufacturing Act of 2019 allocation rule; EPAs multisector NPDES general permit revisions; USACE Nationwide Permit revisions; implementation of Chemical Risk Management under Toxic Substances and Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs Final Rule on PIP (3:1); FERC Notice of Inquiry on Certification of New Interstate Natural Gas Facilities; Phenol, Isopropylated Phosphate (3:1) (PIP 3:1); Regulation of Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals Under TSCA Section 6(h); regulation of perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS); climate change; EPA guidance following County of Maui, Supreme Court decision and functional equivalent test; nomination and confirmations for Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Interior, and Council on Environmental Quality; infrastructure and permitting, generally; Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad; Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contribution; EPA Environmental Justice Screening and Mapping Tool; EPA response to court order in New York v. EPA, D.C. Cir. 19-1231; EPAs National Water Reuse Action Plan; stormwater management and green infrastructure; building resilient infrastructure and communities program; compensatory mitigation for losses of aquatic resources; U.S.-Mexico water and wastewater issues; Water Resources Development Act (P.L. 93-251) priorities including resilience; water infrastructure and climate related issues, including renewable funding and incentives

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 719 (117th), H.R. 7516 (117th), H.R. 1603 (117th), S. 858 (117th), H.R. 1992 (117th), S. 718 (117th), S. 721 (117th), H.R. 1812 (117th), S. 715 (117th), S. 799 (117th), S. 716 (117th), S. 717 (117th), H.R. 2741 (117th), S. 3894 (117th), H.R. 1512 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 Fiscal Year 2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 Draft legislation regarding independent contractors Nomination of Marty Walsh to be Secretary of Labor Nomination of Kyle Fortson to the National Mediation Board Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Delay of effective date regarding independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (86 Fed. Reg. 8,326-8,327, February 5, 2021) Comments on FTC Filings on Antitrust: Comments to the FTCs Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Premerger Notification and Waiting Period Requirements; 16 CFR Parts 801- 803: Hart-Scott-Rodino Coverage, Exemption, and Transmittal Rules, Project No. P110014 | Comments to the FTCs Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; 16 CFR parts 801-803; Hart-Scott Rodino Rules ANPRM, Project No. P110014 INS (85 Fed. Reg. 77053) Various issues relating to the Department of Labors regulatory agenda; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor blacklisting; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential legislation on the minimum wage; Executive Order 13950 Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; implementation of paid and sick leave and other requirements in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (P.L. 116-127); pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); improving investment advice for workers and retirees; financial factors in selecting plan investments; fiduciary duties regarding proxy voting and shareholder rights; antitrust issues

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (117th), S. 478 (117th), S. 393 (117th), H.R. 603 (117th), H.R. 7 (117th), S. 53 (117th), H.R. 1935 (117th), S. 420 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), S. 228 (117th), H.R. 1065 (117th), H.R. 830 (117th), S. 374 (117th), H.R. 804 (117th), H.R. 1195 (117th), H.R. 1277 (117th), S. 205 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th), S. 248 (117th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas to be Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Nomination of Lloyd Austin to be Secretary of Defense Potential legislation similar to S. 3905 the Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2021 Potential legislation similar to S. 3928 the Continuity of the Economy Act of 2020 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1668/S. 734 Internet of Things (IoT) Federal Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2013, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3806 Personal Data Notification and Protection Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7331 The National Cyber Director Act (116th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 8048 the State and Local IT Modernization and Cybersecurity Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 Draft Cyberspace Solarium Commission bill related to National Data Breach Notification/Incident Reporting Act Draft Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2020 Comments on Modernizing the FCC Form 477 Data Program (85 Fed. Reg. 50886) (No. 11-10) Comments on Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs (86 Fed. Reg. 15165) (No. 18-89) Comments on Establishing the Digital Opportunity Data Collection (85 Fed. Reg. 50886) (No. 19-195) Comments on COVID-19 Telehealth Program Application Evaluation Metrics (86 Fed. Reg. 8356) (No. 20-89) Comments on Emergency Broadband Connectivity Fund Assistance (86 Fed. Reg. 19532) (No. 20-445) Comments on Petitions for Emergency Relief to Allow the Use of E-Rate Funds to Support Remote Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic (86 Fed. Reg. 9309) (No. 21-31) Various issues relating to cybersecurity protections; cyber incident disclosure, notification, and reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents, including federal preemption and liability protections; Internet of Things (IoT) security and core capability baselines; deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats; increased cybersecurity risk during the coronavirus pandemic; information sharing between the public and private sectors; data breach notification; the 2020 SolarWinds data breach; the 2021 Microsoft Exchange server data breach; National Cyber Directorate; Executive Order 14017 on Securing Americas Critical Supply Chains; continuation of the National Space Council; extension of Section 3610 of the CARES Act (P.L. 116-134); Implementation and Funding for the CHIPS for America Act, included as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L 116-283); Executive Order 13894, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (P.L. 116-283); Bureau of Industry and Security, temporary general license; Office of Management and Budget interim rule on the Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act; Department of Commerce proposed rule securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain; Department of Defense Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) v.1.0; Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA interim rule, Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment; draft cyber incident notification/reporting legislation; draft executive order related to cloud (IaaS or infrastructure-as-a-service) security; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) NISTIR 8259, recommendations for IoT device Manufacturers: Foundational Activities and Core Device Cybersecurity Capability Baseline; The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Software Component Transparency effort around Software Bill of Materials (SBOM)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2013 (117th), S. 3928 (117th), S. 734 (117th), H.R. 1668 (117th), H.R. 1251 (117th), H.R. 8048 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 7331 (117th), S. 3905 (117th), H.R. 3806 (117th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1226/S. 389, Next Generation Entrepreneurship Corps Act H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1381/S. 480, Main Street Tax Certainty Act H.R. 1799, PPP Extension Act of 2021 Nomination of Isabel Guzman to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration Interim final rule on business loan program temporary changes; Paycheck Protection Program as amended by economic aid act (86 Fed. Reg. 3,692-3,712, January 14, 2021) Various issues relating separation of the Small Business Administration 7(a) loan program; Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including administrative and legislative corrections, eligibility, and extension of the program deadline; separation of SBA 7(a) loan program and PPP commitments; opportunity zones; eligibility of 501(c )(6) organizations to access PPP loans; changes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA); simplification of the Employee Retention Tax Credit by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); opposition to raising the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1226 (117th), H.R. 1799 (117th), S. 389 (117th), S. 480 (117th), H.R. 1319 (117th), H.R. 1381 (117th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 375, No Mask Mandates Act H.R. 1346/S. 477, Hospitality and Commerce Job Recovery Act of 2021 H.R. 1463, To require a joint task force on air travel during and after the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, and for other purposes S. 82, Ensuring Health Safety in the Skies Act of 2021 S. 115, Protecting Tourism in the United States Act S. 316, Fly Safe and Healthy Act of 2021 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; funding for Brand USA program; digital health credentials; reopening international travel; biometric entry-exit; border security; the suspension of entry of certain nationals/groups of nationals from certain countries and the cessation of those entry restrictions; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler programs; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; REAL ID Act (P.L. 109-13, Title II) implementation; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers; presidential proclamations restricting international travel from China, Iran, various Schengen Area countries, the UK, Ireland, and Brazil due to COVID-19; clarifications on the process for obtaining waivers to the aforementioned travel bans; Customs and Border Protection funding shortfalls; enhanced COVID-19 testing protocols for international air travel; new COVID-related requirements for air travel; creation and use of digital passports

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 375 (117th), S. 477 (117th), S. 115 (117th), H.R. 1346 (117th), H.R. 1463 (117th), S. 316 (117th), S. 82 (117th)