What was lobbied
15 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.
Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime
Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
S. 743/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S.1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciationH.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.5021 - Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014, Business Tax Extenders provisions; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.5264 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions.
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
S. 2609 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), H.R. 4718 (113th), H.R. 4212 (113th), S. 1859 (113th), H.R. 25 (113th), S. 122 (113th), H.R. 5021 (113th), S. 743 (113th), S. 749 (113th), H.R. 1 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 5264 (113th)
S.2516 - DISCLOSE Act of 2014, all provisions; S.J.Res.19 - A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections, all provisions.
Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
S.J.Res. 19 (113th), S. 2516 (113th)
S.662 -- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, communicate retail industry views; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency;H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, all provisions; S. 1331, A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and other purposes, all provisons; African Growth & Opportunity Act, no bill #, support long term reauthorization; Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), communication of retail industry views; S. 1900/H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, all provisions.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)
Bills named:
S. 1900 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th), S. 1331 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th)
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions
Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
S. 1984 (113th), S. 1927 (113th)
Implementation of MAP-21, provisions related to national freight policy; Revisions to FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service regulations; S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, oppose new fee proposal provisions; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act, all provisions; HR. 3413, TRUE Safety Act, support bill; H.R. 4105, Martime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, oppose new fee proposal provisions;S.2438 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, drivers hours of service provisions; Highway Bill Reauthorization (no bill number), support of freight policy; H.R.5101 - National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2014, all provisions; H.R.5624 - Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act, all provisions; Communication of retail industry views regarding impact of West Coast port labor negotiations, no specific legislation.
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th), S. 2438 (113th), H.R. 4105 (113th), S. 1509 (113th), H.R. 5101 (113th), H.R. 5624 (113th)
Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; S. 2546/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014, all provisions.
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Bills named:
S. 2168 (113th), S. 2176 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2577 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th), S. 2546 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 2069 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), S. 1729 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), H.R. 769 (113th)
H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; ; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS; H.R. 1462, Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, all provisions;
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Bills named:
H.R. 1461 (113th), S. 1807 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th), S. 1195 (113th)
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions; Data security breach notification legislation, no specific bill;FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014, use of geolocation services to meet customer expectations and enhance customer experience; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2013-0040, 16 CFR 1115 et seq proposed rulemaking regarding voluntary recall notices provided as part of corrective action plan under Section 15 of the CPSA; Comments on CPSC Docket Number CPSC-2014-0005, 16 CFR 1101, Information Disclosure under Section 6(b) of the Consumer product Safety Act.
Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Bills named:
S. 1927 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), S. 418 (113th), S. 2171 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), S. 1193 (113th)
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions; Support comprehensive immigration reform, no specific legislation.Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013; S. 2218, Subnational Visa Waiver Program Act of 2014, support legislation.
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Bills named:
H.R. 490 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 2218 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 223 (113th)
Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel; Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations; Communication of retail industry view of issues of Bangladesh worker safety in the ready made garment industry; S. 1136, Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act, all provisions;Educate members regarding the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
S. 1136 (113th)
FY2015 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); S.2178/H.R.4320 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4321 - Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; S.1737 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation - case procedures; federal minimum wage issues generally;OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 2223, or other similar proposals to raise the federal minimum wage, oppose legislation; S. 2814, National Labor Relations Board Reform Act, all provisions; Potential changes to overtime rules, no specific legislation; H.R.803 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4959 - EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; H.R.5422 - Litigation Oversight Act of 2014, all provisions; H.R.5423 - Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014, all provisions.
Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Bills named:
S. 2814 (113th), H.R. 5423 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 2178 (113th), S. 2223 (113th), H.R. 4320 (113th), H.R. 5422 (113th), H.R. 4959 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), S. 1737 (113th)
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal;S.2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014, public/private info sharing, monitoring networks, and safeguards on electronic information; H.R. 5455, Scan Containers Absolutely Now Act, all provisions.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 508 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th), H.R. 5455 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th)
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity demand letters, no specific legislation.
Contacted: U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Bills named:
S. 2049 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 3540 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), S. 1720 (113th)
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