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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Federal Trade Commission definition for labeling Made in the U.S.A. Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; 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; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 2772 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th), S. 819 (114th), H.R. 978 (114th), H.R. 664 (114th), S. 824 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), S. 489 (114th), S. 995 (114th), S. 1015 (114th), H.R. 5696 (114th), S. 2002 (114th), H.R. 6654 (114th), H.R. 2146 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), S. 1518 (114th), H.R. 403 (114th), S. 1269 (114th), H.R. 5233 (114th), H.R. 597 (114th), H.R. 820 (114th), S. 2922 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), S. 299 (114th), H.R. 1031 (114th), S. 491 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 4216 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th), H.R. 4095 (114th), H.R. 2393 (114th), H.R. 635 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427 /S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585 /S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712 /S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029 /S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030 /S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320 /S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327 /S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388 /S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1667 /S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098 /S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557 /S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; estimates of economic impact, costs and benefits; adequacy of analyses required by agency by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (P.L. 104-4); Executive Order 12866 compliance; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including implementation, the listing process, and reforms relating to species preservation, economic development, and land use; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; requests for correction of data under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515)

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 348 (114th), S. 168 (114th), S. 293 (114th), S. 544 (114th), S. 1140 (114th), S. 378 (114th), S. 226 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), S. 1425 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th), S. 708 (114th), H.R. 585 (114th), S. 639 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), S. 112 (114th), H.R. 1667 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), S. 280 (114th), S. 638 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), H.R. 1732 (114th), H.R. 2098 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), S. 751 (114th), S. 292 (114th), H.R. 1030 (114th), S. 543 (114th), S. 640 (114th), H.R. 1734 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes. S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015 S. J. Res. 8, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations relating to overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75- 718) DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,318, February 6, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors apprenticeship program, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; NLRB joint employer standard; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda; proposed regulations concerning Definition of the Term Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice (80 Fed. Reg.21,928, April 20, 2015)

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 1519 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), H.R. 1767 (114th), S. 1298 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 2685 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), S. 1558 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2213, To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2266, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2015 H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services Bill, including provisions relating to Womak Amendment requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to study the use of arbitration Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to regulatory reform in the financial industry, including implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); disclosures related to form BE-10; evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 1723 (114th), H.R. 2064 (114th), H.R. 2477 (114th), H.R. 37 (114th), H.R. 1659 (114th), H.R. 601 (114th), H.R. 1965 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), H.R. 2357 (114th), H.R. 432 (114th), S. 576 (114th), H.R. 2289 (114th), H.R. 1975 (114th), H.R. 1195 (114th), H.R. 2187 (114th), H.R. 2287 (114th), H.R. 1265 (114th), H.R. 1210 (114th), H.R. 1553 (114th), S. 552 (114th), H.R. 1847 (114th), H.R. 1737 (114th), H.R. 686 (114th), H.R. 1675 (114th), H.R. 1839 (114th), H.R. 2789 (114th), H.R. 1525 (114th), H.R. 2266 (114th), S. 1010 (114th), H.R. 2213 (114th), H.R. 2648 (114th), S. 1109 (114th), H.R. 1334 (114th), H.R. 2354 (114th), H.R. 1259 (114th), H.R. 2356 (114th), H.R. 766 (114th), H.R. 1023 (114th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 H.R. 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 1189 / S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 2800 / S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Regulations implementing Executive Order 13672 Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Contractors and Subcontractors (79 Fed. Reg. 72,985, Dec. 9, 2014) RIN 3046-AB01 EEOC proposed rule regarding non-discrimination against persons with disabilities by employer sponsored wellness programs Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561, August 8, 2014) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information (79 Fed. Reg. 55,712, September 17, 2014) Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed. Reg. 60,083, September 28, 2011) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction; adequacy of economic impact analysis; Executive Order 12866, regulatory impact analysis requirements regarding estimation of costs and benefits

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 620 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 1590 (114th), H.R. 2800 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 25, FairTax Act of 2015 H.R. 27, Tax Code Termination Act H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy American, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Senate Amendment 1559 regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Buy American H.R. 2685, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act, including provisions relating to repatriation S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; tax expenditures; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; patent box or innovation box proposals; small business tax regulation reform; potential changes to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness (SBREFA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-121); cash accounting; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax; IRS notice 2015-16 pre-rulemaking notice regarding implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) section 49801 excise tax on high cost employer sponsored health coverage including issues related to compliance cost

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 25 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), S. 149 (114th), H.R. 1105 (114th), S. 1589 (114th), H.R. 27 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), S. 698 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), H.R. 160 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), H.R. 625 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), S. 981 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th), H.R. 2772 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th)

Retirement RET

Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Final rule on fiduciary requirements for disclosure in participant-directed individual account plans - timing of annual disclosure, (80 Fed. Reg. 14,301, March 19, 2015) Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014; partitions of eligible multiemployer plans and facilitated mergers (80 Fed. Reg. 8,712, February 18, 2015) Proposed regulation on suspension of benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (80 Fed. Reg. 35,262, June 19, 2015) Various issues relating to tax incentives for retirement savings; multiemployer pension plan reform; Executive Order 12866, regulatory impact analysis requirements regarding justification of need, market failure, estimation of costs and benefits

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; copyright review

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1886 (114th), S. 3523 (114th), S. 1015 (114th), S. 832 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 4216 (114th), S. 2002 (114th), H.R. 4095 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 805 (114th), H.R. 3468 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), H.R. 6654 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 3668 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th), S. 1558 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1021, Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1189/S.620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1190/S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 1423 / S. 775, Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 810, SGR Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2015 S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Various issues relating to the 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 implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, provider network adequacy, definition of small group market, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, ERISA preemption, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, delivery reform changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug prices; Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) rebates; non-interference with Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; health information technology; telemedicine services in Medicare

Contacted: White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1624 (114th), H.R. 248 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 160 (114th), S. 305 (114th), S. 149 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), S. 183 (114th), S. 709 (114th), H.R. 1021 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 1190 (114th), H.R. 1423 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), S. 141 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.R. 1196 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), S. 810 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), S. 775 (114th)

Small Business SMB

S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the Small Business Administration, Office of Advocacy

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 552 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2577, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2578, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2772, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2822, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes S. 1619, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to potential amendments to appropriations legislation related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 73-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); 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; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending, taxes, deficits, and debt; 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; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th), H.R. 2772 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th), S. 1558 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), S. 832 (114th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-254); requests for correction of information regarding phthalates and phthalate additives under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515)

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1174/S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad (LEADS) Act H.R. 1770/S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 S. 1158, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243) modernization; White House Personal Data Notification and Protection Act proposal; FCC Declaratory Ruling and Order Regarding Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (CG Docket No. 02-278; WC Docket No. 07-135); transition of the National Telecommunications & Information Administrations stewardship of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions; ICANN's gTLD program; data breach

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 1174 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 754 (114th), S. 512 (114th), S. 1158 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), S. 1027 (114th), H.R. 805 (114th), S. 356 (114th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 978 (114th), S. 489 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427 / S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712 / S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029 / S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/ S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320 / S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327 / S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388 / S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/ S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy American, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 544 (114th), H.R. 2631 (114th), S. 638 (114th), H.R. 585 (114th), H.R. 2134 (114th), S. 1 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), S. 640 (114th), S. 378 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 751 (114th), S. 280 (114th), S. 88 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 1155 (114th), H.R. 1030 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 543 (114th), H.R. 504 (114th), S. 33 (114th), S. 1487 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), S. 639 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), H.R. 2772 (114th), S. 226 (114th), H.R. 3 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 527 (114th), S. 293 (114th), S. 1038 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes S. 98, STEM Jobs Act of 2015 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1025, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 98 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), H.R. 1401 (114th), H.R. 962 (114th), H.R. 240 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 213 (114th), S. 153 (114th), H.R. 616 (114th), H.R. 1147 (114th), H.R. 399 (114th), S. 1501 (114th), H.R. 1148 (114th), S. 208 (114th), H.R. 2131 (114th), S. 181 (114th), H.R. 1153 (114th), H.R. 2758 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 2518/S. 1195, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015 S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); 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. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329), including issues related to accreditation, risk sharing and transparency and consumer information; Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; early childhood education

Contacted: SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 5 (114th), H.R. 2518 (114th), S. 1177 (114th), S. 1195 (114th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 878, United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act Various issues relating to visa waiver program

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 616 (114th), H.R. 158 (114th), H.R. 1401 (114th), S. 208 (114th), H.R. 229 (114th), S. 542 (114th), H.R. 878 (114th), H.R. 399 (114th), H.R. 664 (114th), S. 299 (114th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 526, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015 H.R. 758, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 526 (114th), H.R. 758 (114th), H.R. 1927 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 2048/S. 1123, Uniting and Strengthening America by Fulfilling Rights and Ensuring Effective Discipline Over Monitoring (USA FREEDOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funding and cyber framework S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 1035, To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 and for other purposes S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 S. 1357, To extend authority relating to roving surveillance, access to business records, and individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers under the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 until July 31, 2015, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Federal Government Insider Data Breach Prevention Act Draft legislation titled Enhanced Integrated National Sensors for Threats, Exploits, and Intrusions on our Networks (EINSTEIN) Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Cyber Supply Chain Transparency and Remediation Act of 2015 Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015) Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-254); implementation of National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-282); implementation of Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-274); National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft NISTIR 8062, Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems; White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; encryption technology policy

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), S. 1109 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 456 (114th), S. 1123 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), S. 1035 (114th), S. 1357 (114th), H.R. 2048 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; proposed EPA and Army Corps definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; proposed amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemakings and policy making

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: H.R. 1320 (114th), S. 639 (114th), S. 640 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 543 (114th), S. 280 (114th), S. 88 (114th), S. 638 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), S. 751 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 2648 / S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 Various issues relating to administrative proceedings; use of administrative law judges

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: S. 1109 (114th), H.R. 2648 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to amendments listing the sage grouse, lesser prairie chicken, and burying beetle under the Endangered Species Act H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Various issues relating to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including implementation, the listing process, and reforms relating to species preservation, economic development, and land use; environment and energy policy

Contacted: White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 292 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 585 (114th), H.R. 2134 (114th), S. 293 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), S. 112 (114th), H.R. 2098 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), H.R. 1667 (114th), S. 1425 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 2289, Commodity End-User Relief Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1847 (114th), H.R. 2289 (114th), H.R. 1317 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2393 (114th)

Accounting ACC

Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 413, Partnership to Build America Act of 2015 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1393, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund including the gas tax; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (114th), H.R. 2410 (114th), H.R. 2716 (114th), S. 1647 (114th), H.R. 1846 (114th), H.R. 980 (114th), H.R. 680 (114th), S. 1519 (114th), S. 1589 (114th), H.R. 413 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 373 (114th), S. 1541 (114th), H.R. 1393 (114th), S. 1298 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 283 / S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1174 / S. 512, Law Enforcement Access to Data Stored Abroad Act H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1569, to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 S. 1158, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2015 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); tax reform; White House Personal Data Notification and Protection Act proposal; White House Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2015 (administration discussion draft); ICANN's gTLD program; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; net neutrality; FCC net neutrality policy; FCC Declaratory Ruling and Order regarding rules and regulations implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (CG Docket No. 02-278; WC Docket No. 07-135); National Institute of Standards and Technology Draft Privacy Risk Management Framework; National Telecommunications and Information Administration Facial Recognition Technology Multi-stakeholder process; data breach

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 698 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), S. 1027 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), S. 1158 (114th), H.R. 1174 (114th), S. 512 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th), H.R. 805 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), S. 356 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1372, American Crude Oil Export Equality Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; Executive Order 12866 compliance; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (Public Law No. 91-190); lifting of the prohibition on the export of domestic crude oil; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 2128 (114th), S. 535 (114th), H.R. 1734 (114th), S. 1425 (114th), S. 226 (114th), S. 33 (114th), S. 1038 (114th), S. 128 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), S. 720 (114th), H.R. 1629 (114th), S. 1106 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), S. 1372 (114th), H.R. 1273 (114th), H.R. 3 (114th), H.R. 873 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), H.R. 351 (114th), H.R. 4615 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 1 (114th), S. 280 (114th), S. 1312 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), H.R. 504 (114th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407 / S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511 / S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 812, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 383, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 812 (114th), H.R. 538 (114th), H.R. 511 (114th), S. 732 (114th), H.R. 360 (114th), S. 1579 (114th), S. 383 (114th), S. 710 (114th), S. 209 (114th), S. 995 (114th), S. 248 (114th), H.R. 249 (114th), H.R. 407 (114th), S. 379 (114th)