NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

FY2015 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); S.2178/H.R.4320 - Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4321 - Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; S.1737 - Minimum Wage Fairness Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation - case procedures; federal minimum wage issues generally;OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 2223, or other similar proposals to raise the federal minimum wage, oppose legislation; S. 2814, National Labor Relations Board Reform Act, all provisions; Potential changes to overtime rules, no specific legislation; H.R.803 - Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, all provisions; S.2199 - Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.4959 - EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; H.R.5422 - Litigation Oversight Act of 2014, all provisions; H.R.5423 - Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 2178 (113th), S. 2814 (113th), H.R. 4959 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), S. 2223 (113th), H.R. 5422 (113th), H.R. 5423 (113th), S. 1737 (113th), H.R. 4320 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th)

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014, all provisions; S. 1984, Credit Card Theft Sentencing Act of 2014, all provisions; S.2200, Consumer Debit Card Protection Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: S. 2200 (113th), S. 1984 (113th), S. 1927 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; ; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS; H.R. 1462, Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act, all provisions;

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1195 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th), H.R. 1462 (113th), S. 1807 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information;mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers and use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers, including all provisions of S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014; proposed federal notification and data security standards in the instance of data breach, including all provisions of S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014; S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014; S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy & Security Act of 2014; S. 1995, Personal Data Protection & Breach Accountability Act of 2014; and House Energy & Commerce Committee discussion draft of data security and breach notification act; CPSC 2015 Budget Request, including import surveillance user fee to offset cost of CPSC national import surveillance program;

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1995 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), S. 2171 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 1976 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, the Save American Workers Act, change ACAs definition of full time work to 40 hours per week; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; S. 2546/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job Protection Act of 2013, all provisions;S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions; S. 2168, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; S. 2176, Common Sense Reporting Act, all provisions; S. 2069, Small Business Tax Credit Availability Act, all provisions; S. 1729, Expanded Consumer Choice Act, all provisions; H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), S. 2069 (113th), S. 2546 (113th), H.R. 2577 (113th), S. 2168 (113th), H.R. 769 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 5213 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), S. 2176 (113th), S. 1729 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions; Support comprehensive immigration reform, no specific legislation.Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013; S. 2218, Subnational Visa Waiver Program Act of 2014, support legislation.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 2218 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), S. 223 (113th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel; Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations; Communication of retail industry view of issues of Bangladesh worker safety in the ready made garment industry; S. 1136, Nicaraguan Tariff Preference Level Extension Act, all provisions;Educate members regarding the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 1136 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); H.R. 508, TRIA Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013, support renewal; S. 2588 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 (CISA), public/private info sharing, monitoring networks, and safeguards on electronic information;H.R. 5455, Scan Containers Absolutely Now Act, all provisions; Breach notification provisions of: S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 (FISMA), and H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014.

Contacted: SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th), H.R. 5455 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions; H.R. 3540, Demand Letter Transparency Act and S. 2049, Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act - bring more transparency & detail to patent trolls' demand letters sent to retailers & chain restaurants; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2014, clarify FTC enforcement to rein in bad actors targting retailers with bad faith demand letters; Urged support for legislation to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation and demand letters, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting.

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 3540 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 2049 (113th), S. 866 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S.662 -- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, communicate retail industry views; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency;H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, all provisions; S. 1331, A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and other purposes, all provisons; African Growth & Opportunity Act, no bill #, support long term reauthorization; Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), communication of retail industry views; S. 1900/H.R. 3830, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: S. 662 (113th), S. 1331 (113th), S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Implementation of MAP-21, provisions related to national freight policy; Revisions to FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service regulations; S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, oppose new fee proposal provisions; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act, all provisions; HR. 3413, TRUE Safety Act, support bill; H.R. 4105, Martime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, oppose new fee proposal provisions;S.2438 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, drivers hours of service provisions; Highway Bill Reauthorization (no bill number), support of freight policy; H.R.5101 - National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2014, all provisions; H.R.5624 - Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act, all provisions; Communication of retail industry views regarding impact of West Coast port labor negotiations, no specific legislation.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 4105 (113th), H.R. 5624 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 5101 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th), S. 1509 (113th), S. 2438 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 743/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S.749/H.R. 4212, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S.122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act, extension of WOTC, bonus depreciation15 year depreciation for retail and restaurant improvements; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation; H.R.4457 - America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014, to permanently extend Section 179 expensing at $500,000 limit; S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014, Business Tax Extenders provisions; H.R.4718 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.2609 - Marketplace and Internet Tax Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.5264 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent, all provisions; S.3005, Progressive Consumption Tax Act of 2014, all provisions.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 4718 (113th), S. 2609 (113th), S. 3005 (113th), S. 122 (113th), S. 749 (113th), H.R. 1 (113th), H.R. 5264 (113th), H.R. 4212 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th), S. 743 (113th), H.R. 25 (113th), H.R. 5771 (113th)