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Veterans VET

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

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA); S.20 / H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act; S. 687/H.R. 1265, to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property; H.R. 4196, to extend bonus depreciation; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act; Comprehensive tax reform; Work Opportunity Tax Credit, estate tax, other business tax extenders; extension of current individual tax rates

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

Bills named: S. 687 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), H.R. 9 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 1265 (112th), S. 20 (112th), H.R. 4196 (112th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act, various measures to repeal and amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), regulatory implementation of PPACA and requirements under employer mandate

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

Bills named: H.R. 436 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) and 504 loan programs; impact of new health care regulations on small business owners; impact of new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Dodd-Frank Act on small business access to credit; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act; Small Business Administration appropriations (keep funding levels the same, continuing resolution)

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

Bills named: H.R. 9 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Employment verification (E-Verify); H..R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act; H-2B visa program

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

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling legislation and implementation

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

Travel/Tourism TOU

Visa waiver program

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

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Card check" regulations and rulings from NLRB; micro-unions; "ambush elections"; persuasion activity reporting; employee rights poster requirement; H.R. 3094/S. 1843, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 3066, Companion Exemption Protection Act; H.R. 5969, Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care; H.R. 5970, Protecting In-Home Care from Government Intrusion Act;

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

Bills named: H.R. 3094 (112th), S. 1843 (112th), H.R. 3066 (112th), H.R. 5970 (112th), H.R. 5969 (112th)