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Budget/Appropriations BUD

Issues relating to budget reconciliation and government funding.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Issues relating to Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act of 2022 (S.4573) and Presidential Election Reform Act (H.R. 8873).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8873 (117th), S. 4573 (117th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

Issues relating to the federal response to COVID-19, including health and safety guidelines, testing, contact tracing, virus monitoring, protection for health-vulnerable groups, vaccinations, and impact mitigation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues relating to the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); issues relating to opportunities for economically disadvantaged and underserved communities.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues relating to energy security, including increasing traditional domestic production and advancing clean energy technologies; issues relating to the permitting of traditional and clean energy infrastructure projects.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues relating to permitting reform; issues relating to climate change and risk mitigation.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Securities and Exchange Commission Request for Comment on Climate Disclosures; Securities and Exchange Commission Request for Comment on Proposed Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements; issues relating to Securities and Exchange Commission Proposed Amendments to Rule 14a-8.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Health Issues HCR

Issues relating to public health resources and funding; issues relating to COVID-19 vaccines, testing, and other measures to protect health vulnerable groups; issues relating to legislative and administrative changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), health benefits, health equity, social determinants of health, telehealth, and mental health; issues relating to the Build Back Better Act (H.R.5376); issues relating to FDA reauthorization.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act (H.R.4521); issues relating to U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (USICA) (S.1260) (all provisions); issues relating to the Administrations plans for welcoming Ukrainians; issues relating to high-skilled immigration and green card backlogs; issues relating to agriculture and temporary workforce; issues relating to Documented Dreamers (DACA); discussions relating to Pathways to Advance Bipartisan Immigration Legislation: Afghan Adjustment Act (H.R.8685 and S.4787); issues relating to American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 (H.R.6); issues relating to Americas Children Act (S.2753); issues relating to Bipartisan Border Solutions Act of 2021 (S.1358); issues relating to Equal Access to Legal Employment (EAGLE) Act (H.R.3648 and S.4567); issues relating to Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 (H.R.1603).

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8685 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th), S. 4787 (117th), S. 1358 (117th), H.R. 1603 (117th), S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 3648 (117th), S. 2753 (117th), H.R. 6 (117th), S. 4567 (117th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues relating to the Clean Slate Act (H.R.2864).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2864 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to antitrust and competition policies including merger review guidelines; issues relating to labor and employment and workforce development policy, including legislation to expand Pell Grants to cover short-term education and training programs; issues relating to the reauthorization of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 (WIOA) (H.R.7309); issues relating to the implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); issues related to the Speak Out Act; issues relating to the Administrations actions in building a cybersecurity workforce, including the implementation of the Department of Labors initiative on cybersecurity apprenticeships; issues relating to BRT priorities and partnerships with cybersecurity apprenticeships; issues relating to the Administrations Talent Pipeline.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 7309 (117th)

Retirement RET

Issues relating to legislative and administrative monitoring and outreach relating to retirement benefits; issues relating to SECURE 2.0.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

Issues relating to data privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence. Issues related to H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Issues relating to the Federal Trade Commissions Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and request for comment on data privacy and security practices. Issues relating to H.R. 4346, the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (all provisions). Issues relating to recruitment of a cybersecurity workforce.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8152 (117th), H.R. 4346 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to Build Back Better Act (H.R.5376) (R&D expense allocation provisions), R&D tax credit extension legislation and OECD taxation of the digital economy project and potential tariff implications; issues relating to the United States Innovation and Competition Act (S.1260) (R&D expense allocation provisions); issues relating to the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R.5376) (all provisions); issues relating to the U.S.-Chile Income Tax Treaty; issues relating to the 2021 final Treasury Foreign Tax Credit Regulations; issues relating to OECD Pillar Two Model Rules and OECDs Pillar One and Pillar Two proposals; issues relating to the U.S.-Russia bilateral tax treaty; issues relating to the use of foreign tax credits in Russia; issues relating to the 2023 Biden Budget proposals.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues relating to H.R. 8152, the American Data Privacy and Protection Act. Issues relating to the Federal Trade Commissions Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and request for comment on data privacy and security practices.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8152 (117th)

Transportation TRA

Issues relating to increased infrastructure investment and streamlining federal permitting processes; issues relating to the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues relating to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (all provisions) and agreement implementation; issues relating to U.S.-China trade and economic relations; issues relating to the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council and work plan; issues relating to potential trade negotiations, including the proposed Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF); issues relating to export controls, technology, data flows, and national security; issues relating to COVID-19-related trade barrier disruptions, supply chain resilience, and innovation and intellectual property rights, distribution, and logistics trade issues, including WTO negotiations; issues relating to U.S. Innovation and Competition Act (S.1260) (all provisions); issues relating to America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology and Economic Strength (COMPETES) Act (H.R.4521) (all provisions); issues relating to Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act (H.R.7185) (all provisions); issues relating to CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (H.R.4346) (all provisions).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 4346 (117th), H.R. 4521 (117th), H.R. 7185 (117th)