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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Competition Policy.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Solar tariffs.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Energy Efficiency. Climate change policies. Renewable and advanced energy policies. Proposed rule on grid reliability and resilience pricing.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA)

Science/Technology SCI

Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities. Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education(STEM) issues.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US-China Trade Relations. Trade in services in bilateral and regional agreements, including the WTO Agreements. Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC). NAFTA modernization. Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. Digital trade policies in trade agreements. Reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS). H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 5515 (115th)

Education EDU

Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act. Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science. Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms. Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark. Computer Science.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax treatment of research & experimentation expenditures. H.R. 1393, S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 to limit the authority of States to tax certain income of employees for employment duties performed in other States. Transfer pricing, treaty, foreign tax credit, international tax, and foreign tax issues. Subtitle D of HR 1, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (including Internal Revenue Code Sections 250 and 951A) H.R. 3220, the Preserving Taxpayers' Rights Act. H.R. 5444, the Taxpayer First Act.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF)

Bills named: S. 540 (115th), H.R. 3220 (115th), H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th), H.R. 5444 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

Unlicensed broadband spectrum below 700 MHz/TV White Spaces. Net Neutrality. Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave bands. Mid-Band Spectrum (6GHz). S. 1682, AIRWAVES Act. Rural Broadband. E-Rate. Broadband Tax Credits. Broadband Mapping. Broadband Funding. H.R. 4881 and S. 2343: Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018. T-Band.

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1682 (115th), H.R. 4881 (115th), S. 2343 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Software copyright and related issues. Copyright Office Modernization. H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017. H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act. H.R. 3945, Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2017. Copyright review and related reform issues. H.R. 3350, Transparency in Music Licensing Ownership Act. Music licensing reform including S. 2823 and H.R. 5447 Music Modernization Act. H.R. 905, You Own Devices Act. Software patents and related policy. S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act of 2017., H.R. 5340, "Stronger Patents Act of 2018". H.R. 6264, "Restoring America's Leadership in Innovation Act of 2018". Patent litigation reform. Trade secrets policy. Intellectual property and related intermediary liability provisions in trade agreements, including NAFTA.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3350 (115th), H.R. 905 (115th), H.R. 1695 (115th), S. 2823 (115th), S. 1390 (115th), H.R. 6264 (115th), H.R. 5447 (115th), H.R. 5340 (115th), H.R. 3945 (115th), H.R. 890 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Child online safety and gaming issues. Online privacy. Intermediary liability legislation relating to human trafficking including S. 1693, Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act of 2017. Issues related to privacy and education. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to proposals to address extremist online content. H.R. 5815, S. 2639, Consent Act. H.R. 2520, Browser Act.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 1693 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), H.R. 5815 (115th), S. 2639 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes. H.R. 6136, Border Security & Immigration Reform Act of 2018. H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018. H.R. 392, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017. S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017. H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act. S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017. S. 354, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment Act. S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018. Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA); H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act and Senate amendments. High-skilled immigration reforms.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 4760 (115th), H.Res. 774 (115th), H.R. 392 (115th), S. 2344 (115th), S. 281 (115th), H.R. 6136 (115th), S. 354 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th), H.R. 2579 (115th), S. 180 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

Protection of critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry. Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues. Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development. Standards and interoperability. Competitiveness and the high-tech sector. Policy issues in cloud computing. H.R.387, Email Privacy Act. Open government, government modernization, and technology choice. Supply chain security efforts within the US government. Cyber security policies and legislation. Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA reform. Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations. Trade and trade agreements. Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement. Expanding access to K-12 computer science education. Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board. Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs). Issues related to the examination of encryption and access to information. Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). S. 1157, H.R. 2481, PATCH Act. Data breach legislation. International cybersecurity norms. H.R. 5515, S. 2987, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY19. Shared Services of agencies internal business support. Smart Spaces/Smart Infrastructure. H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018. S.2383, H.R. 4943, CLOUD Act, and international cooperation agreements between the U.S. and foreign law enforcement agencies. S. 2217, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017. H.R. 5759 and S. 3050, 21st Century IDEA.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Science Foundation (NSF); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2481 (115th), S. 3050 (115th), H.R. 5759 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), S. 2217 (115th), S. 2987 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th), S. 1157 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 2383 (115th)