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Immigration IMM

IMMH.R.1543Visa WaiversProvisions related to Korea and Poland IMMH.R.1645STRIVE Act Provisions related to highly skilled workers IMMS.9Immigration Reform ActProvisions related to highly skilled workers Extending the Department of Homeland Security's Optional Practical Training Program

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; UNDETERMINED; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.1908Patent Reform ActAll provisions S.1145Patent Reform ActAll provisions

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); UNDETERMINED; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

FORH.R.H.Res. 106Armenian Genocide Resolution

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); UNDETERMINED; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.Res. 106 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R.3685The Employment Non-Discrimination Act All provisions

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); UNDETERMINED; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3685 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R.556Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007Provisions related to Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. H.R.708Trade Law Reform Act of 2007Provisions related to trade and State Dept. funding H.R.782Fair Currency Act of 2007All provisions H.R.1400Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007Provisions related to trade and State Dept. funding H.R.2764The Department of State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2008Provisions related to trade and State Dept. funding H.R.2942Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007All provisions H.R.3093Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008Provisions related to trade and State Dept. funding H.R.3390Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007Provisions related to trade and State Dept. funding H.R.RES.295Recognizing the strong alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States and expressing appreciation to the Republic of Korea for its efforts in the global war against terrorism.All provisions H.R.RES.552Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to remove barriers to United States financial services firms doing business in China.Provisions related to trade and State Dept. funding S.122Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007All provisions S.328To ensure the implementation of the recommendations of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United StatesProvisions related to trade and State Dept. funding S.364Strengthening America's Trade Laws ActProvisions related to trade and State Dept. funding S.796Fair Currency Act of 2007All provisions S.970Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007Provisions related to trade and State Dept. funding S.1607Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007All provisions S.1610Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007Provisions related to Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. Peru, Panama, Colombia and Korea Free Trade AgreementsFocus on provisions related to the Financial Services sector

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2764 (110th), H.R. 708 (110th), H.R. 2942 (110th), H.R. 3390 (110th), H.R. 3093 (110th), H.R. 1400 (110th), H.R. 556 (110th), H.R. 782 (110th)

Banking BAN

H.R.946Overdraft Protection ActAll provisions H.R.1852Federal Housing Administration Modernization ActAll provisions H.R.3012Fair Mortgage Practices Act of 2007All provisions H.R.3526To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions, and for other purposesAll provisions H.R.3609Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007All provisions H.R.3648Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007All provisions H.R.3837Escrow, Appraisal and Mortgage Servicing Improvements ActAll provisions H.R.3915Mortgage Reform and Anti-predatory Lending Act of 2007All provisions H.R.4178Emergency Mortgage Loan Modification Act of 2007All provisions H.R.140Financial Services Diversity Initiative All provisions S.1222Stop Mortgage Fraud Transactions ActAll provisions S.1299Borrower Protection ActAll provisions S.1356Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007All provisions S.2036Protecting Access to Save Mortgages ActAll provisions S.2133HOMES ActAll provisions S.2136Helping Families Save Their Homes in Bankruptcy Act of 2007All provisions S.2338FHA Modernization Act of 2007All provisions S.2542The Home Ownership Preservation & Protection Act of 2007All provisions Met with House and Senate Banking Committee staff regarding development of Basel II Rulemaking.

Contacted: White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3837 (110th), H.R. 4178 (110th), H.R. 3012 (110th), H.R. 946 (110th), H.R. 1852 (110th), H.R. 3526 (110th), H.R. 3609 (110th), H.R. 3648 (110th), H.R. 3915 (110th), H.R. 140 (110th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R.698Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007All provisions H.R.740Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement Act of 2007All provisions H.R.836Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2007All provisions H.R.873Credit Card Payment Fee Act of 2007All provisions H.R.936Prevention of Fraudulent Access to Phone Records ActAll provisions H.R.948Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007 All provisions H.R.958Data Accountability and Trust Act All provisions H.R.964Spy ActAll provisions H.R.1461Credit CARD Act of 2007All provisions H.R.1510Credit Card Repayment Act of 2007All provisions H.R.1525Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007All provisions H.R.1685Data Security Act of 2007All provisions H.R.1967Financial Privacy Notice Relief Act of 2007All provisions H.R.1996Preservation of Federalism in Banking ActAll provisions H.R.2124Federal Agency Data Breach Protection ActAll provisions H.R.2146Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007All provisions H.R.2601Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007All provisions H.R.2829Financial Services & General Government Appropriations Act, 2008Provisions in Committee Report on Interchange Study H.R.3010Mandatory Arbitration - The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 All provisions H.R.3046The Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007(Provisons of use of SSNs) H.R.3316Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007All provisions H.R.3347Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2008All provisions H.R.3541Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007All provisions S.238Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act All provisions S.239Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007All provisions S.495Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007All provisions S.704Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007All provisions S.781Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007All provisions S.806Consumer ID Protection and Security ActAll provisions S.1176Credit Card Minimum Payment Warning Act of 2007All provisions S.1178Identity Theft Prevention ActAll provisions S.1202Personal Data Protection Act of 2007All provisions S.1208Social Security Account Number Protection ActAll provisions S.1260Data Security Act of 2007All provisions S.1309Universal Default Prohibition Act of 2007All provisions S.1356Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007 All provisions S.1395Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007All provisions S.1782Mandatory Arbitration - The Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 All provisions S.1925Student Credit Card Protection Act of 2007(Provisions on credit cards) S.2096Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007Provisons on SSNs and ID theft S.2168Identity Theft Enhancement & Restitution Act of 2007(Provision on data security) S.2411Credit Card Safety Star Act of 2007(Provisions on credit cards) Regulation of Hedge Funds Subprime Lending Secondary Market Issues - Assignee Liability Sovereign Wealth Fund issues Structured Investment Vehicles/Master Liquidity Enhancement Conduit (M-LEC) Met with House and Senate Members and staff on credit card issues

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); UNDETERMINED; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3046 (110th), H.R. 3347 (110th), H.R. 698 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), H.R. 1685 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th), H.R. 3010 (110th), H.R. 3541 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), H.R. 836 (110th), H.R. 1510 (110th), H.R. 2124 (110th), H.R. 740 (110th), H.R. 2829 (110th), H.R. 936 (110th), H.R. 873 (110th), H.R. 2146 (110th), H.R. 1461 (110th), H.R. 3316 (110th), H.R. 1996 (110th), H.R. 948 (110th), H.R. 2601 (110th), H.R. 1967 (110th)

Retirement RET

H.R.3185401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007Provisions related to defined contribution plans H.R.3765Defined Contribution Plan Fee Transparency Act of 2007Provisions related to defined contribution plans S.2473Defined Contribution Fee Disclosure Act of 2007Provisions related to defined contribution plans Meetings with Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp (PBGC), IRS, and Department of Labor regarding acquisition of pension plans.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); UNDETERMINED; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 3765 (110th), H.R. 3185401 (110th)

Insurance INS

H.R.2761Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision and Extension Act of 2007Provisions related to Federal terrorism insurance S.2285Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007Provisions related to Federal terrorism insurance

Contacted: UNDETERMINED; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2761 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

AGRH.R.2419Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007 Provisions related to Commodity Futures Trading Commission reauthorization AGRH.R.3009Market Transparency Reporting of United States Transactions Act of 2007Provisions related to Commodity Futures Trading Commission reauthorization AGRS.2302Food and Energy Security Act of 2007Provisions related to Commodity Futures Trading Commission reauthorization AGRThe CFTC Reauthorization Act of 2007Provisions related to Commodity Futures Trading Commission reauthorization Met with House staff re Citis Voluntary Buyout proposal for Farm Bill Met with House staff and members on CFTC/CEA Reauthorization and on possible OTC derivatives amendments

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); UNDETERMINED; Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Council of Economic Advisers (CEA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.2Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007, provisions relating to executive compensation and Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).Meetings with tax committee staff to develop refinements to IRC Sec. 162(m) proposal. H.R.878To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require broker reporting of customer's basis in securities transactions, and for other purposes.Meetings with House and Senate tax committee staff to improve workings of basis reporting proposal. H.R.1509Active Financing - Subpart F: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing incomeMet with members of Congress and staff in support of making the active financing rules permanent or extending the rules. H.R.1591Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007, provisions relating to executive compensation and Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m).Meetings with tax committee staff to develop refinements to IRC Sec. 162(m) proposal. H.R.2167To create new Automatic IRAs to encourage savings by low- and moderate-income AmericansMeetings with House Ways and Means Committee members and staff in support of encouraging savings for low- and moderate-income Americans. H.R.2724To reform the savers tax credit for low- and moderate-income taxpayersMeetings with House Ways and Means Committee members and staff in support of encouraging savings for low- and moderate-income Americans. H.R.3735To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow permanent look-through treatment of payments between related foreign corporations.Meetings with House members and staff to encourage support for proposal H.R.3996Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007Worked with members of Congress and staff on inclusion of active financing and Subpart F look through extensions as part of package; discussions with staff regarding deferred compensation proposal S.396To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat controlled foreign corporations in tax havens as domestic corporations, regarding interaction with active financing provisionsDiscussions with Senate Finance Committee staff regarding interation with active financing provisions S.681Stop Tax Haven Abuse ActDiscussions with Senate Finance Committee staff regarding implications of reporting and other provisions of the bill S.940Active Financing - Subpart F: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing incomeMet with members of Congress and staff in support of making the active financing rules permanent or extending the rules. S.1273To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow permanent look-through treatment of payments between related foreign corporations.Met with Senators and their staffs urging support for proposal S.1726The Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007Support of proposal, and developing support for a similar bill in the House 3% withholding on payments to government contractors Discussions with House and Senate tax committee staff on implications for government payment cards Proposal in the President's budget relating to reporting by merchant/acquiring banks on credit card reimbursements to merchants Discussions with House and Senate tax committee staff regarding pros and cons of proposal, impact on private label cards Proposed economic substance legislationDiscussions with House and Senate tax committee staffs

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; UNDETERMINED; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 2 (110th), H.R. 2167 (110th), H.R. 878 (110th), H.R. 1591 (110th), H.R. 3735 (110th), H.R. 2724 (110th), H.R. 3996 (110th), H.R. 1509 (110th)

Education EDU

EDUH.R.890Student Loan Sunshine ActProvisions related to student loans EDUH.R.1010Student Aid Reward Act Provisions related to student loans EDUH.R.2669The College Cost Reduction Act of 2007Provisions regarding effective dates and implementation EDUH.R.4137College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007Provisions related to student loans S.486Student Loan Sunshine ActProvisions related to student loans S.572Student Aid Reward Act Provisions related to student loans S.1561A bill related to private student loans and bankruptcyProvisions related to student loans S.1642Higher Education Amendments of 2007Provisions related to student loans S.1762Higher Education Access Act of 2007Provisions related to student loans Private Student Loan Transparency and Accountability ActProvisions related to student loans

Contacted: Council of Economic Advisers (CEA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); UNDETERMINED; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)