INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL for INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S.1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th)

Agriculture AGR

Broadband deployment expensing Broadband inventory H.R. 2419 S.2303

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 2303 (110th)

Education EDU

Higher education reauthorization; America COMPETES funding; Supplemental Appropriations S.2392

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2392 (110th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Columbia FTA Korea FTA Panama FTA Trade Adjustment Assistance

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Banking BAN

Export Controls

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

R&D Tax Credit Corporate tax reform Repatriation HR 6049 - Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6049 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

General wireless standards Standards policies Broadband deployment WiFi issues Federal jurisdiction over voice over internet protocol (VoIP) DTV transition VoIP FCC Universal Service Fund IP services Intercarrier compensation reform Spectrum reform White spaces H.R. 1597 S.234 S.337 Broadband census H.R.3919 S.1492 S.1853 E911 H.R. 3403 S.428 Accessibility legislation Wireless consumer protection H.R.275

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3919 (110th), S. 1492 (110th), S. 1853 (110th), H.R. 1597 (110th), S. 234 (110th), S. 428 (110th), H.R. 3403 (110th), H.R. 275 (110th), S. 337 (110th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Second economic stimulus bill Emergency Economic Rescue Act

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Health Issues HCR

Wired for Health Care Act Promoting Health IT Act TRUST Act Health Care Information Technology Enterprise Integration Act PRO(TECH)T Act Medicare bill, H.R.6331 e-prescribing; Health-e Information Technology Act

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Global Online Freedom Act

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Health IT e-prescribing H.R. 6331, Medicare bill H.R. 6898 - Stark health IT bill

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6331 (110th), H.R. 6898 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Supplemental Appropriations bill: COMPETES funding, Murray-Gregg EB green card amendment

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Implementation of EPA's Energy Star program EU Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment Equipment Directives (WEEE) EU "EEE" directives TIER Act Electronic waste recycling National Computers Recycling Act Draft electronic waste legislation Lead content H.R. 4040 S.2663

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: S. 2663 (110th), H.R. 4040 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Privacy legislation Data breach Radio frequency identification Online Predators Act Cell phone records legislation Consumer product safety H.R.4040 S.2663 Lead content

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 4040 (110th), S. 2663 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Implementation of H.R.6

Contacted: Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (110th)

Immigration IMM

High-skilled immigration Senate Budget Bill, Gregg amendment on H-1B visas H.R. 5630, Gifford high-skilled immigration bill H.R.5634, Kennedy-McCaul STEM immigration bill H.R.5642, Smith H-1B bill S.2839, Cornyn high-skilled immigration bill H.R. 5882, Lofgren EB recapture bill H.R.5921, Lofgren "per country limits" bill H.R.6039, Lofgren STEM bill Supplemental Appropriations: Murray-Gregg amendment on EB green cards Defense Authorization Bill - Menendez Recapture Amendment

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 5882 (110th), H.R. 5630 (110th), H.R. 5921 (110th), H.R. 5634 (110th), H.R. 5642 (110th), H.R. 6039 (110th), S. 2839 (110th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Global Sourcing Higher Education legislation Workforce development and training legislation Immigration, H-1B & EB legislation American competitiveness legislation H.R. 3920 H.R. 3801 S.122 S.1848

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 3801 (110th), S. 122 (110th), S. 1848 (110th), H.R. 3920 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

White House export control initiative Scott organized retail crime legislation Multilateral hardware & software export control limits

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Science/Technology SCI

America COMPETES funding Supplemental Appropriations R&D Tax Credit

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Government Issues GOV

Baca amendment: Food stamp program

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)