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Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Postal Regulatory Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Secret Service

Transportation TRA

Port and cargo security (H.R. 1; S. 4); Railroads (H.R. 2116; S. 1125); Legislation relating to national goods movement policy; port and intermodal congestion

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Secret Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Postal Regulatory Commission

Bills named: H.R. 2116 (110th), S. 4 (110th), H.R. 1 (110th), S. 1125 (110th)

Retirement RET

Medicare

Contacted: Postal Regulatory Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Secret Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Secret Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Postal Regulatory Commission; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1908 (110th), S. 1145 (110th)

Postal POS

Postal reform, postal rate changes

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Secret Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Haiti (H.R. 1001); Labor (H.R. 1910; H.R. 1992; S. 367); LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Taiwan (H.Con.Res. 137); Taxation (H.R. 2600); Trade Balance (H.R. 169); Trade Enforcement (H.R. 169; H.R. 1278; S. 445; S. 460); Trade Policy (H.Res. 336; S.Con.Res. 11); Trade Promotion Authority – legislation to renew Presidential Trade Promotion Authority; Trade Remedy Laws (H.R. 708; H.R. 782; H.R. 1127; H.R. 1229; H.R. 2714; H.R. 2942; S. 364; S. 796; S. 974; S. 1440); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Panama FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations Africa Growth and Opportunity Act – legislation to amend AGOA; Agriculture (H.R. 2419; S. 1422; S. 1460; S. 1872; S. 1904); Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); China Currency (H.R. 321; H.R. 782; H.R. 1002; H.R. 2942; S. 1607; S. 1677); China PNTR (H.R. 1958; S. 571); DR-CAFTA implementation – cumulation; GSP – legislation to amend the Generalized System of Preferences; Footwear – legislation to eliminate footwear tariffs;

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Secret Service; Postal Regulatory Commission

Bills named: H.R. 1278 (110th), S. 1607 (110th), H.R. 1830 (110th), H.Res. 336 (110th), S. 1677 (110th), S. 364 (110th), H.R. 708 (110th), H.R. 169 (110th), H.R. 782 (110th), H.R. 2942 (110th), H.R. 1002 (110th), S.Con.Res. 11 (110th), S. 974 (110th), S. 1422 (110th), S. 1460 (110th), S. 460 (110th), S. 1440 (110th), S. 1904 (110th), S. 1872 (110th), H.R. 1127 (110th), H.R. 1958 (110th), S. 445 (110th), S. 367 (110th), H.R. 2419 (110th), S. 796 (110th), H.Con.Res. 137 (110th), H.R. 2714 (110th), H.R. 1229 (110th), S. 652 (110th), S. 571 (110th), H.R. 1001 (110th), H.R. 1910 (110th), H.R. 321 (110th), H.R. 1992 (110th), H.R. 2600 (110th)

Banking BAN

Data Breach; Credit Report File Freeze; Credit Card Reform; Interchange; S. 1260, Data Security Act of 2007; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act ; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act ; S. 239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007; S. 2012; H.R. 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007 ; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Secret Service; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 1260 (110th), H.R. 958 (110th), S. 1178 (110th), S. 2012 (110th), S. 806 (110th), S. 239 (110th), S. 1395 (110th), H.R. 3316 (110th), S. 495 (110th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 156, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act; H.R. 976, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act; H.R. 2206; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125); H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007

Contacted: U.S. Secret Service; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Postal Regulatory Commission

Bills named: H.R. 1591 (110th), H.R. 2936 (110th), S. 1125 (110th), H.R. 3396 (110th), H.R. 976 (110th), H.R. 2600 (110th), H.R. 2116 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), S. 271 (110th), S. 156 (110th), S. 34 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Information Technology (S. 1693); Health tax reform (S. 1019; S. 1886); Health Americans Act (S. 334); Medicare QUality Enhancement Act (S. 1544); Mental Health Parity (S. 558; H.R. 1424); State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162; H.R. 967; S. 1893); Wellness and Prevention (S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3370)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Postal Regulatory Commission; U.S. Secret Service; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3162 (110th), S. 1019 (110th), S. 1893 (110th), H.R. 967 (110th), S. 1544 (110th), H.R. 1424 (110th), H.R. 3370 (110th), S. 1693 (110th), S. 1886 (110th), S. 1754 (110th), S. 1753 (110th), S. 334 (110th), S. 558 (110th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act; Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (H.R.814); Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R.1699); Pool and Spa Safety Act (H.R.1721)

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Postal Regulatory Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Secret Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1721 (110th), H.R. 1699 (110th), H.R. 2474 (110th), H.R. 814 (110th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, & Energy Efficiency Act

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Secret Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1419 (110th)

Immigration IMM

S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; S. 1639, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Postal Regulatory Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Secret Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 1639 (110th), H.R. 1645 (110th), S. 1348 (110th), H.R. 2831 (110th), S. 1843 (110th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Africa Growth and Opportunity Act – legislation to amend AGOA; Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); DR-CAFTA implementation – cumulation; Haiti (H.R. 1001) ; LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Textile Ambassador (S. 318); Textile Rules of Origin (H.R. 857; S. 491); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Postal Regulatory Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Secret Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1001 (110th), H.R. 1830 (110th), S. 652 (110th), S. 318 (110th), S. 491 (110th), H.R. 857 (110th)

Torts TOR

Tort reform, class action reform

Contacted: U.S. Secret Service; SENATE; Postal Regulatory Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358); S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act; H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act; H.R. 2206; H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act; H.R. 3043, DOL, HHS, Education Appropriations Act; Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act [S.367]; Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act (H.R. 1910); Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act (H.R. 1992); Credit Card Reform

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Postal Regulatory Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Secret Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 2831 (110th), S. 1041 (110th), H.R. 800 (110th), S. 1843 (110th), H.R. 2206 (110th), S. 367 (110th), S. 910 (110th), S. 358 (110th), H.R. 1992 (110th), H.R. 493 (110th), H.R. 1542 (110th), H.R. 1910 (110th), S. 1681 (110th), H.R. 1369 (110th), H.R. 2 (110th), H.R. 3043 (110th), H.R. 2792 (110th)

Science/Technology SCI

Social Security Number protection - Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007 (H.R.2455); Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act (S.238); Social Security Account Number Protection Act (S.1208); Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2007 (S.1691); Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R.1525); Spy Act (H.R.964); Counter Spy Act (S.1625)

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Secret Service; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 2455 (110th), H.R. 964 (110th), S. 1208 (110th), S. 1691 (110th), S. 1625 (110th), H.R. 1525 (110th), S. 238 (110th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Organized retail crime/theft

Contacted: Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Secret Service; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Postal Regulatory Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)