NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support; S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S.370 in support of amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes S.3134/H.R.2378 in opposition to legislation providing for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes. S.891/H.R.4128/H.R.4173 communication of retail industry views on improving transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals. H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment. H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles. National Export Initiative (NEI) communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views on required legislative and regulatory modifications Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3039 (111th), S. 891 (111th), H.R. 4128 (111th), S. 2821 (111th), H.R. 4678 (111th), S. 3134 (111th), S. 370 (111th), H.R. 2378 (111th), H.R. 5160 (111th), H.R. 5393 (111th), S. 3275 (111th), H.R. 4284 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 5349 (111th), S. 3112 (111th), S. 3170 (111th), S. 2978 (111th), H.R. 4645 (111th)

Banking BAN

S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation

Contacted: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Maritime Commission; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: S. 710 (111th), H.R. 3996 (111th), S. 3217 (111th), H.R. 4173 (111th), H.R. 627 (111th), S. 414 (111th), H.R. 3126 (111th), H.R. 2382 (111th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking; Issues related to ocean carrier business practices communication of retail industry concerns.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 2355 (111th), H.R. 1799 (111th), H.R. 947 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 144 (111th), H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 690 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th), S. 3510 (111th), H.R. 4213 (111th), H.R. 4306 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions;Urged HHS & DOL to provide interim guidance allowing for continued employee coverage under group limited medical benefit plans until 2014; H.R.4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, all provisions; urged Congress to enact health care reforms that will bring down the cost of employer-provided health insurance and improve fiscal outlook for federal and state governments; urged inclusion of provisions in HR 3590 to allow flexibility for employers in the provision of health insurance benefits to part time workers, as well as to allow a 90-day waiting period before employer mandates on the provision of health insurance benefits for full time employees apply.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)

Bills named: H.R. 3962 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), H.R. 4872 (111th), S. 979 (111th), S. 391 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Expressed concern over allowing introduction into commerce of mid-level ethanol blends; urged Congress to oppose expansion of mid-level ethanol blends into E15 or E20; urged allowing ethanol subsidies, including the import tariff on ethanol and the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit, to expire as scheduled.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1298 (111th), H.R. 875 (111th), S. 2934 (111th), H.R. 2749 (111th)

Immigration IMM

Urged Congress to include in any immigration reform bill provisions on border security and temporary worke programs.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Reform of U.S. Trade trade preference programs - communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support;Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment; H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles; Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations communication of retail industry views; Uzbek Cotton communication of retail industry views in support of eliminating child labor in Uzbekistan

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5160 (111th), H.R. 5349 (111th), H.R. 3039 (111th), S. 3275 (111th), H.R. 5393 (111th), S. 3170 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

meetings with White House staff on First Ladys Lets Move campaign to eliminate childhood obesity within a generation -- discussion of industry efforts; Meetings with FDA regarding regulatory rulemaking to implement PPACA Section 4205 relating to calorie and nutrition disclosure in chain restaurants.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), S. 1152 (111th), H.R. 2067 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), H.R. 12 (111th), H.R. 2695 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 1212 (111th), H.R. 2460 (111th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

H.R. 4316 ("Affordable Footwear Act") to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear - communication in support H.R. 4380 to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty - communication in support S. 2586 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's or boys' knit-to-shape wool vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2588 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2589 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape wool vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2593 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2602 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's or boys' knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 2586 (111th), S. 2589 (111th), S. 2588 (111th), H.R. 4380 (111th), S. 2593 (111th), S. 2602 (111th), H.R. 4316 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

PCI data security standards; Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; S.1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009, support certain sections, concerns with sections; SAFE Port Reauthorization Act (no bill number), communication of retail industry views potential reauthorization legislation Canada-US border issues - communication of retail industry views re security and trade facilitation; Trade enforcement measures - communication of retail industry views regarding customs action targeting apparel.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 1631 (111th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 1173, Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009, support the bill; S. 470, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009, support the bill; H.R. 1166, E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2009, support the bill, provisions on sale of stolen merchandise online; H.R.4011, Organized Retail Crime Prevention and Enforcement Act of 2009

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 470 (111th), H.R. 1173 (111th), H.R. 4011 (111th), H.R. 1166 (111th)

Advertising ADV

online and behavioral advertising; H.R.4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009, Title IV, Section 4901, Amendments to the Federal Trade Commission Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: H.R. 4173 (111th)