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Health Issues HCR

Health care reform

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

Environment/Superfund ENV

Urging Administration to avoid increasing cap on amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline until testing to ensure environmental safety

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

Advertising ADV

online and behavioral advertising

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 188 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 947 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 use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; S. 730 to amend the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify the tariffs on certain footwear communication in support; H.R. 1530 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Generalized System of Preferences reauthorization communication in support; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Trade Promotion Authority communication re retail industry views; Trade Adjustment Assistance communication re retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views; Reauthorization of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - support reauthoriztion of the agency with reemphasis on balancing the mission of trade facilitation and security; 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.

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

Bills named: H.R. 471 (111th), H.R. 1318 (111th), H.R. 188 (111th), S. 730 (111th), S. 496 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th), H.R. 947 (111th), H.R. 1530 (111th), H.R. 499 (111th), H.R. 496 (111th)

Banking BAN

S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions; 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.

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

Bills named: H.R. 627 (111th), S. 710 (111th), S. 414 (111th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 947 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 use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for frieght 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

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

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; urging COngress to oppose e-Verify mandates in stimulus bill; 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; IRS Audits of cell phones; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax

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

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th), S. 823 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market 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; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398, S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards; RFID technology - privacy issues

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

Bills named: S. 558 (111th), H.R. 875 (111th), H.R. 1298 (111th), H.R. 579 (111th), S. 510 (111th), H.R. 1398 (111th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views

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

Bills named: H.R. 1318 (111th), H.R. 496 (111th), H.R. 499 (111th), S. 496 (111th), H.R. 471 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

interchange fees; H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 181/H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation

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

Bills named: S. 560 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 181 (111th), H.R. 11 (111th), H.R. 12 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

PCI data security standards; Implementation of the Importer Security Filing as required by the SAFE Port Act by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; Immigration reform - urge DHS to work with business on worksite enforcement of immigration law

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

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

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

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