RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION for RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION

Environment/Superfund ENV

Retail sustainability issues

Contacted: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, implementation of antidumping and countervailing duty laws, AD/CVD duty collections & enforcement; customs compliance issues; textile and apparel trade issues; global value chains; WTO information Technology Agreement; Customs Reauthorization; CAFTA apparel provisions; Worker Safety in Bangladesh; GSP renewal; trade promotion authority; Nicaragua TPL; human trafficking legislation Centers of Excellence & Expertise, WTD Trade Facilitation Agreement; CBP; Lacey Act

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; Federal Reserve implementation of the Dodd-Frank interchange provisions (Reg. II); issues relating to credit and debit card interchange fees; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issues on reporting requirements and virtual currencies; SEC and Financial Stability Oversight Board on Money Market Mutual Fund Reform; H.R. 1564 Audit Rotation Bill; Pay ratio disclosure proposed rule Dodd-Frank provisions; Internet of Things; Additional agency lobbied (not listed as an agency option): CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 1564 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Legislation: Tax Reform generally; 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743, S. 336H.R. 684); proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals Regulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines and IRS regarding IRS final rules (T.D. 9636) deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; CCA 201310028 - IRS opinion on qualified leasehold improvement property; Retail Inventory Method (RIM) regulations (IRS Regs 125949-10); Other: Health care related tax issues; ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1129; S. 1645); S.Amdt. 656 and S.Amdt. 578 to the Fiscal Year 2014 Senate Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 8); House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 25); Tax extenders legislation

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), S. 1645 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), S. 743 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; cybersecurity; breach notification, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); S. 1193 Data Security Bill; issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act; Additional agency lobbied (not listed as an agency option): CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1193 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislation relating to persuader activity rulemaking; Proposed rules governing notification of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act; Legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board, including H.R. 1120 & appropriations legislation; Fair Labor Standards Act (including H.R. 1406); Immigration; Secret Ballot Protection Act; OSHA record keeping of injuries and illness; minimum wage legislation; workforce training and skills development programs; worker centers; wage and hour issues; NLRB recess appointments; legislation relative to OFCCP regulations; Americans with Disabilities Act; DOL overtime regulations, Paycheck Fairness Act; Workforce Democracy Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act; Representation Fairness Restoration Act; FAMILY ACT; Equal Employment for All Act; Employee Rights Legislation

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to the Safe Port Reauthorization Act; 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2007; Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program; International Trade Data System (ITDS); Centers of Excellence and Expertise Program (CEEs)

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Banking BAN

Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; Federal Reserve implementation of the Dodd-Frank interchange provisions (Reg. II); issues relating to credit and debit card interchange fees; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issues on reporting requirements and virtual currencies; SEC and Financial Stability Oversight Board on Money Market Mutual Fund Reform; Additional agency lobbied (not listed as an agency option): CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to the surface transportation reauthorization; Hours of Service; Issues related to Clean Ports Act of 2013; Activity related to ILA-USMX negotiations; activity related to ILWU-PMA negotiations; H.R. 3413, the True Understaning of the Economy and Safety Act; H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; lithium batteries rulemaking at PHMSA

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 3413 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to patent reform and patent trolls

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Health Issues HCR

Various issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); Health insurance tax repeal (H.R. 763, S. 603); ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Auto Enroll Repeal Act (H.R. 1254); Health care related tax issues; Consumer directed health products; Entitlement reform; H.R. 2575 H.R. 1634-FSA; ERISA; H.R. 2577; H.R. 2667; H.R. 2835; H.R. 2988; S. 1188; H.R. 3489 - transitional reinsurance; S. 1647; S. 2176 - ACA reporting requirements

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 2176 (113th), S. 603 (113th), S. 1647 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 1634 (113th), H.R. 3489 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), H.R. 2835 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Toxic Substances Control Act reform

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)