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Banking BAN

Opposition to inclusion of Crapo-Brown amendment to include "beneficial ownership" reporting requirements in the National Defense Authorization Act (similar to H.R.2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, and S.2563, the ILLICIT CAST Act); Disclosure of identifying information on borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program; H.R.6782, Small Business Truth Act

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Bills named: H.R. 6782 (116th), S. 2563 (116th), H.R. 2513 (116th)

Transportation TRA

S.569 nd HR.1374, Drive Safe Act; Short-Haul Hours of Service Limit - 30 Minute Rest Break provision - Sleeper Berth Rule; Infrastructure Investment; CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response; Inclusion of DRIVE-Safe Act, H.R.1374, in the Invest in America Act; Inclusion of increased truck trailer length in the Invest in America Act; Comments filed re Commercial Driver's Licenses; Pilot Program to Allow Drivers Under 21 to Operate Commercial Motor Vehicles in Interstate Commerce

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 569 (116th), H.R. 1374 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Last-in, First-out (LIFO) Inventory Accounting Method; General Federal tax policy; Retention of Net Operating Loss/Loss Limitation provisions in the CARES Act; Temporary refundability of General Business Tax Credits in COVID-19 legislation; S.3612 + H.R.6821, Small Business Expense Protection Act, to enforce CARES Act language re deductibility of business expenses under PPP; Temporary loosening of facts-and-circumstances test on bad debt business deductions to allow accelerating these deductions into the present taxable year; H.R.6776, Jumpstarting Our Business Success Credit Act of 2020, regarding Employee Retention Tax Credit; H.R. 133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021

Contacted: SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: H.R. 6821 (116th), S. 3612 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 6776 (116th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Economic outlook for business and individuals; Federal privacy law establishing a single technology and industry-neutral framework for economy; Retention of Net Operating Loss/Loss Limitation Provisions in the CARES Act; Temporary refundability of general business tax credits in COVID-19 legislation; S.3612 + H.R.6821, Small Business Expense Protection Act, to enforce CARES Act language re deductibility of business expenses under PPP; S.4321, Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act; Temporary loosening of facts-and-circumstances test on bad debt business deductions to allow accelerating these deductions into the present taxable year; Inclusion of temporary and targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic; Increasing funding for Paycheck Protection Program; Modification of provisions of CARES Act's Main Street Lending Program to ensure eligibility of pass-through businesses; Eligibility of non-profit organizations for Paycheck Protection Program of CARES Act: H.R.6522 PPP Expansion Act of 2020; Local Commerce Revitalization Act - Cruz/Scott/Rubio; H.R. 6697, Local Chamber, Tourism & 501(c)(6) Protection Act; Comments to Federal Reserve and U.S. Department of Treasury on CARES Act's Main Street Lending Program re committed but undrawn debt; Comments to Small Business Administration on Interim Final Rule on Business Loan Program Temporary Changes, Paycheck Protection Program; Disclosure of identifying information on borrowers in the Paycheck Protection Program, H.R. 6782, Small Business Truth Act; H.R.6886 + H.R.7010, Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act; H.R.6776, Jumpstarting Our Business Success Credit Act of 2020, to expand the Employee Retention Tax Credit; H.R.7894, Paycheck Protection Program Small Business Enhancement Act H.R.133, Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 6821 (116th), S. 3612 (116th), H.R. 6776 (116th), S. 4321 (116th), H.R. 6522 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 7894 (116th), H.R. 6782 (116th), H.R. 6697 (116th), H.R. 6886 (116th), H.R. 7010 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S.1510 and HR.2782, Employee Flexibility Act; S.2366 and HR.4070, Commonsense Reporting Act to Streamline IRG Reporting Process; Authorize small business health plans; preserve employee exclusion; Preserve ERISA Preemption; Cost-sharing reduction payments under ACA; Surprise Billing Medical Legislation; Issues related to employer-sponsored coverage; Issues related to the Affordable Care Act, health reform and health care costs; Issues related to the taxation of employer-sponsored coverage; Issues related to consumer-directed health products, including HRAs, ICHRAs, HSAs; Surprise billing medical legislation, S.1895 + S.1531 + H.R.3630 + H.R.2328 + H.R.5800 + H.R.5826; Issues related to single payer, Medicare for All, Medicare buy-in, public option; Issues related to drug pricing and price transparency reform, H.R.3 + S.2543 + H.R.5304

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Vice President of the U.S.; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 2366 (116th), S. 1510 (116th), H.R. 3 (116th), S. 1531 (116th), H.R. 5304 (116th), H.R. 4070 (116th), H.R. 2782 (116th), H.R. 5826 (116th), S. 2543 (116th), H.R. 3630 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 5800 (116th), H.R. 2328 (116th)

Small Business SMB

Opposition to inclusion of Crapo-Brown amendment to include "beneficial ownership" reporting requirements in the National Defense Authorization Act (similar to H.R.2513, the Corporate Transparency Act of 2019, and S.2563, the ILLICIT CASH Act)

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 2563 (116th), H.R. 2513 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Procurement thru online marketplace provision (Section 846) in FY20 National Defense Authorization Act (Amazon Amendment); GSA Commercial Platforms Initiative request for info (e-commerce portals); S.3431 and H.R.7756, INFORM Consumers Act; H.R.6395, National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2021 (select sections/amendments) Antitrust issues with Online Marketplaces with the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Vice President of the U.S.; Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 6395 (116th), S. 3431 (116th), H.R. 7756 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

General labor policy and regulatory issues; NLRB and DOL Joint Employer rule; S.1306 and HR.2474, the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act; S.4317, The "Safe to Work" Act; Nominations to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission CISA Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response Opposition to requiring OSHA to issue an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in response to the coronavirus pandemic, as included in the Every Worker Protection Act of 2020 (H.R.6559); Amicus Brief re Mountaire Farms Inc and United Food and Commercial Workers Union, Local 27 and Oscar Cruz Sosa, Petitioner

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Vice President of the U.S.; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 1306 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), S. 4317 (116th), H.R. 6559 (116th)

Torts TOR

Inclusion of temporary and targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)