INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 436 (112th)

Veterans VET

S. 1540/H.R. 2888, Help Veterans Own Franchises Act; S. 1866, AGREE Act; H.R. 3351, Franchise Education for Veterans Act; eforts to encourage veteran ownership of franchised businesses

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: S. 1866 (112th), S. 1540 (112th), H.R. 2888 (112th), H.R. 3351 (112th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1439, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA); S. 20/H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act; S. 687/H.R. 1265, to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property; H.R. 4196, to extend bonus depreciation; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act; Comprehensive tax reform

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 20 (112th), H.R. 1439 (112th), S. 687 (112th), H.R. 9 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 4196 (112th), H.R. 1265 (112th)

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) and 504 loan programs; impact of new health care regulations on small business owners; impact of new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Dodd-Frank Act on small business access to credit; H.R. 3606, JOBS Act (crowd-funding); S.20/H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act; H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act; Small Business Administration appropriations (keep funding levels the same)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 20 (112th), H.R. 1744 (112th), H.R. 9 (112th), H.R. 3606 (112th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 4471, Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012; H.R. 4480, Domestic Energy and Jobs Act; H.R. 4381, Planning for American Energy Act of 2012

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 4471 (112th), H.R. 4381 (112th), H.R. 4480 (112th)

Immigration IMM

Employment verification (E-Verify); H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act; H-2B visa program

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2885 (112th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling legislation and implementation

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Visa waiver program

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Card check" regulations and rulings from NLRB; micro-unions; 'ambush elections'; persuasion activity reporting; employee rights poster requirement; H.R. 3094/S. 1843, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; H.R. 3066, Companion Exemption Protection Act; H.R. 5969, Ensuring Access to Affordable and Quality Companion Care; H.R. 5970, Protecting In-Home Care from Government Intrusion Act; S.J. Res 36 / H.J. Res 103, resolution for disapproval of NLRB relating to representation election procedures.

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5970 (112th), H.R. 3066 (112th), H.R. 3094 (112th), S. 1843 (112th), H.J.Res. 103 (112th), H.R. 5969 (112th), S.J.Res. 36 (112th)