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Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues relating to climate and climate change risk mitigation.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues relating to consumer and COVID-19-related data privacy; issues relating to accessibility and affordability of broadband and closing the digital divide.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues relating to COVID-19 relief legislation.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S. 3985: JUSTICE Act; H.R. 7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 7120 (116th), S. 3985 (116th)

Torts TOR

Issues relating to limited liability protections with respect to COVID-19 and business reopening.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 5430: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act implementation (all provisions); issues relating to U.S.-China trade relations and Phase One agreement implementation; matters relating to Japan, UK, India, Brazil, and European Union trade negotiations; issues relating to tariffs under section 232 of the 1962 Trade Act and under section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act; issues relating to digital services tax and trade issues, WTO reform proposals, and export controls; issues relating to technology, data flows, and national security; E.O. 13873: Information Communication Technology Supply Chain Executive Order; issues relating to tariff actions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (generally); E.O. 13902: Addressing the Threat Posed by TikTok, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain (generally); E.O. 13943: Addressing the Threat Posed by WeChat, and Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain (generally); issues relating to use of the Defense Production Act; issues relating to federal response to COVID-19 and North American essential supply chain definition alignment and coordinated phases reopening; issues relating to COVID-19-related trade barrier disruptions, supply chain resilience, and onshoring proposals; issues relating to 85 FR 52934, the Identification and Review of Controls for Certain Foundational Technologies; issues relating to the House Republican China Task Force and Report.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 5430 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to amendments to exemptions from the proxy rules for proxy voting advice (Rel. No. 34-87457); issues relating to procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (Rel. No. 34-87458); Pub. L. 116-136: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (Titles I, II, IV, and V); S. 4321: Continuing Small Business Recovery and Paycheck Protection Program Act (Title I).

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 4321 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

Issues relating to the continuation of waivers of USDA school lunch and breakfast programs, including the Unexpected School Closures Waiver and the Summer Food Service Program.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to OECD program of work to develop a consensus solution to tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; issues relating to taxation of share repurchases; issues related to implementation of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2019 (Pub. L. 115-97); issues relating to the expiration of the CFC look-through rule and other temporary tax provisions/tax extenders; H.R. 6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Divisions B and L); S. 4318: American Workers, Families, and Employers Assistance Act (Titles I, II, and IV); S. 4324: Restoring Critical Supply Chains and Intellectual Property Act (Title I); issues relating to COVID-19 relief legislation.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 4324 (116th), S. 4318 (116th)

Disaster Planning/Emergencies DIS

H.R. 6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (all provisions); issues relating to Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act (S. 4318, S. 4317, S. 4319, S. 4320, S. 4321, S. 4322, S. 4323, S. 4324); issues relating to the federal response to COVID-19 (health and safety guidelines); issues relating to supply chains and shortages of critical medical supplies; issues relating to DHS Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce advisory list.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 4318 (116th), S. 4319 (116th), S. 4323 (116th), S. 4320 (116th), S. 4322 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 4324 (116th), S. 4317 (116th), S. 4321 (116th)

Retirement RET

Issues relating to legislative and administrative action on retirement benefits and investment duties under ERISA.

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (all provisions); issues relating to Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act (S. 4318, S. 4317, S. 4319, S. 4320, S. 4321, S. 4322, S. 4323, S. 4324); issues relating to U.S. reform efforts and continued participation in the World Health Organization; issues relating to public health resources and funding; issues relating to legislative and administrative changes to ERISA and health benefits; issues relating to federal response to COVID-19, including testing, contact tracing, virus monitoring; protection for health vulnerable groups; and impact mitigation; issues relating to COVID-19 relief legislation.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 4317 (116th), S. 4319 (116th), S. 4324 (116th), S. 4323 (116th), S. 4322 (116th), S. 4318 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 4320 (116th), S. 4321 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues relating to amendments exemptions from the proxy rules for the proxy voting advice (Rel. No. 34-87457); issues relating to procedural requirements and resubmission thresholds under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8 (Rel. No. 34-87458); issues relating to federal regulatory reform; matters relating to EPA Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Increasing Consistency and Transparency in Considering Benefits and Costs in the Clean Air Act Rulemaking Process.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Immigration IMM

Proclamation 10014: Proclamation Suspending Entry of Aliens Who Present a Risk to the U.S. Labor Market Following the Coronavirus Outbreak (exemptions); issues relating to comprehensive immigration reform, DREAMers, and H1-B visas (generally); issues relating to H.R. China Task Force and U.S. competitiveness.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Education EDU

H.R. 7321: Elevating America's Workforce Act (all provisions); H.R. 1766: College Transparency Act (all provisions); issues relating to reopening of child care centers and schools; issues relating to Phase IV of COVID-19 relief legislation (education, racial equity, and justice); issues relating to education and workforce development issues.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1766 (116th), H.R. 7321 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 6800: Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act (Phase IV legislation and self-employment security); issues relating to proposed rules on environmental, social, and governance performance; Pub. L. 113-128: Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (generally); issues relating to executive action on occupational licensing; matters relating to House Republican China Task Force; issues relating to racial equity; issues relating to labor and employment policy, workforce training investment, and workforce safety guidance; H.R. 8294: National Apprenticeship Act of 2020 (generally); E.O. 13950: Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotyping generally); issues relating to COVID-19 relief legislation.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 8294 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

S. 3832: Endless Frontier Act (all provisions); issues relating to COVID-19-related data privacy; issues relating to 85 FR 52934, the Identification and Review of Controls for Certain Foundational Technologies; issues relating to consumer data privacy legislation.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 3832 (116th)