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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade policies and tariffs. United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1374/S. 569, DRIVE Safe Act. Infrastructure proposals.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Implementation of and technical corrections to Pub. L. No. 115-97, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Proposals to restore the 15-year QIP restaurant depreciation period. H.R. 1869/S. 803, Restoring Investment in Improvements Act. H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019. Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC).

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 803 (116th), H.R. 1869 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), S. 172 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Renewable Fuel Standard proposals.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform and proposals. Visa worker programs, including H2B cap relief.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Legislation and federal issues related to Association Health Plans, Small Business Health Plans, Healthcare-related Tax Credits, Health Savings Accounts, Auto Enrollment and Flexible Spending Accounts. Implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Proposed revisions to and repeal of the ACA, including employer mandate. H.R. 2782/S. 1510, Employee Flexibility Act of 2019. Small business Association Health Plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Individual coverage health reimbursement arrangements.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 2782 (116th), S. 1510 (116th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 2827, Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2019. H.R. 2500/S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for FY2020, provisions regarding food ingredients. FDA short and long-term sodium targets. Proposed legislation on plastics.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2500 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2827 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Legislation related to the minimum wage. Proposals to reform ADA Title III. Department of Labor policies on tip pooling and micro-unions. FLSA tip credit issues. H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act. Labor/workforce policy issues. H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019. Paid leave proposals. ADA website accessibility issues. Department of Labor rulemakings on the Federal Overtime Rule, Joint Employer Status, and Regular Rate. National Labor Relations Board rulemaking on Joint Employer Status. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission data collection (EE0-1/EE0-2).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 582 (116th), S. 150 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Legislation related to music licensing issues, including the development of a new federal music-licensing framework and the preservation of the ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Department of Justice review of ASCAP and BMI consent decrees. Legislation and federal issues related to patent trolls and patent assertion entities, including proposals to revise patent eligibility standards. Proposed legislation related to privacy and data security. Draft patent reform legislation.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)