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Banking BAN

Issues relating to bank capital requirements: Basel III Endgame.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Issues relating to implementation of the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA); issues related to FY24 appropriations.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Issues relating to the permitting of traditional and clean energy infrastructure projects; issues relating to energy security, including increasing traditional domestic production and advancing clean energy technologies; Lower Energy Costs Act (H.R. 1); issues relating to climate change and critical minerals.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1 (118th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues related to climate change and risk mitigation, critical minerals, and permitting reform.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Issues relating to the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted climate disclosure rule; issues relating to the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to Rule 14a-8 reforms to the Shareholder Proposal and Proxy Advisory Process; issues relating to bank capital requirements: Basel III Endgame.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Health Issues HCR

Issues relating to legislative and administrative changes to The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), health benefits, health equity, social determinants of health, telehealth, and mental health; issues relating to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reauthorization; issues related to the NIST rulemaking related to march-in rights for federal patents.

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Immigration IMM

Issues relating to comprehensive immigration reform including border security, the modernization of the H-1B, H-2A, and H-2B programs, the Dignity Act of 2023 (H.R. 3599), the Permanent Labor Certification Application, and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 3599 (118th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues relating to Second Chance employment and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI).

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Education, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues relating to antitrust and competition policies including merger review; issues related to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI); issues relating to BRT Workforce priorities and partnerships with cybersecurity apprenticeships initiatives; issues relating to labor and employment and workforce development policy, including legislation to expand Pell Grants to cover short-term education and training programs, Bipartisan Workforce Pell Act (H.R. 6585), Registered Apprenticeships (the National Apprenticeship Act), A Stronger Workforce for America Act (H.R. 6655), and reauthorization the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA); issues relating to paid leave; issues relating to the National Apprenticeship System (registered apprenticeship programs).

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6585 (118th), H.R. 6655 (118th)

Retirement RET

Issues relating to legislative and administrative monitoring and outreach relating to retirement benefits.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Science/Technology SCI

Issues related to artificial intelligence, data privacy, cybersecurity (including regulatory harmonization and ransomware); issues relating to the implementation of 2023 Executive Order 14110 on Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence; issues relating to the Nurture Originals, Foster Art, and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act; issues relating to alignment with the U.S. Economic Development Administrations (EDA) funding opportunities; issues relating to the National Telecommunications and Information Administrations Request for Comment on Artificial Intelligence Accountability Policy; issues relating to the Office of Science and Technology Policys Request for Information on National Priorities for AI.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues relating to the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act (H.R. 7204); issues relating to the American Innovation and R&D Competitiveness Act (H.R. 2673 and S. 866); issues relating to R&D Section 174 expensing; issues relating to deduction of interest deductibility under Section 163(j) (American Investment in Manufacturing Act, H.R 2788); issues relating to bonus depreciation (H.R. 1117, H.R. 2406); issues relating to the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376) (all provisions); issues relating to OECD Pillar Two Model Rules and OECDs Pillar One and Pillar Two proposals; issues relating to OECD taxation of the digital economy project and potential tariff implications; issues relating to implementation of tax provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376); issues relating to the Defending American Jobs and Investment Act (H.R. 3665); issues relating to 2025 expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1117 (118th), H.R. 2788 (118th), H.R. 2673 (118th), H.R. 2406 (118th), H.R. 7204 (118th), H.R. 3665 (118th), H.R. 5376 (118th), S. 866 (118th)

Transportation TRA

Issues relating to increased infrastructure investment and streamlining federal permitting processes; issues relating to the implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to U.S.-China policy including customs duties, trade remedies, export controls, inbound investment and outbound investment reviews; issues relating to global infrastructure development; issues relating to domestic measures to promote innovation and secure supply chains; issues relating to the economic recommendations of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (House China Select Committee); issues relating to the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; (H.R. 760); issues relating to China policy, including supply chains diversification; issues relating to the E-Commerce Moratorium; issues relating to Restricting the Emergence of Security Threats that Risk Information and Communications Technology (RESTRICT) Act (S. 686), Averting the National Threat of Internet Surveillance, Oppressive Censorship, Influence, and Algorithmic Learning by the Chinese Communist Party (ANTI-SOCIAL CCP) Act (H.R. 1081), China Trade Relations Act (S. 125), Ending Normal Trade Relations with China Act (S. 906), China Trade Relations Act (H.R. 638), De Minimis Reciprocity Act (S. 1969), Import Security and Fairness Act (H.R. 4148), Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party (STOP CCP) Act (S. 852), Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act (H.R. 760), No Chinese Communist Subterfuge via Unregistered Regime Presence Rendered Invisible to Shareholders and Equivalent (SURPRISE) Parties Act (S. 144), Depriving Enemy Nations of Integral Authorizations and Licenses (DENIAL) Act (S. 2170), China Financial Threat Mitigation Act (H.R. 1156), Ending Chinas Developing Nation Status Act (S. 308), Countering Economic Coercion Act (S. 295/H.R. 1135), and Protecting American Farmland Act (H.R. 3996).

Contacted: SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 125 (118th), S. 2170 (118th), H.R. 760 (118th), H.R. 4148 (118th), H.R. 1135 (118th), S. 295 (118th), H.R. 3996 (118th), S. 308 (118th), S. 144 (118th), S. 852 (118th), H.R. 1081 (118th), S. 906 (118th), S. 1969 (118th), S. 686 (118th), H.R. 638 (118th), H.R. 1156 (118th)