NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; Support H.R.1 - Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; modify interest deduction elimination; small business issues

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (115th), H.R. 2887 (115th), H.R. 2193 (115th)

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service reform - communication of retail industry views; Postal Service Reform Act (HR756) - support

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 756 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Immigration IMM

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Generally.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; OSHA Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Compensation equity issues generally; HR 2776/S.1350, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S.1217/HR2629, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; FY2018 Appropriations - NLRB. HR 3441, Save Local Business Act; Reforms to Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Sets; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act; HR4570/S.2203, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; DOL Tip of Regulations

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 3441 (115th), H.R. 2629 (115th), S. 1217 (115th), S. 1350 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), S. 2203 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), H.R. 4570 (115th), H.R. 4219 (115th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support inclusion of GSP benefits for travel goods for all GSP member countries; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; oppose lifting of inclusion of shrimp and abalone fish from Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP), as provided for in 513 of S.1662 in FY 2018 appropriation

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: S. 1662 (115th)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation;HR10 Financial Choice Act, oppose provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; anticipated Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, P2P encryption.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Port related issues -- congestion, metrics, ocean carrier alliances, detention / demurrage. Transportation related issues -- freight policy, truck productivity, funding infrastructure. No Human Trafficking on our Roads (S.1532) - support FY18 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act (HR3353, S1655) -passenger facility charge -truck productivity

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 3353 (115th), S. 1532 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - American Health Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; Better Care Reconciliation Act, all provisions. H.R. 246 Jobs and Premium Protection Act; S.1859 - Healthcare Tax Relief Act; S.1978 - Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act; H.R. 3956: STARS Act; S.1818 - Small Business Health Plans Act; HR 4616 - Cadillac Tax; Employer Mandate Delay; H.R.4620 - Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act; HR4618 - Over the Counter Drugs; HR4200/S.2052 - H.R. 4200: Healthcare Market Certainty and Mandate Relief Act; S. 1996/HR 2919 Commonsense Reporting Act; Cadillac Tax; ERISA; Alexander - Murray - Individual Market Stabilization; Sen. Pauls Association Health Plan Draft

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 3956 (115th), S. 2052 (115th), S. 1978 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 2919 (115th), S. 1859 (115th), S. 1996 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th), H.R. 4200 (115th), S. 1818 (115th), H.R. 4620 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 4616 (115th), H.R. 4618 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions; and discussion drafts of retail bots legislation.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2520 (115th)

Education EDU

Career and technical education issues generally; HR2353, Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1390 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL)