CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2014 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes H.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-67); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions, 1502 relating to conflict minerals and resulting rule from the Securities Exchange Commission, and Volcker Rule - including trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Securities Act of 1933 (P.L. 73-22), including amendments to Rule 701; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules

Contacted: White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: H.R. 3448 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 4167 (113th), S. 2244 (113th), S. 1526 (113th), H.R. 1800 (113th), H.R. 5405 (113th), H.R. 2733 (113th), H.R. 4570 (113th), S. 1369 (113th), H.R. 2274 (113th), H.R. 3211 (113th), H.R. 1135 (113th), H.R. 4554 (113th), H.R. 1106 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 1221 (113th), S. 1898 (113th), H.R. 2446 (113th), H.R. 2546 (113th), H.R. 742 (113th), H.R. 4697 (113th), S. 550 (113th), H.R. 5461 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th), H.R. 4684 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 1564 (113th), H.R. 3519 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 3331 (113th), H.R. 1062 (113th), H.R. 4200 (113th), H.R. 4568 (113th), H.R. 4662 (113th), H.R. 4804 (113th), S. 1217 (113th), H.R. 801 (113th), S. 2270 (113th), H.R. 4510 (113th), H.R. 4466 (113th), S. 2698 (113th), H.R. 4569 (113th), H.R. 5471 (113th), S. 1257 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 4413 (113th), S. 737 (113th), H.R. 3623 (113th), H.R. 1038 (113th), H.R. 4565 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 3928 (113th), H.R. 4387 (113th), H.R. 4164 (113th), H.R. 605 (113th), H.R. 3193 (113th), H.R. 4571 (113th), S. 474 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 3701 (113th), H.R. 5402 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Forest Service; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 491 (113th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: H.R. 1232 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5696 / S. 2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act H.R. 5859 / S. 2828, Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on financial service reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; International capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform

Contacted: Education, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Forest Service; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: S. 662 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), H.R. 1409 (113th), S. 489 (113th), H.R. 4950 (113th), H.R. 5233 (113th), H.R. 2548 (113th), H.R. 1812 (113th), H.R. 2149 (113th), S. 718 (113th), S. 2922 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th), S. 1900 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1926 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), H.R. 496 (113th), H.R. 1020 (113th), S. 2828 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 5859 (113th), H.Res. 76 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), H.R. 5696 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th), S. 1114 (113th), H.R. 6654 (113th), S. 660 (113th), H.R. 5402 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 4763 (113th), H.R. 2708 (113th)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Superfund policy

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Forest Service; Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2218 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337 / S. 2569 , Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 886, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5278 / S. 2704, No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 11, lowering the threshold for electronic filings with the IRS and section 12, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file a return S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); implementation of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-289), including Section 3091 - provisions relating to data collection and return requirements; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; tax inversion; tax gap and small business paperwork and compliance burdens; sequestration; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); IRS efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of the 1099-K pilot matching program

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Forest Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.R. 4718 (113th), H.R. 4453 (113th), H.R. 851 (113th), S. 2736 (113th), H.R. 1 (113th), H.R. 30 (113th), S. 2786 (113th), S. 250 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), S. 410 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 278 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), S. 2432 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), S. 2704 (113th), H.R. 5278 (113th), S. 743 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), S. 277 (113th), H.R. 5771 (113th), H.R. 516 (113th), S. 337 (113th), H.R. 886 (113th), H.R. 3724 (113th), S. 2569 (113th), S. 321 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 766 (113th), S. 268 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), S. 388 (113th), S. 193 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), H.R. 694 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 4438 (113th), H.R. 4457 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 22, Foreign Counterfeit Merchandise Prevention Act H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 1123, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1580, To Affirm the policy of the United States regarding Internet Governance H.R. 2024, End Anonymous Patents Act H.R. 2236, Promoting Startup Innovation Act H.R. 2454, Aarons Law Act of 2013 H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 2766, Stopping the Offensive Use of Patents (STOP) Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3309, Innovation Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 866, Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 S. 1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 2267, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding and the authorization and funding for the IPR Center Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Nomination of Michelle Lee, as the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Nomination of Danny Marti, Esq., as the U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP agreements in the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program;World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304), including safe harbor provision and notice and takedown provisions; appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-403); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; creation of a Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) with foreign governments; review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets; digital copyrights; funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Forest Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 662 (113th), S. 660 (113th), S. 866 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), S. 832 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), S. 2267 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), H.R. 1580 (113th), H.R. 2454 (113th), S. 1886 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), H.R. 3468 (113th), H.R. 22 (113th), H.R. 6654 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), H.R. 3004 (113th), H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), S. 3523 (113th), H.R. 3668 (113th), H.R. 2236 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015 H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act H.R. 3462 / S. 1735, Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals Fairness (SIMPLE) Act H.R. 4160, Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 5183 / S. 2783, Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act of 2014 H.R. 5557, Streamlining Verification for Americans Act H.R. 5860, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act of 2014 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act Final Regulation on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 33,157-33,176, June 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 54) Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 147, 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147, 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 153, 155, 156, 157, 158) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing (78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, 457) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Regulation regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Providers Fee (78 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 57) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Regulation on Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, (79 Fed. Reg. 1,918-2,073, January 10, 2014) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts. 409, 417, 422 et al.) Proposed Regulation on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (79 Fed. Reg. 15,808-15,879, March 21, 2014) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 146, 147, 148 et al.) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals (79 Fed. Reg. 4,302-4,308, January 27, 2014) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Regulation on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2016 (79 Fed. Reg. 70,674-70,760, November 26, 2014) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147 et al.) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, health savings accounts (HSAs) and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, impact on small business, provider network adequacy, definition of small group market, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, the Small Business Tax Credit, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, ERISA preemption, HSA and FSA accounts; Public Health Service Act (P.L. 78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), including regulatory process and legislative corrections to the ERISA preemption; deliver reform changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) programs, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; health information technology; legal protections against certain self-referral to physician owned hospitals

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Education, Dept of; White House Office; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Forest Service; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 2668 (113th), H.R. 3204 (113th), H.R. 3522 (113th), S. 1735 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 3077 (113th), S. 24 (113th), H.R. 2835 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 5557 (113th), H.R. 5183 (113th), H.R. 4160 (113th), H.R. 1735 (113th), H.R. 1295 (113th), H.R. 3121 (113th), S. 1647 (113th), H.R. 45 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 4118 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 582 (113th), S. 701 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), S. 1031 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 2925 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 2783 (113th), H.R. 3124 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), H.R. 781 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), S. 612 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), H.R. 5860 (113th), H.R. 2674 (113th), H.R. 4414 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), H.R. 1558 (113th), S. 610 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 1780 (113th), H.R. 581 (113th), H.R. 1248 (113th), S. 232 (113th), H.R. 3462 (113th), S. 1488 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014, including provisions relating to regulatory costs and benefits H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4315 / S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) export determinations H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5171, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5314, Preparedness and Risk Management for Extreme Weather Patterns Assuring Resilience (PREPARE) Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,233-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on the definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (79 Fed. Reg. 22,187-22,274, April 21, 2014) Various issues relating to Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500) and (P.L. 95-217); the EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; role of economy wide modeling in U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPA's review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPA's use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; Superfund policy; environment and energy policy; mining policy

Contacted: U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 524 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), S. 491 (113th), H.R. 4795 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 5314 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), S. 2526 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 4317 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), H.R. 4854 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 4319 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 4315 (113th), S. 2635 (113th), H.R. 687 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 5300 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), S. 2533 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th), S. 714 (113th), H.R. 2886 (113th), S. 1905 (113th), H.R. 5171 (113th), H.R. 1422 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 4012 (113th), S. 2833 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 5505 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 4318 (113th), S. 2514 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 148, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2013 (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 367 / S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost-benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of cost and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2014 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014, including provisions relating to regulatory economic analysis of health and climate benefits H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013, including provisions relating to economic impact of existing permitting rules and practices S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2516, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S. Res. 562, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Nomination of Mr. Gilberto de Jesus, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; EPA's use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by EPA; Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review; Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, including provisions relating to regulatory analysis and agency compliance with requirements; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; the Judgment Fund; citizen suits; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Forest Service; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 1638 (113th), H.R. 5505 (113th), S.J.Res. 19 (113th), H.R. 148 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), S. 766 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), S. 2516 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), H.R. 2098 (113th), H.R. 1422 (113th), S.Res. 562 (113th), H.R. 4854 (113th), H.R. 1232 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), S. 2153 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), S. 2514 (113th), S. 2533 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), H.R. 3863 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 2804 (113th), H.R. 524 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th), S. 1420 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 5300 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 4795 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 2886 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), S. 2526 (113th), S. 15 (113th), S. 714 (113th), S. 2833 (113th), H.R. 4012 (113th), S. 1397 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 5137, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5272, To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act S. 169, Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Final Regulation on Exchange Visitor Program-General Provisions, including provisions relating to audit provisions and compliance cost (79 Fed. Reg. 60,293-60,317, October 6, 2014) (to be codified at 22 C.F.R. pt. 62) Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Forest Service; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 600 (113th), H.R. 633 (113th), H.R. 1227 (113th), S. 296 (113th), H.R. 1108 (113th), H.R. 4450 (113th), H.R. 2765 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 15 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), S. 310 (113th), H.R. 478 (113th), H.R. 5137 (113th), S. 178 (113th), S. 703 (113th), S. 169 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th), H.R. 4238 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), H.R. 2752 (113th), S. 292 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 300 (113th), H.R. 798 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th), S. 462 (113th), H.R. 459 (113th), S. 300 (113th), S. 478 (113th), H.R. 502 (113th), H.R. 692 (113th), H.R. 242 (113th), H.R. 938 (113th), H.R. 519 (113th), H.R. 4303 (113th), H.R. 547 (113th), S. 303 (113th), S. 1 (113th), S. 223 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), S. 518 (113th), S. 266 (113th), S. 202 (113th), S. 1812 (113th), H.R. 3141 (113th), H.R. 707 (113th), H.R. 548 (113th), H.R. 2872 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th), H.R. 4586 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), H.R. 5272 (113th), H.R. 3344 (113th), S. 293 (113th), S. 189 (113th), H.R. 4178 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Various issues relating to the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-353); FDA proposed food fees

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Forest Service; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Science/Technology SCI

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Defense DEF

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 1960 / S. 1034, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 H.R. 3979, Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and public lands H.R. 4486, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting S. 339, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 S. 2289, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and public lands Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Forest Service; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA)

Bills named: S. 339 (113th), H.R. 3979 (113th), S. 1034 (113th), S. 2289 (113th), H.R. 4486 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th)

Accounting ACC

Draft legislation on conflict minerals audits Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); U.S. Forest Service; Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 377 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1755 / S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1975 / S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 5422, Litigation Oversight Act of 2014 H.R. 5423, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Regulations implementing Executive Order 13672 Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Contractors and Subcontractors (79 Fed. Reg. 72,985-72,995, December 9, 2014) Proposed regulations relating to affirmative action for protected veterans (76 Fed. Reg. 23,358-23,425, April 26, 2011) Proposed regulations relating to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (76 Fed. Reg. 77,055-77,105, December 9, 2011) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561-46,606, August 8, 2014) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information (79 Fed. Reg. 55,712-55,742, September 17, 2014) Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed. Reg. 60,083-60,084, September 28, 2011) EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Employer Use of Criminal History (No. 915.002, adopted April 25, 2012) Nomination of members and general counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues relating to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), including Strategic Plan, and Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction; potential Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 2199 (113th), S. 942 (113th), H.R. 1755 (113th), S. 815 (113th), H.R. 1975 (113th), H.R. 5422 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), H.R. 3633 (113th), H.R. 4959 (113th), H.R. 5423 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 Various issues relating to sugar program reform; proposed FDA food fees; U.S. forest policy; proposed EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Education, Dept of; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 4413 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 954 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 3486 / S. 1702, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act S. 1716, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-159); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS)

Bills named: S. 407 (113th), S. 2094 (113th), S. 2438 (113th), S. 1716 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 647 (113th), H.R. 5021 (113th), S. 218 (113th), H.R. 3636 (113th), S. 1702 (113th), H.R. 2084 (113th), H.R. 4745 (113th), S. 1957 (113th), H.R. 3486 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.R. 1149 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Forest Service; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Bills named: H.R. 983 (113th), H.R. 4711 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), S. 635 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th), H.R. 1312 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), S. 639 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 3990 (113th), S. 1379 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), S. 467 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 2378 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 3724 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), S. 2171 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 749 (113th), S. 1989 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 517 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 1193 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and public lands H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting S. 2289, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and public lands

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Forest Service; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2289 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th)

Small Business SMB

H. Res. 728, Expressing support for the designation of a "Small Business Saturday" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of the value of locally owned small businesses Nomination of Mr. Gilberto de Jesus, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO)

Bills named: H.Res. 728 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800 / S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4486, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H.Con.Res. 96, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-403); Fiscal Year 2015 budget; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; USPTO funding; U.S. Copyright Office funding; Department of Justice funding; Department of Homeland Security funding; State Department funding; funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4745 (113th), S. 2438 (113th), H.J.Res. 124 (113th), H.R. 4660 (113th), S. 2437 (113th), H.R. 4800 (113th), S. 832 (113th), H.R. 4487 (113th), H.R. 4870 (113th), H.Con.Res. 96 (113th), H.R. 4486 (113th), H.R. 5016 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), S. 2389 (113th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 4871, TRIA Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to capital standards clarification S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program

Contacted: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Forest Service; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 2244 (113th), H.R. 4871 (113th), H.R. 1945 (113th), H.R. 5461 (113th), S. 2270 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th), H.R. 2146 (113th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 4007, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 H.R. 4903 / S. 2534, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to funding for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act Chemicals in Commerce Act (discussion draft) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014)

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 4903 (113th), S. 1009 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th), S. 2534 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1468, Strengthening and Enhancing Cybersecurity by Using Research, Education, Information, and Technology (SECURE IT) Act of 2013 H.R. 1847 / S. 607 , Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3523, IRS Accountability Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including provisions relating to data breach; Executive Order 13681, Improving the Security of Consumer Financial Transactions; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; National Institute of Standards and Technology, including preliminary cybersecurity framework and Privacy Engineering Initiative; Federal Trade Commission authority; White House big data review; National Telecommunications & Information Administration, including transitioning stewardship of Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; ICANN's gTLD program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct; need to distinguish national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; data breach; privacy legislation

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Forest Service; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1847 (113th), H.R. 3990 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), H.R. 4711 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), H.R. 3523 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), S. 2378 (113th), S. 884 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), S. 2171 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), S. 2437 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4526, 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 H.R. 4615 / S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5120, Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 H.R. 5682, To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. Res. 562, Expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on energy efficiency program for commercial and industrial equipment, including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits (79 Fed. Reg. 58,947-59,020, September 30, 2014) Proposed regulations on standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps, including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits (79 Fed. Reg. 55,537-55,601, September 16, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; U.S. Forest Service; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 17 (113th), H.R. 2128 (113th), H.R. 4526 (113th), S.Res. 562 (113th), H.R. 2126 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), S. 2262 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 2231 (113th), H.R. 1964 (113th), H.R. 4795 (113th), H.R. 687 (113th), S. 1106 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 4923 (113th), H.R. 6 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 5682 (113th), H.R. 4615 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), H.R. 2689 (113th), S. 1905 (113th), H.R. 5120 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), H.R. 527 (113th), S. 761 (113th), S. 1308 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 3136, Advancing Competency-Based Education Demonstration Projects Act of 2014 H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act H.R. 4983, Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education Act H.R. 4984, Empowering Students Through Enhanced Financial Counseling Act H.R. 5807, Support Making Assessments Reliable and Timely Act (SMART) Act S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization and implementation of the Workforce Investment Partnership Act of 1998 (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006 (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); U.S. Forest Service; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: S. 1356 (113th), S. 915 (113th), H.R. 551 (113th), H.R. 4984 (113th), H.R. 4897 (113th), H.R. 2637 (113th), H.R. 5807 (113th), H.R. 1937 (113th), S. 1010 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th), H.R. 4983 (113th), S. 1094 (113th), S. 1101 (113th), S. 2432 (113th), H.R. 3136 (113th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R, 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 4450 / S. 2250, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 S. 703, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to the inclusion of language to expand the Visa Waiver Program; reauthorization of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-145); Executive Order 13597, Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness; expansion of DHS trusted traveler programs, including Customs and Border Protection's Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administration's PreCheck; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; Brand USA and travel promotion; government travel and meetings; proposed study for a fee on pedestrians at land ports of entry; entry/exit process at ports of entry

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Forest Service; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1812 (113th), H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), S. 703 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), S. 223 (113th), H.R. 2872 (113th), H.R. 4450 (113th), S. 683 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 3141 (113th), S. 2250 (113th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 279, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 409 / S. 165, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act H.R. 1226 / S. 1477, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3043 / S. 1507, Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2013 H.R. 4329, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2014 H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 S. 339, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 S. 2132, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2014 S. 2188, A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes Various issues relating to the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination (NAHASDA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-330); Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. (2012); Cobell v. Salazar; Bureau of Indian Education (BIE); Indian Health Services (IHS); promotion of energy development on Native American lands; Native American taxation; contract support costs

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 2132 (113th), S. 379 (113th), S. 2188 (113th), S. 165 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), S. 1477 (113th), H.R. 279 (113th), S. 995 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th), H.R. 3043 (113th), H.R. 409 (113th), H.R. 1548 (113th), H.R. 4329 (113th), S. 1507 (113th), S. 339 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding liquefied natural gas (LNG) export determinations H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5078, Waters of the United States Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Potential legislation on EPAs regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Various issues relating to the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); environment and energy policy; proposed EPA definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel

Contacted: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Government Accountability Office (GAO); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 4923 (113th), H.R. 3189 (113th), S. 2833 (113th), H.R. 5300 (113th), S. 2533 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), H.R. 5505 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 5078 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), S. 1905 (113th), S. 2514 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 1422 (113th), S. 2526 (113th), H.R. 4957 (113th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 3331 / S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2520, FOIA Improvement Act of 2014

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Energy, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)

Bills named: S. 1898 (113th), H.R. 3331 (113th), S. 1465 (113th), S. 2520 (113th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act, including provisions relating to mining H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act, including provisions relating to mining H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 4315 / S. 2635, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4319, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and public lands H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 339, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 S. 2289, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and public lands Various issues relating to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); environment and energy policy; U.S. forest policy; mining policy

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Forest Service; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 4315 (113th), H.R. 4 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 4318 (113th), S. 2289 (113th), H.R. 4316 (113th), H.R. 4319 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 3189 (113th), H.R. 4795 (113th), S. 339 (113th), S. 2635 (113th), H.R. 4435 (113th), H.R. 2 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 4317 (113th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Forest Service; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 1204 (113th), S. 489 (113th), H.R. 1020 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 377 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board RIN 1210- AB53 DOL/EBSA Fee disclosure rule; Regulatory economic impact analysis RIN 1250-AA03 DOL/OFCCP Compensation reporting rule; Economic costs and benefits of proposed rule RIN 1250-AA06 DOL OFCCP Prohibitions against pay secrecy policies rule; Economic costs and benefits of proposed rule RIN 1210-AB59 DOL/EBSA standards re brokerage windows; Economic costs and benefits of proposed rule RIN 1545-BL62 Treasury Department Transitional Amendments Market rate of return rules hybrid retirement plans issues relating to Executive Order 12866 regulatory analysis compliance RIN 1545-BK08 Treasury Department Allocation rule for disbursement from Roth accounts issues relating to Executive Order 12866 regulatory analysis compliance RIN 0938-AS19 HHS Notice of benefit and payment parameters 2016; Compliance costs/ economic impact RIN 1210-AB62 DOL EBSA Electronic filing of notices; Compliance costs and benefits RIN 3142-AA08 NLRB representation case procedures; Compliance costs and benefits Proposed Regulation relating to Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Alients in the United States, including provisions relating to errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities (76 Fed. Reg. 15,129-15207, March 18, 2011) Proposed Regulation regarding the EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary," including provisions relating to errors and omissions in cost impact analysis (75 Fed. Reg. 65,263-65,278, October 22, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,273-56,504, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354-67,355, November 12, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulations (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605-47,610, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,177-36,230, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,317-7,364, February 6, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728-4,741, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383-28,386, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196-67,197, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,411-64,506, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414-36,438, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulations regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,567-34,620, June 17, 2014) Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718), including Presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations relating to overtime compensation, and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; legislation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; ambush NLRB elections regulations; determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labor (DOL) regulatory agenda; DOL implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; DOL persuader regulation; new overtime eligibility regulations by the DOL; silica exposure limit regulations by the DOL; DOL evaluation of effectiveness of ERISA disclosure requirements information collection notice; Executive Order 12866 compliance, including costs and benefits; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; gender-based workplace discrimination

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); U.S. Forest Service; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Government Accountability Office (GAO); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 1737 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th), S. 1166 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 2178 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), H.R. 1982 (113th), H.R. 3485 (113th), S. 1626 (113th), S. 1712 (113th), H.R. 4320 (113th), H.R. 3344 (113th), H.R. 4586 (113th), S. 460 (113th), H.R. 4321 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), H.R. 1010 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 3633 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1003, To improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders H.R. 1341, The Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 3191, Expanding Opportunities to Underserved Businesses Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act S. 469, A bill to assist the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development in stabilizing the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage program S. 888, To provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, corporate governance, and the Volcker Rule; the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Contacted: Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Government Accountability Office (GAO); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Forest Service; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 992 (113th), S. 474 (113th), H.R. 1003 (113th), S. 469 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 4413 (113th), S. 888 (113th), H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 3191 (113th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5381, To amend the nondiscrimination provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to protect older, longer service participants H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to multiemployer pension provisions under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 S. 2511, A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to clarify the definition of substantial cessation of operations S. 2855, Retirement Security Preservation Act of 2014 Proposed Regulations issued by the Department of Labor under ERISA section 408(b)(2) pertaining to plan fee disclosures (79 Fed. Reg. 13,949-13,962, March 12, 2014) Various issues relating to potential changes to the definition of a fiduciary under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (P.L. 93-604); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, including enforcement activity pertaining to ERISA section 4062(e)(the substantial cessation of operations) and regulations issued on de-risking activity; Department of Treasury, including mortality table issued by the Society of Actuaries; ensuring tax incentives are maintained for retirement plans during discussion of tax reform

Contacted: Government Accountability Office (GAO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Forest Service; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 83 (113th), H.R. 5381 (113th), S. 2511 (113th), H.R. 5771 (113th), S. 2855 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 2952, Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 H.R. 5793, Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 S. 1691, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 S. 2384, Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (P.L. 113-66), including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Government Accountability Office (GAO); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Forest Service; Energy, Dept of; Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1691 (113th), S. 662 (113th), H.R. 5793 (113th), H.R. 3004 (113th), S. 2354 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th), S. 1638 (113th), S. 2588 (113th), S. 2244 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), S. 1898 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), S. 2384 (113th), S. 884 (113th), S. 2521 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), S. 2519 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th), S. 2410 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th)