INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Constitution CON

H.R. 1020/S. 931, the Arbitration Fairness Act H.R. 5175/S. 3295, the DISCLOSE Act

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5175 (111th), S. 3295 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 931 (111th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Increase transparency and improve conditions for small business merchants dealing with credit card agencies S. 414, the Credit CARD Act; H.R. 627 & S. 235, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act; S. 1212 & H.R. 2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act; H.R. 2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act; S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3126 (111th), H.R. 627 (111th), S. 414 (111th), S. 235 (111th), S. 1212 (111th), H.R. 2382 (111th), S. 3217 (111th), H.R. 2695 (111th)

Veterans VET

H.R. 942, the Veteran's Self-Employment Act H.R. 2672/S. 3818, the Help Veterans Own Franchises Act Efforts to encourage veteran's ownership of franchised businesses

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 3818 (111th), H.R. 2672 (111th), H.R. 942 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Estate tax repeal; H.R. 1083, the Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA); H.R. 2672/S. 3818, the Help Veterans Own Franchises Act; H.R. 273, 15-year depreciation schedule for restaurants; H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act; H.R. 3905, the Estate Tax Relief Act; H.R. 4306/S. 3510, permanently extend 15 year depreciation for restaurants/retail; H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act Extend expiring tax relief enacted in 2001/2003 for all taxpayers 401(k) rollovers for business start up financing

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5141 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th), S. 3578 (111th), H.R. 4154 (111th), H.R. 273 (111th), H.R. 3905 (111th), H.R. 4306 (111th), S. 3510 (111th), H.R. 2672 (111th), S. 3818 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Legislative initiatives to make access and affordability easier for small businesses such as Small Business Health Plans, expansion of Health Savings Accounts and Health IT. H.R. 3200/S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act; America's Healthy Future Act; H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; H.R. 4872, the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 4872 (111th), S. 1679 (111th), H.R. 3590 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th)

Postal POS

Prevent enactment of legislation restricting use of direct mail advertising (Do Not Mail legislation)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Small Business SMB

Extension of expiring SBA provisions in H.R. 1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act; H.R. 2352, Job Creation Through Entrepreneurship Act; Expand capital access programs; S. 2869/H.R. 4302, the Small Business Job Creation and Access to Capital Act; H.R. 5297, the Small Business Lending Fund Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 5297 (111th), H.R. 2352 (111th), H.R. 4302 (111th), S. 2869 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009; S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act Cap and trade issues

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2454 (111th), S. 1733 (111th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1934, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act; H.R. 1136, Save our Small & Seasonal Businesses Act; S. 388, Save our Small & Seasonal Businesses Act; Comprehensive Immigration Reform; Promote foreign franchisees ability to obtain "business tourist" visas for U.S. training; S. 3932, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 3932 (111th), H.R. 1934 (111th), H.R. 1136 (111th), S. 388 (111th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling implementation

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office

Travel/Tourism TOU

S. 1023/H.R. 2935, the Travel Promotion Act; Efforts to promote and encourage travel & tourism industry; Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; H.R. 2410, Foreign Relations Authorization Act; Internet travel tax fairness

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2410 (111th), S. 1023 (111th), H.R. 2935 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409/S. 560, the Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 12/S. 3772, the Paycheck Fairness Act; H.R. 2460/S. 1152, the Healthy Families Act; H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers Comp Laws Act; RESPECT Act; H.R. 3408/S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act; S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Prevention Act;

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 3254 (111th), S. 3772 (111th), H.R. 635 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), S. 2882 (111th), H.R. 2460 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 3408 (111th), S. 1152 (111th), H.R. 12 (111th)