RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION for RETAIL INDUSTRY LEADERS ASSOCIATION

Banking BAN

Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; Federal Reserve implementation of the Dodd-Frank interchange provisions (Reg. II); issues relating to credit and debit card interchange fees; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issues on reporting requirements and virtual currencies; SEC and Financial Stability Oversight Board on Money Market Mutual Fund Reform; Legislation (H.R. 749, S. 635) to amend Gramm Leach Bliley Privacy Act privacy reporting requirements

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 635 (113th), H.R. 749 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Toxic Substances Control Act reform

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, implementation of antidumping and countervailing duty laws, AD/CVD duty collections & enforcement; customs compliance issues; textile and apparel trade issues; global value chains; WTO information Technology Agreement; Customs Reauthorization; CAFTA apparel provisions; Worker Safety in Bangladesh; GSP renewal; trade promotion authority; Nicaragua TPL; human trafficking legislation

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; Federal Reserve implementation of the Dodd-Frank interchange provisions (Reg. II); issues relating to credit and debit card interchange fees; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issues on reporting requirements and virtual currencies; SEC and Financial Stability Oversight Board on Money Market Mutual Fund Reform; Legislation (H.R. 749, S. 635) to amend Gramm Leach Bliley Privacy Act privacy reporting requirements;H.R. 1564 Audit Rotation Bill; Pay ration disclosure proposed rule Dodd-Frank provisions; Internet of Things

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Bills named: H.R. 749 (113th), S. 635 (113th), H.R. 1564 (113th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to the surface transportation reauthorization; Hours of Service; Issues related to Clean Ports Act of 2013; Activity related to ILA-USMX negotiations; activity related to ICWU-PMA negotiations; H.R. 3413, the True Understand of the Economy and Safety Act; H.R. 3080, the Water Resources Reform and Development Act; lithium batteries rulemaking at PHMSA

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)

Bills named: H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Tax Legislation: Tax Reform generally; 15-year cost recovery for improvements to qualified leaseholds and retail-owned property; Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 743, S. 336H.R. 684); proposals to modify/repeal the last-in-first-out (LIFO) and lower-of-cost-or-market (LCM) inventory accounting methods; international tax proposals;Regulatory: IRS Reg 168745-03 guidelines and IRS regarding IRS final rules (T.D. 9636) deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; CCA 201310028 - IRS opinion on qualified leasehold improvement property; Retail Inventory Method (RIM) regulations (IRS Regs 125949-10); Other: Health care related tax issues; ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Mobile workforce legislation (H.R. 1129; S. 1645); S.Amdt. 656 and S.Amdt. 578 to the Fiscal Year 2014 Senate Budget Resolution (S.Con.Res. 8); House Budget Resolution (H.Con.Res. 25)

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 1645 (113th), S. 743 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 1129 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; cybersecurity; breach notification, Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA); S. 1193 Data Security Bill; issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 1193 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Issues related to patent reform and patent trolls

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of

Health Issues HCR

Various issues related to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); Health insurance tax repeal (H.R. 763, S. 603); ACA employer mandate repeal (H.R. 903, S. 399); Auto Enroll Repeal Act (H.R. 1254); Health care related tax issues; Consumer directed health products; Entitlement reform; H.R. 2575H.R. 1634-FSA; ERISA; H.R. 2577; H.R. 2667; H.R. 2835; H.R. 2988; S. 1188; H.R. 3489 - transitional reinsurance; S. 1647

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 399 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2835 (113th), S. 1647 (113th), H.R. 2577 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 3489 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Retail sustainability issues

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Legislation relating to persuader activity rulemaking; Proposed rules governing notification of employee rights under the National Labor Relations Act; Legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board, including H.R. 1120 & appropriations legislation; Fair Labor Standards Act (including H.R. 1406); Immigration; Secret Ballot Protection Act; OSHA letter of interpretation relative to OSHA walk around inspections; OSHA record keeping of injuries and illness; minimum wage legislation; workforce training andskills development programs; worker centers; wage and hour issues; NRLB recess appointments; legislation relative to OFCCP regulations

Contacted: White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 1406 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

Issues related to the Safe Port Reauthorization Act; 9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act of 2007; Customs - Trade Partnership Against Terrorism Program; International Trade Data System (ITDS); Centers of Excellence and Expertise Program (CEEs)

Contacted: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office