U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP for U.S. PUBLIC INTEREST RESEARCH GROUP

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trans Pacific Partnership; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

GMO Food Labeling; S 2609

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Require corporations to disclose their political contributions to the SEC; HR 2029

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2029 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Corporate inversions; HR 415; S 198

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 415 (114th)

Retirement RET

Department of Labor Retirement Advice Rule; S. 2902; HR 4293: HR 4294: S 2505

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 4294 (114th), H.R. 4293 (114th), S. 2902 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

HR 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation and Furthering Asbestos Claims; Any bills to make it harder to prosecute corporate crime or white-collar crime,s uch as by changing mens rea provisions; S.2658, the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016; S 2656, FAIR Fees Act; HR 4441 AIR Act; Consumer privacy generally (Congress, FCC and FCCFTC): FDA drug labeling (FDA 2013-N-0500); Data privacy and Data Breach notification; FTC Auto finance survey (2016-00033) and auto finance enforcement; Use of big data for online marketplace lending; FTC: Holder in Due Course Rule; FCC: petitions regarding cell phone and robocall advertsing and exceptions; Consumer Finance Protection Bureau

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Bills named: S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 4441 (114th), H.R. 1927 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

HJ Res 22/SJ Res 5: Democracy For All Amendment, HR20/S1538: Government by the People Act/Fair Elections Now Act, SEC political disclosure rule and affiliated rider; H.R. 20, Government by the People Act. S. 1538, Fair Elections Now Act. Executive Order requiring federal contractors to disclose political spending. Supreme Court nomination; Government by the People Act, Democracy for All Amendment; Political Spending Disclosure Rule; Incorporation Transparency; S 2489: HR 4450; Truth in Settlements Act, HR 2648

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 22 (114th), S. 1538 (114th), H.R. 2648 (114th), H.R. 4450 (114th), H.R. 20 (114th), S.J.Res. 5 (114th)

Banking BAN

CFPB (arm of Federal Reserve System) all regulations and practices including payday lending, arbitration, credit reporting, debt collection, consumer complaint handling, enforcement, consumer education; Legislation; H.R. 650, the Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act; HR 2896, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk Act of 2015; H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015; All legislation regarding budget views and appropriations for the CFPB; riders on transportation safety and fee disclosure. All legislation concerning amendments to Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including authority of agencies to enforce laws to protect consumers, taxpayers. Department of Education rules on student loan borrowers; H.R.4781 - FDIC Accountability Act of 2016; HR 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act; HR 1263, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2015; HR 1262, Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2015; HR 1264, CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2015; HR 1261, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act of 2015; HR 1413/S477, Firearms Manufacturers and Dealers Protection Act of 2015 (FDIC Operation Choke Point); H.R. 766, the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: H.R. 650 (114th), H.R. 1261 (114th), H.R. 766 (114th), H.R. 1264 (114th), H.R. 1263 (114th), H.R. 1262 (114th), H.R. 1413 (114th), H.R. 1265 (114th), H.R. 2896 (114th), H.R. 4781 (114th)