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

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. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 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 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 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. 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; Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; implementation of the Triman measure (French Decree FRA/153); 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 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); 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; 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. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; 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); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; industrial policies and cyber security issues; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Trade & Development Agency (TDA)

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

Bills named: H.R. 845 (113th), H.R. 2708 (113th), S. 1900 (113th), S. 2002 (113th), H.R. 6654 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), H.R. 496 (113th), H.R. 4216 (113th), S. 489 (113th), H.R. 2548 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th), S. 660 (113th), S. 718 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 1020 (113th), S. 1114 (113th), H.R. 1409 (113th), H.R. 1276 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1926 (113th), H.R. 1812 (113th), H.R. 4095 (113th), H.R. 3830 (113th), S. 662 (113th)

Utilities UTI

H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America

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

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 1877 (113th)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-353)

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

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

Gaming/Gambling/Casino GAM

Various issues relating to potential online gaming legislation; regulation of online poker; prohibition of online gaming

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

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. 1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding 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 (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related 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"); review/reform of U.S. copyright law; patent litigation reform; copyright and trademark infringement; customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; cyber theft of trade secrets, including IP issues; digital copyrights; safe harbor provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (17 U.S.C. 512); notice and takedown provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (P.L. 105-304); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging

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

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

Health Issues HCR

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 / S. 1647, 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. 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. 3541 / S. 1726, Obamacare Taxpayer Bailout Prevention Act H.R. 3812, No Bailouts for Insurance Industry Act of 2014 H.R. 4118, SIMPLE Fairness Act H.R. 4160, Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 213 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 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, and 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, and 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 and 158) Proposed Regulation on the 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, and 156) 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. pts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457) Proposed Regulation on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-70,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) 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 and 301) Proposed Rule 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 and 301) Proposed Rule 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 Rule 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 and 156) Interim Final Rule on Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, (78 Fed. Reg. 13,222-13,236, February 27, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt 1984) Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013 Proposed Rule 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 Rule on The $500,000 Deduction Limitation for Remuneration Provided by Certain Health Insurance Providers, (78 Fed. Reg. 19,950-19,977, April 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 1) Proposed Rule 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 Rule on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, (78 Fed. Reg. 48,337-48,339, August 8, 2013) (to be codified at 5 C.F.R. pt 890) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015, (78 Fed. Reg. 72,322-72,392, December 2, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts 144, 147, 153, 155, and 156). Proposed Rule on Amendments to Excepted Benefits, (78 Fed. Reg. 77,632-77,642, December 24, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt 2590) Draft 2015 Letter to Issuers in the Federally-facilitated Marketplace (issued on February 4, 2014, from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) Proposed Rule on Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, (79 Fed. Reg. 1918-2073, January 10, 2014) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts 409, 417, 422 et. al.) Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, insurance coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, full time worker definition, 30 hour work week, reporting requirements, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, repeal of risk mitigation programs including the risk corridor transitional reinsurance and risk adjustment programs; changes to Medicare Advantage; Medicare Part D including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business

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

Bills named: S. 399 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), S. 1726 (113th), H.R. 3812 (113th), S. 1735 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), H.R. 1295 (113th), S. 232 (113th), H.R. 1558 (113th), H.R. 1735 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 3541 (113th), H.R. 3204 (113th), S. 610 (113th), S. 1031 (113th), H.R. 2674 (113th), S. 24 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 701 (113th), S. 612 (113th), H.R. 3462 (113th), H.R. 2835 (113th), H.R. 1780 (113th), H.R. 2668 (113th), H.R. 582 (113th), H.R. 781 (113th), H.R. 1248 (113th), S. 1647 (113th), H.R. 45 (113th), H.R. 4160 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 3124 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), H.R. 2925 (113th), H.R. 3121 (113th), H.R. 4118 (113th), S. 1488 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 581 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy 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 costs and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements 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. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 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 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements 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. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; the Judgment Fund; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice; government reform, including proposal to combine SBA with other agencies

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

Bills named: S. 1392 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 2804 (113th), S. 766 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 325 (113th), S. 714 (113th), H.R. 899 (113th), S. 1420 (113th), H.R. 2098 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), H.R. 2775 (113th), H.R. 1638 (113th), H.J.Res. 59 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 148 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), S. 2153 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 3863 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), H.R. 2886 (113th), S. 791 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 4012 (113th), H.R. 1232 (113th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act 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. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) 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. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, 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. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) 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. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, 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 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; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry

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

Bills named: S. 310 (113th), H.R. 2872 (113th), S. 296 (113th), S. 293 (113th), S. 462 (113th), H.R. 1562 (113th), H.R. 2131 (113th), H.R. 548 (113th), H.R. 3141 (113th), S. 169 (113th), H.R. 459 (113th), H.R. 1773 (113th), H.R. 2765 (113th), H.R. 1108 (113th), S. 178 (113th), H.R. 692 (113th), H.R. 242 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th), H.R. 478 (113th), H.R. 15 (113th), H.R. 1596 (113th), H.R. 938 (113th), H.R. 519 (113th), S. 303 (113th), S. 202 (113th), S. 703 (113th), H.R. 3344 (113th), H.R. 830 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 3000 (113th), H.R. 798 (113th), S. 1 (113th), S. 300 (113th), H.R. 502 (113th), H.R. 1227 (113th), S. 189 (113th), H.R. 2752 (113th), H.R. 1444 (113th), S. 292 (113th), S. 518 (113th), S. 600 (113th), S. 744 (113th), S. 1812 (113th), H.R. 4238 (113th), H.R. 633 (113th), S. 266 (113th), H.R. 583 (113th), H.R. 300 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), H.R. 714 (113th), H.R. 547 (113th), S. 478 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), H.R. 707 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), S. 223 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

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. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3819, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1391, A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators 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 DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49: Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, 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, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; 40 hour work week; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; unemployment insurance; Department of Labor issues including persuader regulation and advice exemption, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, regulatory agenda, and implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issues including legislation and oversight and implementation of NLRB Act (P.L. 74-198), determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate and legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, decisions in general, regulatory agenda, and ambush elections regulations; silica rule extension of comment period

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

Bills named: S. 1626 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), H.R. 1982 (113th), H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 1010 (113th), H.R. 3485 (113th), S. 1166 (113th), S. 1737 (113th), H.R. 3819 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), S. 1391 (113th), S. 460 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th), S. 1712 (113th), S. 1907 (113th), S. 84 (113th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act Draft legislation relating to limit audit liability Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language

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

Bills named: H.R. 1564 (113th), H.R. 4164 (113th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

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. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 S. 469, 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: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 888 (113th), S. 469 (113th), H.R. 3193 (113th), S. 474 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 1003 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act Potential legislation on EPAs regulation of ozone Potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants Various issues relating to the Clean Water Act; 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; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice

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

Bills named: H.R. 3826 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 3189 (113th), S. 1905 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), H.R. 2824 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1960 / S. 1034, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act

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

Bills named: S. 1034 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 377 / S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1755 / S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 1975 / S. 942, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Proposed regulations related to affirmative action for protected veterans (76 Fed. Reg. 23,358, April 26, 2011) Proposed regulations related to affirmative action under section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (76 Fed. Reg. 77,056, December 9, 2011) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to a compensation data collection tool (76 Fed. Reg. 49,398, August 10, 2011) Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed. Reg. 60,083, September 28, 2011) Proposed withdrawal of Compensation Discrimination Interpretative Standards (71 Fed. Reg. 35,124, June 16, 2006) EEOC Enforcement Guidance on Employer Use of Criminal History (No. 915.002, adopted April 25, 2012) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction; potential Senate ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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

Bills named: S. 815 (113th), S. 84 (113th), H.R. 1755 (113th), H.R. 1975 (113th), H.R. 377 (113th), S. 942 (113th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 693, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act S. 954, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

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

Bills named: H.R. 693 (113th), H.R. 1947 (113th), S. 954 (113th), H.R. 3189 (113th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 335, RAMP Act 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. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act of 2013, including provisions relating to infrastructure investment H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century 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. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Various issues relating to implementation 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); revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; 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; National Freight Advisory Council; Buy America provisions

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

Bills named: H.R. 3636 (113th), S. 407 (113th), S.Con.Res. 8 (113th), H.R. 1149 (113th), H.R. 335 (113th), S. 218 (113th), H.R. 4105 (113th), H.Con.Res. 25 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), S. 1509 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 2084 (113th), S. 1957 (113th)

Retirement RET

S. 1970, Retirement Security Act of 2014 Regulations issued by the Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS Notice 2014-5) pertaining to nondiscrimination relief for closed defined benefit plans Various issues relating to comprehensive funding reform for multiemployer pension plans

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

Bills named: S. 1970 (113th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act 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, including provisions relating to internet sales tax 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, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2992, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 3685, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3865, Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014 H.R. 3979, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act of 2014 H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare 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. 2162, 21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax reform; entitlement reform; sequestration; increasing the debt limit; implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); tax extenders; 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; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR); online sales tax collection proposals; harbor maintenance tax; Chairman Max Baucuss discussion draft on tax cost recovery and accounting rules; small business and the tax gap; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax

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

Bills named: S. 743 (113th), H.R. 4105 (113th), H.R. 851 (113th), H.R. 3724 (113th), S. 321 (113th), H.R. 243 (113th), S. 268 (113th), H.R. 886 (113th), H.R. 4302 (113th), H.R. 2992 (113th), S. 250 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), H.R. 2546 (113th), S. 193 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 1509 (113th), H.R. 1202 (113th), S. 388 (113th), S. 277 (113th), H.R. 880 (113th), H.R. 3865 (113th), S. 337 (113th), S. 547 (113th), S. 1257 (113th), H.R. 233 (113th), S. 410 (113th), S. 278 (113th), H.R. 3979 (113th), H.R. 763 (113th), S. 336 (113th), S. 2162 (113th), H.R. 694 (113th), H.R. 523 (113th), H.R. 3685 (113th), H.R. 766 (113th), H.R. 30 (113th), H.R. 516 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 1877, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to Buy America S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts Various issues relating to the International Monetary Fund, including quota and governance reforms

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

Bills named: S. 601 (113th), H.R. 1877 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014, including provisions relating to the Federal Credit Reform Act (P.L. 101-508) 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 the Fiscal Year 2015 budget; debt ceiling; funding issues related to the SBA; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; funding issues related to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related 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: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 832 (113th), H.R. 1872 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny 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. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 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. 2279, Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America 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. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability 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 (BUILD) Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to EPA's Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; National Flood Insurance Program; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice; EPA review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554), requests for reconsideration; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; EPA Air and Water programs, including estimation of combined costs of regulations affecting energy industries; EPA Air Programs, including incompleteness of estimates of regulatory costs/benefits and employment impacts of proposed and final regulations; whole economy modeling of economic impact of EPA regulations, including identifying advantages of computable general equilibrium models for estimating impacts on entire economy of regulatory policy decisions; environment and energy policy; mining policy

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

Bills named: H.R. 687 (113th), H.R. 3080 (113th), S. 1905 (113th), S. 491 (113th), S. 2161 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), S. 1392 (113th), H.R. 1493 (113th), S. 601 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), S. 714 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 2824 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), H.R. 2886 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), H.R. 2279 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), H.R. 2916 (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. 3307 / S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 S. 1926, A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program

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

Bills named: H.R. 2146 (113th), S. 1610 (113th), H.R. 1945 (113th), H.R. 3307 (113th), S. 1926 (113th), H.R. 508 (113th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 4007, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act Draft Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY15, regarding funding for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program

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

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 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, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607 , Electronic Communications Privacy Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3004, Reducing Waste and Increasing Efficiency in Trade Act H.R. 3523, IRS Accountability Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 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 House Judiciary Committee draft relating to cybercrimes legislation Various issues relating to a strong IP chapter in the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; privacy legislation; 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; White House Cyber Security Executive Order, including data breach provisions; ICANN proposal for a Limited Preventative Registration (LPR) mechanism; ICANN's gTLD program; Consumer Product Safety Commissions (CPSCs) proposal for at entry filing of product compliance certificates in the Proposed Amendments to 16 C.F.R. Part 1110 (the 1110 rule), (78 Fed. Reg. 28,080, May 13, 2013); multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct; data breach notification; modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243); National Institute of Standards and Technology preliminary cybersecurity framework; Federal Trade Commission authority; White House big data review

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

Bills named: H.R. 3004 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 662 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 3523 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 3990 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 607 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 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 H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1616 / S. 1392 / S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to a potential amendment on the use of social cost of carbon in rulemakings H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 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. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America 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 S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2074, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; net metering and distributed generation; social cost of carbon; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency regulations, including provisions relating to cost-benefit analysis; Plains Pipeline, including name change with this and other cross border pipelines

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

Bills named: H.R. 687 (113th), H.R. 2850 (113th), H.R. 2231 (113th), S. 1905 (113th), H.R. 271 (113th), H.R. 2824 (113th), S. 761 (113th), H.R. 527 (113th), H.R. 1964 (113th), S. 1397 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th), H.R. 2728 (113th), H.R. 2689 (113th), H.R. 6 (113th), H.R. 1829 (113th), S. 17 (113th), S. 2074 (113th), H.R. 2126 (113th), H.R. 3826 (113th), H.R. 3 (113th), H.R. 2641 (113th), H.R. 1900 (113th), S. 1308 (113th), H.R. 1582 (113th), H.R. 367 (113th), H.R. 1616 (113th), H.R. 3301 (113th), S. 1106 (113th), H.R. 2916 (113th), H.R. 2128 (113th), S. 1009 (113th), H.R. 1613 (113th), S. 1392 (113th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 313, Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2013 H.R. 1417 / S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1525, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 H.R. 1923 / 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 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to visa video conferencing 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 for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to the inclusion of language to expand the Visa Waiver Program; 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 and reauthorization; government travel and meetings; reauthorization of the Travel Promotion Act (P.L. 111-145); proposed study for a fee on pedestrians at land ports of entry; entry/exit process at ports of entry

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

Bills named: H.R. 313 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 2872 (113th), H.R. 3547 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), H.R. 1417 (113th), H.R. 3141 (113th), S. 703 (113th), S. 1812 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 15 (113th), S. 683 (113th), H.R. 1525 (113th), H.R. 1923 (113th), S. 223 (113th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection (CISPA) 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 (FISMA) Act of 2013 H.R. 1960 / S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act for 2014, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2787, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to Sec. 515 H.R. 2952, Critical Infrastructure Research and Development Advancement (CIRDA) Act of 2013 H.R. 3547, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to Sec. 515 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 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1353, Cybersecurity Act of 2013 S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) personnel surety program Draft legislation relating to Cybersecurity Recruitment and Retention Act 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) Various issues relating to National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NIST) Cybersecurity Framework; Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Personnel Surety Program; Executive Order 13636, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 (P.L. 113-76)

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

Bills named: H.R. 756 (113th), S. 1353 (113th), H.R. 2719 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 2952 (113th), H.R. 3696 (113th), S. 884 (113th), H.R. 2787 (113th), H.R. 3547 (113th), H.R. 4007 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), H.R. 1163 (113th), S. 1638 (113th), H.R. 888 (113th), S. 1197 (113th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

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 S. 2132, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2014 Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; Native American taxation; contract support costs; 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); Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination (NAHASDA) Act of 1996, (P.L. 104-330)

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

Bills named: S. 379 (113th), S. 2132 (113th), H.R. 1226 (113th), S. 1477 (113th), S. 1507 (113th), H.R. 1548 (113th), H.R. 3043 (113th), S. 995 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Various issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)

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

Natural Resources NAT

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. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2824, Preventing Government Waste and Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America H.R. 3189, Water Rights Protection Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; mining policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205)

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

Bills named: H.R. 687 (113th), H.R. 2218 (113th), S. 19 (113th), H.R. 2824 (113th), H.R. 3189 (113th), H.R. 761 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act 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. 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, 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, 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. 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. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators 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 S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act 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. 1029, Regulatory Accountability 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 Draft legislation on human trafficking disclosure Various issues relating to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; financial reporting policies reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40,312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms

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

Bills named: H.R. 677 (113th), H.R. 2274 (113th), S. 1369 (113th), S. 474 (113th), H.R. 2446 (113th), H.R. 1341 (113th), H.R. 1062 (113th), H.R. 3928 (113th), H.R. 1256 (113th), S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 992 (113th), H.R. 3193 (113th), S. 1526 (113th), H.R. 3448 (113th), H.R. 2733 (113th), H.R. 3623 (113th), H.R. 3819 (113th), H.R. 1800 (113th), H.R. 1038 (113th), S. 1907 (113th), H.R. 1105 (113th), H.R. 2546 (113th), H.R. 4167 (113th), H.R. 450 (113th), H.R. 742 (113th), H.R. 3519 (113th), S. 550 (113th), H.R. 1221 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th), S. 737 (113th), H.R. 634 (113th), H.R. 3701 (113th), H.R. 1106 (113th), H.R. 1135 (113th), S. 888 (113th), S. 1257 (113th), H.R. 2374 (113th), H.R. 4164 (113th), H.R. 1564 (113th)

Veterans VET

S. 1999, SCRA Rights Protection Act of 2014

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

Bills named: S. 1999 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

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

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

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

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 1204, Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2013 H.R. 2719, Transportation Security Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot

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

Bills named: H.R. 1204 (113th), H.R. 2719 (113th), S. 489 (113th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Various issues relating to Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs); Food and Drug Administration, regulations implementing the Food Safety Modernization Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-353), including issues relating to incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and errors in benefit analysis

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

Computer Industry CPI

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

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

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

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 3331 / S. 1465, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act

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

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

Small Business SMB

Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Various issues relating to the effectiveness and mission of the office of the Small Business Administration Ombudsman

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

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

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

Bills named: S. 2094 (113th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 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. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 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 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification 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 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2014 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); cell phone geotracking; copyright and trademark infringement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; privacy legislation; 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; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cyber security, including data breach provisions; cyber security; predictive dialers; ICANN's gTLD program; data breach notification; Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; White House big data review

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

Bills named: S. 1976 (113th), S. 467 (113th), H.R. 983 (113th), H.R. 491 (113th), S. 1364 (113th), S. 639 (113th), S. 1995 (113th), S. 607 (113th), H.R. 756 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 743 (113th), S. 517 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 1847 (113th), H.R. 3675 (113th), H.R. 1852 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 1312 (113th), H.R. 3724 (113th), H.R. 3990 (113th), S. 1897 (113th), H.R. 1123 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 1927 (113th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 406, Students First Act of 2013 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 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Partnership Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act (P.L. 109-270); 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues from sources other than federal student aid; early childhood education; Common Core

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

Bills named: S. 1010 (113th), H.R. 551 (113th), H.R. 340 (113th), H.R. 2637 (113th), S. 1356 (113th), S. 915 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th), S. 1101 (113th), S. 406 (113th), S. 1094 (113th), H.R. 1937 (113th), H.R. 5 (113th), H.R. 2536 (113th), S. 528 (113th)