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Telecommunications TEC

Monitor activity related to TCPA, the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitor S. 3040 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 . Monitor 2017 drafts of Labor HHS and THUD Appropriations. C.R. H.R. 719, Continuing Appropriations Act of 2016.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 3040 (114th), H.R. 719 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Monitor regulations and legislation on wellness programs. Monitor regulations related to the Affordable Care Act 40% Excise Tax. H.R.30 - Save American Workers Act of 2015. S.30 - Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015. Monitor H.R.879 - Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 30 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Monitor H.R. 9: The Innovation Act of 2015 and S. 1137- the PATENT Act. Monitor H.R. 2045 , the Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Monitor H.R. 1770, Data Breach Security and Notification Act of 2015. Monitor Executive Order 13691-Promoting Private Sector Cybersecurity Information Sharing. Monitor H.R. 1731- The National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015. Monitor S. 961/H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015. S. 2410, the Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2015.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 2410 (114th), S. 961 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 1295, the Trade Preferences Act of 2015. H.R.1890/S. 995 - Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. Monitor H.R. 2576/ S. 697 TSCA Modernization Act of 2015. H.R. 4923 "The American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016."

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission

Bills named: H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th), H.R. 4923 (114th), S. 995 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th)

Banking BAN

Monitor implementation of proposed regulations related to Section 1075 on debit card interchange fees in P.L. 111.203, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009. Monitor implementation of P.L. 111-24, the Credit Card Act of 2009. Monitor routing issues and Credit Card security issues, deferred interest. Monitor Europay MasterCard Visa Transition. H.R. 5983, The Financial CHOICE Act.

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 5983 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Monitor Dept. of Transportation regulations on the transport of lithium ion batteries(80 FR 9217). Monitor FR Doc. 2016-03702, Port Performance Freight Statistics Working Group, Department of Transportation. Monitor H.R. 636/S. 2658, The Federal Aviation Administration Re-authorization Act of 2016.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 2658 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor legislation related to corporate tax reform and tax extenders. S. 698-The Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015-To level the playing field for sales tax collection. S. 386/H.R.2315- The Mobile Workforce State Finance Tax Simplification Act of 2015. H.R. 2775 Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015. Monitor Section 385, "Proposed Rulemaking Treatment of Certain Interests in Corporations as Stock or Indebtedness."

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: S. 698 (114th), H.R. 2315 (114th), S. 386 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Monitor Energy Conservation Program: Certification and Enforcement- Import Data Collection- DOE (RIN 1990-AA44). Monitor S.2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015. Monitor Department of Energy's Center for Retail Compliance. Department of Energy Ceiling Fan Energy Efficiency Rulemaking RIN-1904-AC87.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 2012 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 801-The Representation Fairness Restoration Act. Monitor H.R. 1619/S. 862- The Paycheck Fairness Act. Monitor activities of the NLRB regarding bargaining unions and union election procedures. Monitor H.R. 3433/S.1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act. Monitor the "Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees" Final Rule (81 FR 32391). Monitor the interpretation of the "Advice Exemption Proposed Rule." Monitor the "Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act" H.R. 3459/S. 2686. Monitor EEOC's proposed amendment of the EEO1 form (81 FR 5113). Monitor bills related to the Overtime Rule including "Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act," H.R. 6094 and S. 3462; "Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act" H.R. 5813.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5813 (114th), S. 862 (114th), S. 3462 (114th), S. 2686 (114th), H.R. 3433 (114th), H.R. 6094 (114th), H.R. 1619 (114th), S. 1519 (114th), S. 801 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th)