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Transportation TRA

Build America Bonds Transportation infrastructure Truck weight increase Inland Waterways infrastructure Cross-border trucking FAA's NextGen Air-traffic modernization program Rolling Resistance Standards for Tires National Infrastructure Reinvestment Bank

Contacted: Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

ICANN/gTLD issue S. 515, Patent Reform Act of 2009 National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Patent and Trademark Office fees

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 515 (111th)

Immigration IMM

H1B visas E-Verify

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Education EDU

Skills Gap No Child Left Behind/ESEA reauthorization Workforce Investment Act STEM development

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Minerals Management Service; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Torts TOR

Executive Order re. regulatory review Asbestos ban legislation Tort reform S. 537, H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act S. 458, H.R. 1788, False Claims Corrections Act S. 148, Discount Consumer Pricing Act H.R. 1020, Fairness in Arbitration Act S. 448, H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Minerals Management Service; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: S. 148 (111th), S. 458 (111th), H.R. 985 (111th), H.R. 1788 (111th), H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 537 (111th), S. 448 (111th), H.R. 1508 (111th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

California EPA waiver Drinking and Waste Water infrastructure H.R. 1262, H.R. 895, Water Quality Investment Act Clear Air Restoration Act

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Minerals Management Service; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 895 (111th), H.R. 1262 (111th)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 328, S. 352, DTV Delay Act Electronic Waste Research Development Act of 2009 Global Online Freedom Act Broadband deployment

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Minerals Management Service; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 352 (111th), S. 328 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform H.R. 2, SCHIP legislation Public plan mandates COBRA benefits Health IT ERISA protection Drug re-importation H.R. 1346, S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act H.R. 1322, re. retiree health benefits

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Minerals Management Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 540 (111th), H.R. 2 (111th), H.R. 1346 (111th), H.R. 1322 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Climate Change Kids Safe Chemical Act Toxic Substances Control Act New Source Review (NSR) Waxman-Markey climate bill E-Waste Formaldehyde Emissions proposal

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Minerals Management Service; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 915, FAA reauthorization Surface Transportation reauthorization H.R. 1105, FY09 Omnibus Appropriations bill Proposed DeMint Amendment (Secret Ballot Protection Act) S. Con. Res. 13, Senate Budget Resolution H.Con. Res. 85, House Budget Resolution FY2010 Budget President's Budget

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Minerals Management Service; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 915 (111th), H.Con.Res. 85 (111th), S.Con.Res. 13 (111th), H.R. 1105 (111th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

US/UAE 123 Agreement on Commercial Nuclear Technology WTO dispute settlement of EU ban on US poultry EU Labeling issue Doha Round Export Control Improvement Act Export promotion 10+2 Rule Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) negotiations Foreign investment Divergent Standards Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) Trade Adjustment Assistance Wood pallets and packaging materials standard Trade policy Buy America Panama Free Trade Agreement Pacific Trade Parnership G20 Standstill Agreement US/Canada border issues Mexican Tariffs Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on Uniform Rules of Origin Anti-counterfeiting Trade Agreement EUs REACh chemicals regime Korean Free Trade Agreement Miscellaneous Tariff bill Duty Suspension Trade Compliance Transatlantic Economic Council

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) carryback AMT credits Bonus depreciation Tobacco tax increases H.R. 422, R&D tax credit H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax (BAT) Last In First Out (LIFO) repeal Repatriation Pension funding relief Corporate tax reform Deferral of U.S. tax on foreign earnings Unclaimed property audits H.R. 977, Derivative Markets Transparency and Accountability Act Superfund taxes Estate taxes Tax increases on small manufacturers Commercial Paper - Protecting Tier 2 Issuers General business credits Energy Efficiency tax incentives Tax incentives for new car purchase Government withholding Non-resident withholding tax (Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Act)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Minerals Management Service; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 977 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th), S. 823 (111th), H.R. 422 (111th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act "Buy American" provisions to H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Barrasso amendment to H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Housing provisions of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary nomination Ray LaHood Transportation Secretary nomination Ken Salazar Interior Secretary nomination Eric Holder Attorney General nomination Janet Napolitano Homeland Security Secretary nomination Mary Shapiro SEC Commissioner nomination Hillary Clinton Secretary of State nomination Peter Orszag OMB Director nomination Steven Chu Energy Secretary nomination Arne Duncan Education Secretary nomination Shaun Donovan HUD Secretary nomination Lisa Jackson EPA Administrator nomination Eric Shinseki Veterans Affairs Secretary nomination Tom Vilsack Agriculture Secretary nomination Susan Rice UN Ambassador nomination Bill Richardson Commerce Secretary nomination Judd Gregg Commerce Secretary nomination Gary Locke Commerce Secretary nomination Hilda Solis Labor Secretary nomination Tom Daschle Health and Human Services Secretary nomination Kathleen Sebelius Health and Human Services Secretary nomination Ron Kirk USTR nomination Federal Prison Industries reform Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act implementation Social Security reform

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Minerals Management Service; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1 (111th), H.R. 384 (111th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) Renewable Offshore Energy Sustainability Federal Renewable Electricity Mandate bill Energy cap and trade S. 661, Restoring America's Manufacturing Leadership Through Energy Efficiency Act of 2009 Nuclear issues NEPA permit process Energy Efficiency Incentives Domestic energy production and supply

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 661 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409, H.R. 1355, S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA) H.R. 11, S. 181, Ledbetter Fair Pay Act H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act WARN Act RESPECT Act Employment verification OSHA Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) rule OSHA proposed diacetyl regulation Indpendent Contractor reclassification Proposed OSHA Reform legislation Secret Ballot Protection Act Proposed Healthy Families Act Workforce Development/Training

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Minerals Management Service; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1355 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th), H.R. 12 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 11 (111th), S. 181 (111th)

Homeland Security HOM

TSA's proposed Large Aircraft Security Program (LASP) Chemical facility security

Contacted: SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Minerals Management Service; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Natural Resources NAT

Outer Continental Shelf H.R. 5151, S. 22, re. Public Lands Management Onshore/offshore drilling Department of Interior Rule re. Endangered Species Act Hardrock mining H.R. 1404, Federal Land Assistance Management and Enhancement Act H.R. 146, Omnibus Public Management Act

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Minerals Management Service; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 1404 (111th), S. 22 (111th), H.R. 5151 (111th), H.R. 146 (111th)