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Immigration IMM

Form I-9 and E verify. E Verify and Employer Accountability - S 179 H1-B Visa Immigration program - HR 170, HR 670, HR 392. Legal Workforce Act.

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Bills named: H.R. 392 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th), H.R. 670 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxpayer Identity Theft and Tax Refund Fraud - S 606. Tax policy including tax reforms. IRS Data verification Earned Income Tax Credit. Work Opportunity Tax Credit.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Health Issues HCR

CMS - Income verification services to assist in eligibility determinations under the Affordable Care Act. American Health Care Act - HR 1628.

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Social Security Administration (SSA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1628 (115th)

Veterans VET

Veterans compensation and pension benefits.

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA)

Government Issues GOV

Ability to Repay Verification Enabling Act (State Unemployment Agencies) - HR 759. Free Annual Credit Report Credit Score Inclusion - HR 402. Veteran medical debt information - S 744. FCRA and Consumer report disputes - S 314. Protect the credit of minors - HR 1345. Credit Score Competition Act of 2017. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to establish procedures for considering credit scores in determinating whether to purchase a residential mortgage - HR 898. Positive/alternative Consumer Credit Information from Utilities and telecom companies - HR 435. Alternative Scores for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Credit Repair Organizations Act. CFPB's Consumer complaint database. Data security and breach notification. Data Broker accuracy of collected personal information. Data encryption. Military lending act and Department of Defense - Employment, income and status. CFPB - "Credit invisibles" and the "Unscoreable" - Consumers with a lack of credit history. CFPB - Use of arbitration agreements involving consumer financial products and services. CFPB - Short term, small dollar lending. Alternative credit data - Telecom, utilities reporting consumer payment information to national credit bureaus. Credit access and inclusion. FCC Lifeline Program - HR 1139, HR 1469, HR 1591, S 421. Cybersecurity threat information sharing. Improper benefits (Improper payments). FCRA liability

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 898 (115th), H.R. 1591 (115th), H.R. 435 (115th), H.R. 1139 (115th), H.R. 402 (115th), H.R. 759 (115th), H.R. 1345 (115th), H.R. 1469 (115th)

Education EDU

Income-based repayment/student loans. Higher education authorization.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Ban the Box/Employment Screening. Prohibition on salary history inquiries for employment applicants - HR 1869. Unemployment Insurance (UI) Improper Payments - HR 759.

Contacted: Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 759 (115th), H.R. 1869 (115th)