U.S. CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM for U S CHAMBER INSTITUTE FOR LEGAL REFORM

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Various issues relating to civil justice reform; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (P.L. 95-213), including agency guidance on enforcement; federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; Department of Justice policies on declined and non-prosecuted cases; over-criminalization of federal law; civil asset forfeiture; criminal discovery

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Vice President of the U.S.; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Assessing Monetary Influence in Courts of the United States Act of 2019 Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: S. 471 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act Various issues relating to data privacy; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization and litigation; Background on and potential reforms to Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401)

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Vice President of the U.S.

Bills named: S. 151 (116th)

Insurance INS

Various issues relating to National Flood Insurance Program liability and litigation

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Vice President of the U.S.; Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Health Issues HCR

Various issues relating to Americans with Disabilities Act (P.L. 101-336) litigation issues

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 766 (116th)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Various issues relating to Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirements

Contacted: SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Vice President of the U.S.; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 151, Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence Act Various issues relating to data privacy; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization and litigation; Background on and potential reforms to Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401)

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Vice President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: S. 151 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Various issues relating to class action reform; enforcement of federal law by state Attorneys General and states political subdivisions; doctrine of federal preemption; trial lawyer advertising; minimal diversity; oversight of the Department of Justice; use of exclusionary authority; federal enforcement of False Claims Act; campaign finance reform; litigation by localities

Contacted: Vice President of the U.S.; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Torts TOR

H.R. 1423, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act H.R. 1430/S. 608, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019 H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2019 S. 610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019 S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 635, Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2631, Justice for Servicemembers Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6351, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2012 Various issues relating to background on and potential reforms to the Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401); alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; restatements of the law issued by the American Law Institute; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; civil discovery reform; legal reform; asbestos litigation

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Vice President of the U.S.; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 2631 (116th), H.R. 1423 (116th), S. 635 (116th), H.R. 1430 (116th), H.R. 6351 (116th), S. 620 (116th), H.R. 1443 (116th), S. 630 (116th), S. 608 (116th), S. 610 (116th)