What was lobbied
16 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems;
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Support efforts to further define and criminalize organized retail crime
Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office
S.662 -- Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013, communicate retail industry views; Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel and rules to enhance supply chain management and efficiency; Conflict Minerals Provision in Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act communication of retail industry views re proposed legislative changes;Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views re legislative changes; H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, all provisions; S. 1331, A bill to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and other purposes, all provisons; African Growth & Opportunity Act, no bill #, support long term reauthorization; Trans-Atlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP), communication of retail industry views; Trade Promotion Authority, communication of retail industry views.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
Bills named:
S. 1331 (113th), H.R. 2709 (113th), S. 662 (113th)
Support for McCain-Flake Amdt No. 955 to Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 (S. 954); letter to Senate Agriculture Committee urging acceptance of House-passed language in Farm bill and rejection of Dairy Market Stabilization Program
Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Bills named:
S. 954 (113th)
H.R. 335, RAMP Act, support legislation; S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013, support the legislation; S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, support legislation; Implementation of MAP-21, provisions related to national freight policy; Revisions to FMCSA Drivers Hours of Service regulations; S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century, new fee proposal provisions; H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform & Development Act, all provisions; HR. 3413, TRUE Safety Act, support bill
Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Bills named:
H.R. 3080 (113th), H.R. 335 (113th), H.R. 3413 (113th), S. 601 (113th), S. 218 (113th), S. 1509 (113th)
S. 336/H.R. 684, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; regulations on retail inventory method; H.R. 1, tax reform; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax (VAT), National Retail Sales Tax; S. 749, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; HR 25/S. 122 - Fair Tax Act of 2013, all provisions; S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act of 2013, extension of WOTC and bonus depreciation
Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Bills named:
S. 122 (113th), S. 336 (113th), H.R. 1 (113th), H.R. 25 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th), S. 749 (113th), S. 1859 (113th)
Support for the American Job Protection Act (S. 399 and HR 903), to repeal the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Health Care Reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; Employer/Employee Flexibility; Consumer-Directed Health Care; Health Insurance Exchanges; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act, all provisions; S. 1188/H.R. 2988, Forty Hours is Full Time Act, all provisions; HR 3489/H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2577, Small Business Job ProtectionAct of 2013, all provisions; S. 603/H.R. 769, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 2667, the Authority for Mandate Delay Act, all provisions; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act, all provisions.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)
Bills named:
H.R. 903 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 3489 (113th), H.R. 769 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 2577 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2667 (113th)
H.R. 875, to rescind EPAs E15 waiver until completion of National Academy of Sciences Study; H.R. 1461, the Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act of 2013; S. 1195, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act; S.1807, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2013, all provisions; support for partial waiver of 2014 RFS;
Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
H.R. 875 (113th), H.R. 1461 (113th), S. 1807 (113th), S. 1195 (113th)
Legislative discussions regarding provisions on collection, use and disclosure of personal information of children and consumer personally identifiable information, privacy policy with respect to collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; collection and use of PII, self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; S. 418, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2013, all provisions.regulations by FTC requiring entities engaged in interstate commerce that own or possess data containing personal information to establish security policies; FTC authority re: data retention and breach notification; communication of retail views regarding security policies and procedures in protecting customer information; federal standard in the instance of data breach; retail views on how personally identifiable information should be defined, civil penalties and "other obligations" including credit monitoring; clarifying definition of covered critical infrastructure; mobile application privacy as it relates to retailers' connection with their customers; use of geolocation information to provide benefits to consumers; S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013, all provisions; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, data breach provisions; Comments on CPSC Docket No. CPSC-2013-0028 (Petition for Rulemaking to Eliminate Accessible Cords on Window Covering Products); Comments on CPSC Docket No. CPSC20130017 (Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend the Regulation on Certificates of Compliance (16 CFR 1110));
Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA)
Bills named:
S. 1193 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th), S. 418 (113th)
Opposition to S. 791, the Follow the Money Act of 2013; Support for H.R. 2122 and S. 1029, the Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013; HR 2542, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013, to update the Regulatory Flexibility Act, all provisions.
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of
Bills named:
S. 1029 (113th), H.R. 2542 (113th), S. 791 (113th), H.R. 2122 (113th)
H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013, support legislation; S. 223/H.R. 490, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act, support efforts to expand eligibility for countries to participate in VWP; support for comprehensive immigration reform legislation; Communications emphasized concern with temporary worker program and employee verification provisions;Support for S. 744, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013; letter to House supporting comprehensive immigration reform no bill yet; Support for H.R. 1772, the Legal Workforce Act of 2013.
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
Bills named:
S. 744 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th), H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 490 (113th), S. 223 (113th)
Trans-Pacific (TPP) Partnership negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in textiles and apparel; Textile Fiber Products Identification Act regulations; Communication of retail industry view of issues of Bangladesh worker safety in the ready made garment industry;H.R. 2397, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, oppose amendment requiring military exchanges to purchase products produced in Bangladesh only from companies that have signed onto the Bangladesh Fire & Safety Accord; Fur Products Labeling Act regulations; Nicaragua Tariff Preference Level Renewal, Tarrif Preference Level provisions
Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)
Bills named:
H.R. 2397 (113th)
H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; FY2014 Labor Appropriations; Dept. of Labor Persuader Regulations; Support for the Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills Act (H.R. 803); Support for the Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act (H.R. 1120); H.R. 2346: Secret Ballot Protection Act, all provisions; H.R. 2347: Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisionsSupport for H.R. 1406, the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013;Support for H.R. 1254, the Auto Enroll Repeal Act of 2013; National Labor Relations Board, Griffin nomination; S.1626 - Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013, comp time;
Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Bills named:
H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2347 (113th), H.R. 2346 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th), S. 1626 (113th), H.R. 803 (113th)
Safe Port Reauthorization Act - support reauthorization of legislation; H.R. 624, Cyberintelligence Sharing and Protection Act; H.R. 1468, SECURE IT Act, crticial infrastructure provisions
Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
Bills named:
H.R. 624 (113th), H.R. 1468 (113th)
Patent reform - H.R. 845, Shield Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2639, Patent Litigation and Innovation Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; H.R. 2024: End Anonymous Patents Act, all provisions;S. 1013, Patent Abuse Reduction Act, communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; S. 866, Patent Quality Improvements Act, to address infringement claims against business method patents; H.R. 2766: STOP Act, All provisions; urged legislative action to curb abuses and expansion of Covered Business Method review program, no bill; S.1720, Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013, customer stay provisions; H.R.3309 - Innovation Act, patent litigation reform; S.1612, Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013, fee shifting, bonding provisions.
Contacted: SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Bills named:
H.R. 2024 (113th), H.R. 2639 (113th), H.R. 2766 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), S. 866 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), H.R. 3309 (113th), H.R. 845 (113th), S. 1720 (113th)
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