CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Accounting ACC

Draft legislation titled to direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study with respect to research coverage of small issuers before their initial public offerings Various issues relating to implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Accounting convergence projects, disclosure of income taxes, revenue recognition, and leases in financial statements, auditing, and extensible business reporting language; Internal controls, Sarbanes-Oxley (P.L. 107-204) section 404(b) controls, and audits; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) proposed rules on the auditors report on the audit of financial statements when the auditor expresses an unqualified opinion, and departures from unqualified opinions and other reporting circumstances, and related amendments to auditing standards, supplemental requests for comment on proposed amendments relating to the supervision of audits involving other auditors and proposed auditing standard on dividing responsibilities for the audit with another accounting firm Implementation of Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174) Financial Accounting Standards Board current expected credit loss accounting standard

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Social Security Administration (SSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Proposed rule regarding de minimis exception to the swap dealer definition (83 Fed. Reg. 27,444-27,484, June 12, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including amendments to the definition of financial entity to exclude a subset of entities that use derivatives to hedge risk in the same manner as non-financial end-users, inter-affiliate transactions relief, and supplementary leverage ration treatment of client initial margin Various issues related to substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); De Minimis threshold for swap deal registration; regulatory relief for financial entity end-users

Contacted: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1046, Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2019 Development of the Joint Strategic Plan on Intellectual Property Enforcement (83 Fed. Reg. 46,522, 46,523) (Sept. 13, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program, fee change, and strategic plan; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; IP issues related to the U.S.-Mexico, Canada Agreement (USMCA); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 1046 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing

Contacted: Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Social Security Administration (SSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Natural Resources NAT

Various issues relating to environment and energy policy

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Social Security Administration (SSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 948 (116th), H.R. 764 (116th), H.R. 739 (116th), H.R. 940 (116th), S. 287 (116th), S. 365 (116th), H.R. 1704 (116th), H.R. 1008 (116th), S. 2 (116th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1018 (116th), H.R. 3972 (116th), H.R. 5970 (116th), H.R. 6324 (116th), H.R. 1585 (116th), S. 566 (116th), H.R. 116 (116th), H.R. 969 (116th), H.R. 189 (116th), H.R. 6319 (116th), H.R. 624 (116th), H.R. 4015 (116th), H.R. 1815 (116th), S. 588 (116th), S. 452 (116th), H.R. 1611 (116th), H.R. 6322 (116th), S. 603 (116th), H.R. 87 (116th), S. 536 (116th), H.R. 758 (116th), H.R. 56 (116th), H.R. 609 (116th), S. 592 (116th), S. 733 (116th), H.R. 6139 (116th), S. 1744 (116th), H.R. 79 (116th), S. 573 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 275 (116th), S. 99 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), H.R. 448 (116th), S. 62 (116th), H.R. 1384 (116th), S. 172 (116th), S. 684 (116th), S. 470 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th), S. 692 (116th), S. 12 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 80 (116th), H.R. 1346 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R./S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act S.J.Res. 8, A joint resolution recognizing the duty of the Federal Government to create a Green New Deal S.J.Res. 9, A joint resolution calling on the United States and Congress to take immediate action to address the challenge of climate change Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Draft field-based methods for developing aquatic life criteria for specific conductivity (81 Fed. Reg. 94,370-94,371, December 23, 2016) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018) Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention (83 Fed. Reg. 29,499-29,520, June 25, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be director of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); public health risks of carcinogens in consumer products; regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; allowable uses of private activity bonds and the inclusion of investments in carbon capture infrastructure; The Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer; reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188); revisions to regulations regarding natural resource damages for hazardous substances; implementation and reforms to the National Environmental Policy Act (P.L. 91-190); implementation of permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of sections 311, 401, and 404 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); Clean Water Act coverage of discharge of pollutants via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water; implementation and reforms of the Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPAs new source review (NSR) preconstruction permitting program; Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; good neighbor air quality standards; regulatory permit streamlining including under sections 401 and 404 of the Clean Water Act; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; definition of Waters of the United States; water issues; energy security and its relationship to national security; diversifying energy resources including issues relate to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline, offshore oil drilling, and wind energy; non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) rule; water infrastructure; climate related issues; perfluoroalkyls and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals; Green New Deal a proposed legislative framework on climate change

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); White House Office; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 3017 (116th), S.J.Res. 8 (116th), S.J.Res. 9 (116th), S. 383 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 5, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1935, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance provisions related to pay discrimination, and for other purposes S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, issues relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, outsourcing Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); open multiple employer plans (MEPs); Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Social Security Administration (SSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 150 (116th), H.R. 582 (116th), S. 3802 (116th), H.R. 7 (116th), H.R. 1935 (116th), H.R. 1180 (116th), S. 463 (116th), H.R. 1516 (116th), H.R. 1185 (116th), H.R. 6080 (116th), S. 2810 (116th), H.R. 5728 (116th), S. 920 (116th), H.R. 1309 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), S. 636 (116th), S. 3064 (116th)

Defense DEF

Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing Various issues relating to defense acquisition reform; acquisition 360 surveys; inapplicability to commercial items; performance-based payments; blacklisting of government contractors due to alleged Occupational Safety and Health Act (P.L. 91-596) violations; implementation of the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); reforms to Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); export controls; U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy; foreign military sales policy

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Social Security Administration (SSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561-46,606, August 8, 2014) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113-5,121, February 1, 2016 and 81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Nominations of Janet Dhillon to be Chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Nomination of Sharon Gustafson Fast to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; Nomination for members of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) review of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) clearance of revised EEO-1 form (Component 2)

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; SENATE; Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Social Security Administration (SSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of

Agriculture AGR

National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (83 Fed. Reg. 23,827, May 23, 2018) Reauthorization of the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (P.L. 108-199, Title V)

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Education, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Transportation TRA

Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A) Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Aerospace AER

Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing Various issues relating to implementation of the Countering Americas Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (P.L. 115-44); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); Implementation of the Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); Reforms to export controls; U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); General Services Administration (GSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; Social Security Administration (SSA)

Automotive Industry AUT

Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act (115th Congress) Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; Smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles

Contacted: SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Social Security Administration (SSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 1809 (116th), S. 1885 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding certain hybrid arrangements (83 Fed. Reg. 67,612-67,651. December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Social Security Administration (SSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 1393 (116th), H.R. 1516 (116th), S. 540 (116th), S. 647 (116th), H.R. 218 (116th), S. 215 (116th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 397, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act H.R. 1007, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4523, Automatic Retirement Plan Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4610/S. 3785, Receiving Electronic Statements To Improve Retiree Earnings Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4997, Giving Retirement Options to Workers GROW Act of 2018 Nomination of Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan; e-delivery of retirement plan disclosures and notice

Contacted: SENATE; Social Security Administration (SSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); General Services Administration (GSA); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI)

Bills named: H.R. 397 (116th), H.R. 4997 (116th), H.R. 4523 (116th), H.R. 4610 (116th), S. 3785 (116th), H.R. 1007 (116th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 Various issues relating to common ownership and antitrust theories regarding concentrated ownership and passive investment funds; European Commission proposed regulations on disclosures relating to sustainable investments and sustainability risks and amending Directive (EU) 2016/2341; beneficial ownership; MiFID II and the impact of splitting research and execution costs; proposed regulations regarding third country CCP supervision; European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Basel Committee on Banking Supervision consultation on Leverage Ratio Treatment of Client Cleared Derivatives; Global initial margin phase-in concerns; Financial Stability Board 2019 agenda; IOSCO 2019 agenda; Brexit risk; Development and implementation of insurance capital standards by IAIS; Development of holistic framework for systemic risk for the insurance sector by IAIS

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Social Security Administration (SSA); Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); SENATE; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Education, Dept of

Bills named: S. 370 (116th), H.R. 948 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 1644, Save the Internet Act of 2019 S. 142, American Data Dissemination (ADD) Act of 2019 S. 189, Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019 S. 583, Digital Accountability and Transparency to Advance (DATA) Privacy Act S. 748, A bill to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 to strengthen protections relating to the online collection, use, and disclosure of personal information of children and minors, and for other purposes S. 847, Commercial Facial Recognition Privacy Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R.4625, FUTURE of Artificial Intelligence Act of 2017 Potential legislation titled Information Transparency and Personal Data Control Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,474, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; potential federal privacy legislation; potential legislation to establish a national privacy law; matter of streamlining deployment of small cell infrastructure by improving wireless sitting policies (FCC WT Docket No. 16-421); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection; expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; net neutrality; privacy principles; artificial intelligence Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Education, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 847 (116th), H.R. 1644 (116th), H.R. 4625 (116th), H.R. 739 (116th), S. 189 (116th), S. 583 (116th), S. 748 (116th), S. 142 (116th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 128, Small Business Advocacy Improvements Act of 2019 H.R. 190, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2019 H.R. 206, Encouraging Small Business Innovation Act H.R. 226, Clarity on Small Business Participation in Category Management Act of 2019 H.R. 227, Incentivizing Fairness in Subcontracting Act H.R. 246, Stimulating Innovation through Procurement Act of 2019 Nomination of David C. Tryon of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration

Contacted: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Social Security Administration (SSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 206 (116th), H.R. 128 (116th), H.R. 190 (116th), H.R. 116 (116th), H.R. 246 (116th), H.R. 226 (116th), H.R. 227 (116th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.J.Res. 45 (116th), H.J.Res. 28 (116th), H.J.Res. 27 (116th), S. 811 (116th), H.J.Res. 31 (116th), H.R. 21 (116th), H.J.Res. 1 (116th), H.R. 648 (116th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 469, To require the use of replacement cost value in determining the premium rates for flood insurance coverage under the National Flood Insurance Act, and for other purposes H.R. 471, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act Potential legislation titled National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program; reauthorization of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) (P.L. 107-297)

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 471 (116th), H.R. 469 (116th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Various issues relating to regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); Implementation of the amended Toxic Substances Control Act (P.L. 94-469); Reauthorization of Pesticide Registration Improvement Act (P.L. 108-199, Title V); public health risks of carcinogens in consumer products

Contacted: Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6022/S. 3019, Accurate Labels Act (115th Congress)

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Bills named: S. 3019 (116th), H.R. 6022 (116th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Various issues relating to implementation of FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-254); Unmanned aerial systems; Urban air mobility

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Social Security Administration (SSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Government Issues GOV

Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA Green New Deal

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Social Security Administration (SSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Vice President of the United States; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Education, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 723 (116th), S. 239 (116th), S. 3017 (116th), H.R. 50 (116th), S. 119 (116th), H.R. 469 (116th), H.R. 5 (116th), S. 1523 (116th), S. 1448 (116th), H.R. 78 (116th), H.R. 76 (116th), S. 951 (116th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 948/S. 370, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act S. 383, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Proposed rule on emission guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions from existing electric utility generating units; revisions to emission guideline implementing regulations; revisions to new source review program (83 Fed. Reg. 44746, August 31, 2018) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of the Department of Interior Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration; energy security and implications for national security; Keystone XL environmental assessment; diversifying energy sources; Trans-Adriatic pipeline; offshore oil drilling; wind energy; funding for energy efficiency programs; mobile air-conditioning (MAC) refrigerant credit option; establishing a durable program for managing used nuclear fuel; funding for the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program; Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program; FY 2019 energy and water appropriations; Energy Innovation; Yucca Mountain National Coal Council Advancing U.S. Coal Exports report

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 239 (116th), S. 383 (116th), H.R. 948 (116th), H.R. 723 (116th), S. 370 (116th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; General Services Administration (GSA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 874 (116th), S. 636 (116th), S. 599 (116th), S. 386 (116th), S. 328 (116th), S. 175 (116th), S. 135 (116th), H.R. 773 (116th), H.R. 1399 (116th), H.R. 60 (116th), H.R. 641 (116th), H.R. 1740 (116th), H.R. 1778 (116th), H.R. 1044 (116th), H.J.Res. 31 (116th), H.R. 6 (116th), H.R. 250 (116th), S. 556 (116th), S. 301 (116th)

Education EDU

S. 800, College Transparency Act Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; American Workforce Policy Advisory Board

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Education, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: S. 800 (116th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 407, Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019 H.J. Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; legislation to rename the visa waiver program to the secure travel partnership; funding for Brand USA; biometric entry-exit; border security; interior enforcement; travel issues; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; trusted traveler program; resources at the Department of State and Department of Homeland Security; aerial security enhancements; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol agents, and customs and border protection officers

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Social Security Administration (SSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Education, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of the Vice President of the United States

Bills named: H.J.Res. 31 (116th), H.R. 407 (116th)

Computer Industry CPI

Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Social Security Administration (SSA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 251, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act H.R. 269, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 1731/S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 602, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2019 S. 734, IoT Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled CTPAT reauthorization act of 2019 Draft legislation titled Cyber SAFETY Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 Fiscal Year 2020 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of William Evanina to lead the National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; security clearance reform; deepening business and governmental operational collaboration against foreign cyber threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Security; small and midsize business cybersecurity assistance; 5G; cybersecurity protections; cyber workforce, including cybersecurity professionals securing business and government networks; apprenticeships; cyber incident reporting of breaches, hacks, and other security incidents; Internet of Things (IoT) security; core capability baselines; 21st century customs framework initiative; potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act; potential legislation related to corporate transparency; potential legislation related to incorporation transparency for law enforcement; draft NIST internal report (NISTIR) 8228, Considerations for Managing Internet of Things; cybersecurity and privacy risks; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century; FTIC proposal to amend the Safeguards Rule; NIST considerations for a core IoT cybersecurity capabilities baseline; PHMSA harmonization rulemaking; security clearance reform legislation

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: S. 602 (116th), H.R. 251 (116th), H.R. 269 (116th), H.R. 739 (116th), S. 3085 (116th), S. 734 (116th), S. 592 (116th), H.R. 1731 (116th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 779/S. 226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (P.L. 104-330); Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); tax parity for tribal governments; Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) reformation; Kiddie Tax and per capita distribution of American Indian tribal revenues

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Social Security Administration (SSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); White House Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: H.R. 779 (116th), S. 379 (116th), S. 226 (116th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Definition of waters of the United States-recodification of preexisting rule (83 Fed. Reg. 32,227-32,252, July 12, 2018) Proposed rule on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (83 Fed. Reg. 24,850-24,883, May 30, 2018) Request for comments Clean Water Act coverage of "discharges of pollutants" via a direct hydrologic connection to surface water (83 Fed. Reg. 7,126-7,128, February 20, 2018) Clean Water Act hazardous substances spill prevention (83 Fed. Reg. 29,499-29,520, June 25, 2018) Draft field-based methods for developing aquatic life criteria for specific conductivity (81 Fed. Reg. 94,370-94,371, December 23, 2016) Various issues relating to water; non-hazardous secondary materials (NHSM) rule

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Social Security Administration (SSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE