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Banking BAN

Payments: The need to bring transparency and competition into the broken payments marketplace

Contacted: SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS)

Retirement RET

H.R. 1319 American Rescue Plan Act - Subtitle H - Pensions

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to supply chains and infrastructure Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) - RECYCLE Act grants; Save Our Seas, Section 302 grants, recycling systems Extension of the Surface Transportation Investment Act American Jobs Plan DRIVE Safe Act (H.R. 1745/S. 659) Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 (S.2016)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 1745 (117th), S. 2016 (117th), S. 659 (117th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Rural broadband access

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of

Government Issues GOV

S. 742: Open and Responsive Government Act of 2021, and the need to protect retailers' confidential sales data

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 742 (117th)

Immigration IMM

J-1 Visa - engagement via coalition letters with State Department; White House, House and Senate

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 2731/S. 1260 - the Endless Frontiers Act / U.S. Innovation and Competition Act - Section 2510 - Country of Origin Labeling Online Act

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1260 (117th), H.R. 2731 (117th)

Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON

S.672 - Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021 & H.R.1789 - To amend title 31, United States Code, to save Federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circulating coins, and for other purposes, supporting the bill Federal Reserve debit routing Swipe fee reform Coin circulation issues

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 672 (117th), H.R. 1789 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 5541 - the Primary and Virtual Care Affordability Act Permanently expanding telehealth options for employees

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 5541 (117th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R.5724 - White House Conference on Food, Nutrition, Hunger, and Health Act S. 1251 - the Growing Climate Solutions Act Child Nutrition Reauthorization, Improving the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to work more efficiently for retailers and their customers. Operations Efficiency re General federal feeding programs such as SNAP EA and P-EBT in response to the pandemic Efforts to address hunger

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5724 (117th), S. 1251 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 5736 - Build Back Better Act - Subtitle I - (tax provisions; including discussion with Senate on funding alternatives) H.R. 4940 / S.2680 - Real Corporate Profits Tax Act of 2021 Global Tax Deal - OECD Agreement & Additional Global Support - Pillar 1 & 2 - administration agencies

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 2680 (117th), H.R. 5736 (117th), H.R. 4940 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard S.J.Res. 29/H.J.Res. 65 Issues related to food industry workforce Executive Order 14042 - COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors Protecting the Right to Organize Act (H.R. 842/S. 420) FAMILY Act (HR 804 / S.248)

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 842 (117th), H.J.Res. 65 (117th), S. 420 (117th), H.R. 804 (117th), S. 248 (117th), S.J.Res. 29 (117th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

EPA National Recycling Strategy Part One of a Series on Building a Circular Economy for All Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58) - RECYCLE Act grants; Save Our Seas, Section 302 grants, recycling systems H.R. 4433 / S.2388 - COMPOST Act H.R. 4444 / S.2389 - Zero Food Waste Act H.R. 2820 / S.2151 - Growing Climate Solutions Act of 2021 H.R. 5389 / S.2645 - REDUCE Act of 2021 H.R. 2238 / S. 984 - the Break Free from Plastic Pollution Act of 2021 Recycling Infrastructure Prioritization Climate Change and Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Recommendations - with a focus on food waste

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2151 (117th), H.R. 5389 (117th), S. 984 (117th), S. 2389 (117th), S. 2645 (117th), H.R. 4433 (117th), S. 2388 (117th), H.R. 2820 (117th), H.R. 2238 (117th), H.R. 4444 (117th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R.1816 - To require the Federal Trade Commission to promulgate regulations related to sensitive personal information, and for other purposes

Contacted: White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1816 (117th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Economic issues related to the food industry H.R.6134 - the CBD Product Safety and Standardization Act H.R. 6026 - Keep Food Containers Safe from PFAS Act of 2021 House Oversight Subcommittee on Economic & Consumer Policy Staff Report on Heavy Metals FDA Closer to Zero H.R.2229/S.1019 - Baby Food Safety Act of 2021 - To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to limit the presence of toxic elements in, and otherwise regulate, infant and toddler food, and for other purposes. Report 117-82, which accompanied H. R. 4356, the House Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, 2022, regarding food traceability/traceback Report 117-43, which accompanied S. 2599, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022, regarding food traceability/traceback

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 4356 (117th), H.R. 6026 (117th), H.R. 6134 (117th), S. 1019 (117th), S. 2599 (117th), H.R. 2229 (117th)

Pharmacy PHA

Path out of the Pandemic, President Bidens COVID-19 Action Plan, including vaccine and testing requirements as well as the OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard Emergency Temporary Standard and CMS Emergency Temporary Standard White House actions to protect Americans against COVID-19, including policies relating to testing, vaccinations/boosters, and antiviral medicines Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR) Fees, Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Pharmacist scope of practice, including authorities established by the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act The Pharmacy DIR Reform To Reduce Senior Drug Costs Act (H.R. 3554 / S. 1909) HR 5376 - Build Back Better Act

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 1909 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th), H.R. 3554 (117th)