NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Immigration IMM

Immigration reform (no bill) - urging Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform to include a temporary worker program and an earned legalization program

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Advertising ADV

online and behavioral advertising

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan - communication of retail industry views.; H.R. 2749 House passage of the Food Safety and Enhancement Act of 2009 - communication of retail industry views.; H.R. 2811 to ban the importation of and commerce in certain non-native species of python - communication of retail industry views.; H.R. 3039 to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support.; H.R. 3168 to provide for duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear - communication in support.; S. 1631 to reauthorize customs facilitiation and trade enforcement functions and programs - communication of retail industry views.; Affordable Footwear Act - communication of retail industry support for proposed legislation eliminating duties on most imported footwear.; Antidumping/countervailing duty methodology in non-market economy cases - communication of support for U.S. Court of International Trade decision of Sept. 2009.; Canada-US border issues - communication of retail industry views re security and trade facilitation.; China antidumping/countervailing duty scope review on candles - communication of retail industry views.; China antidumping/countervailing duty action on electric blankets - communication of retail industry views. ; China antidumping/countervailing duty action on ribbons - communication of retail industry views.; China trade and economic policy - communication of retail industry views. ; China currency - communication of retail industry views.; China subsidies - communication of retail industry views.; China Section 421 safeguards actions - communication of retail industry views re possible action against imported apparel.; China Section 421 safeguards actions - communication of retail industry views re possible action against imported tires.; Climate change legislation - communication of retail industry opposition to proposed border tax adjustements.; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations - communication of retail industry priorities.; DR-CAFTA and Honduran political crisis - communication of retail industry views.; Extention of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) - communication in support.; Extension of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) - communication in support.; Free Trade Agreements - communication of retail industry views.; Lacey Act implementation - communication of retail industry views.; Reform (unification, simplification, expansion of product and country coverage) of the U.S. trade preferences programs - communication in support.; Uzbek cotton - communication of retail industry views re labor abuses; S. 1631, The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2009, support efforts to improve customs commercial operations and trade facilitation.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); White House Office; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3168 (111th), H.R. 2749 (111th), S. 1631 (111th), S. 496 (111th), H.R. 1318 (111th), H.R. 2811 (111th), H.R. 3039 (111th)

Banking BAN

S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; Financial services regulatory reform: proposed elimination of thrift bank charter (no bill); H.R. 2136, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; Urging Administration to take appropriate action to prevent CIT bankruptcy.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 710 (111th), H.R. 2136 (111th), H.R. 2382 (111th), S. 414 (111th), H.R. 627 (111th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; requested extension of time to comment on EPA Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2355 (111th), H.R. 947 (111th), H.R. 1799 (111th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R.2452 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 2452 (111th), S. 144 (111th), H.R. 690 (111th), S. 823 (111th), H.R. 1083 (111th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R.2196, Design Piracy Prohibition Act, To amend title 17, United States Code, to extend protection to fashion design, and for other purposes.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2196 (111th)

Health Issues HCR

Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; Letter to Representatives regarding H.R. 3200 urging preservationo of existing ERISA framework; Letter to Senators to allow 90-day grace period for new employer obligations under Senate Finance Committee health reform bill

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 391 (111th), H.R. 3200 (111th), S. 979 (111th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Letter to Senators opposing legislative efforts to authorize mid-level ethanol blends as part of FY2010 appropriations process; Letter to Senators opposing legislative delays on inclusion of carbon emission from indirect land use change in the life cycle greehouse gas emissions from biofuels in the renewable fuel standard as part of FY 2010 appropriations process; Letter to Senators to oppose S. Amendment 2470 to S. 2996 re: above.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 2996 (111th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Urging Administration to avoid increasing cap on amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline until testing to ensure environmental safety; Letter to EPA Secretary urging denial of Growth Energy Cos. petition to introduce mid-level ethanol blends; Letter to EPA Secretary urging development of policies to promote rapid development of advanced biofuels and oppose mid-level blends; Letter to Senators urging freeze of renewable fuel standards mandates in order to assess impacts on food prices; Letter to Representatives to endorse the Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act to shift subsidies from conventional to advanced biofuels.; Letter to Senators urging opposition to legislative delays on inclusion of carbon emission from indirect land use change in the life cycle greehouse gas emissions from biofuels in the renewable fuel standard as part of climate & energy bill.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan - communication of retail industry views.; H.R. 3039 to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support.; H.R. 3168 to provide for duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear - communication in support.; China trade and economic policy - communication of retail industry views.; China currency - communication of retail industry views.; China subsidies - communication of retail industry views.; China Section 421 safeguards actions - communication of retail industry views re possible action against imported apparel.; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations - communication of retail industry priorities regarding textile and apparel trade.; DR-CAFTA implementation - communication of retail industry views re duty-free treatment of trousers from Nicaragua.; DR-CAFTA and Honduran political crisis - communication of retail industry views.; Extension of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) - communication in support.; Free Trade Agreements - communication of retail industry views regarding textile and apparel trade.; Lacey Act implementation - communication of retail industry views.; Reform (unification, simplification, expansion of product and country coverage) of the U.S. trade preferences programs as they affect textile and apparel trade - communication in support.; Trade enforcement measures - communication of retail industry views regarding customs action targeting apparel.; Uzbek cotton - communication of retail industry views re labor abuses.

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); White House Office; Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 3168 (111th), H.R. 3039 (111th), S. 496 (111th), H.R. 1318 (111th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; letter to House of Representatives expressing concerns with H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.

Contacted: SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 558 (111th), S. 510 (111th), H.R. 2749 (111th), H.R. 579 (111th), H.R. 875 (111th), H.R. 1398 (111th), H.R. 1298 (111th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.1274, Working Families Flexibility Act, To permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.242, To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, all provisions; H.R.2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009, To require the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses, all provisions; H.R.2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers, all provisions.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Intl Trade Administration (ITA)

Bills named: H.R. 1020 (111th), S. 1152 (111th), H.R. 2113 (111th), H.R. 2199 (111th), H.R. 2695 (111th), S. 1212 (111th), H.R. 12 (111th), H.R. 1274 (111th), S. 560 (111th), H.R. 2460 (111th), H.R. 2067 (111th), H.R. 242 (111th), H.R. 1409 (111th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Work on behalf of Michaels Stores, Inc., Hobby Lobby, and Joann Stores and other retailers of artificial flowers for renewal of the current suspension of duties on artificial flowers of man-made fibers identified under heading 6702.90.35 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Homeland Security HOM

PCI data security standards; Implementation of the Importer Security Filing as required by the SAFE Port Act by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Opposition to 100% scanning requirements on maritime cargo under the 9/11 implementation Act; Immigration reform - urge DHS to work with business on worksite enforcement of immigration law; Canada-US border issues - communication of retail industry views re security and trade facilitation; Trade enforcement measures - communication of retail industry views regarding customs action targeting apparel.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 1173, Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009, support the bill; S. 470, Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2009, support the bill; H.R. 1166, E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2009, support the bill, provisions on sale of stolen merchandise online.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Intl Trade Administration (ITA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1166 (111th), H.R. 1173 (111th), S. 470 (111th)