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

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; second action: definition of "Waters of the United States"

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

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the 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 international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; global supply chain priorities; 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); 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); drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; 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 cyber security; 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 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); 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.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India 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.-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.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine 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); 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 China; 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

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

Bills named: H.R. 525 (115th), H.R. 351 (115th), S. 2826 (115th), H.R. 4265 (115th), H.R. 6337 (115th), H.R. 442 (115th), H.Res. 60 (115th), S. 3013 (115th), S. 2098 (115th), S. 472 (115th), H.R. 5105 (115th), S. 2086 (115th), H.R. 3776 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), S. 1983 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th), S. 2108 (115th), S. 3329 (115th), H.R. 4979 (115th), H.R. 5904 (115th), S. 2482 (115th), S. 2987 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), H.R. 4067 (115th), S. 2383 (115th), H.R. 4170 (115th), H.R. 4318 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), S. 2463 (115th), S. 2309 (115th)

Postal POS

S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018

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

Bills named: S. 3057 (115th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 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 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) 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) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174, section 215); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security 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; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), including draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; 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; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech

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

Bills named: H.R. 238 (115th), H.R. 4566 (115th), H.R. 3299 (115th), H.R. 5036 (115th), H.R. 6068 (115th), H.R. 5970 (115th), H.R. 4281 (115th), H.R. 1312 (115th), H.R. 2706 (115th), S. 1717 (115th), H.R. 5266 (115th), H.R. 4248 (115th), H.R. 3978 (115th), H.R. 3746 (115th), S. 2436 (115th), H.R. 3948 (115th), S. 2155 (115th), H.R. 6139 (115th), S. 2499 (115th), H.R. 4519 (115th), S. 1117 (115th), H.R. 6319 (115th), H.R. 5645 (115th), S.J.Res. 57 (115th), H.R. 4529 (115th), H.R. 4537 (115th), H.R. 1257 (115th), H.R. 6321 (115th), S. 2702 (115th), H.R. 2553 (115th), S. 588 (115th), H.R. 78 (115th), S. 1454 (115th), H.R. 4279 (115th), H.R. 477 (115th), H.R. 5749 (115th), H.R. 4545 (115th), H.R. 2201 (115th), H.R. 6021 (115th), H.R. 5783 (115th), H.R. 4015 (115th), H.R. 4263 (115th), H.R. 6177 (115th), H.R. 5877 (115th), H.R. 6158 (115th), H.R. 79 (115th), H.R. 3312 (115th), H.R. 3972 (115th), H.R. 1645 (115th), H.R. 1343 (115th), H.R. 4292 (115th), H.R. 3973 (115th), H.R. 4293 (115th), H.R. 4061 (115th), H.R. 3179 (115th), H.R. 3911 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), H.R. 5054 (115th), H.R. 4607 (115th), S. 444 (115th), H.R. 4289 (115th), S. 2098 (115th), H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 2396 (115th), H.R. 3857 (115th), S. 3421 (115th), H.R. 2128 (115th), H.R. 5059 (115th), S. 34 (115th), S. 1893 (115th), H.R. 4861 (115th), H.R. 1611 (115th), S. 462 (115th), S. 2013 (115th), S. 2953 (115th), H.R. 1116 (115th), H.R. 4659 (115th), S. 488 (115th), H.R. 1219 (115th), H.R. 6130 (115th), H.R. 5534 (115th), S. 536 (115th), H.R. 5105 (115th), H.R. 1457 (115th), S. 2756 (115th), H.R. 3110 (115th), H.R. 1702 (115th), H.R. 5192 (115th), S. 1241 (115th), H.R. 1153 (115th), S. 3004 (115th), S. 2126 (115th), H.R. 3903 (115th), S. 366 (115th), S. 416 (115th), H.R. 4550 (115th), H.R. 4771 (115th), S. 2765 (115th), H.R. 4267 (115th), H.R. 1585 (115th), H.R. 5051 (115th), H.R. 6035 (115th), H.R. 5756 (115th), H.R. 4296 (115th), H.R. 3093 (115th), H.R. 3762 (115th), H.R. 4294 (115th), H.R. 5323 (115th), H.R. 21 (115th), S. 2498 (115th), H.R. 4790 (115th), H.R. 6322 (115th), H.R. 4753 (115th), H.R. 3860 (115th), H.R. 5999 (115th), H.R. 6320 (115th), H.R. 6324 (115th), S. 2347 (115th), H.R. 2226 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 1090 (115th), S. 1463 (115th), S. 1744 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 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, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, 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); 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, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; 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; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options

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

Bills named: S. 2410 (115th), H.R. 4978 (115th), H.R. 195 (115th), H.R. 4618 (115th), S. 40 (115th), H.R. 4616 (115th), H.R. 5892 (115th), S. 191 (115th), H.R. 246 (115th), H.R. 4617 (115th), H.R. 620 (115th), H.R. 6311 (115th), S. 1859 (115th), H.R. 35 (115th), H.R. 6 (115th), H.R. 5272 (115th), S. 2164 (115th), H.R. 1215 (115th), S. 3057 (115th), S. 2004 (115th), H.R. 4620 (115th), S. 403 (115th), S. 974 (115th), S. 222 (115th), H.R. 3798 (115th), H.R. 3331 (115th), S. 1978 (115th), H.R. 184 (115th), H.R. 5788 (115th), S. 85 (115th), H.R. 5138 (115th), H.R. 143 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), S. 108 (115th), S. 251 (115th), H.R. 4619 (115th), H.R. 5582 (115th), S. 58 (115th), H.R. 849 (115th), H.R. 394 (115th), S. 260 (115th), H.R. 5009 (115th), S. 1835 (115th), H.R. 1313 (115th), H.R. 6199 (115th), H.R. 4284 (115th), H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 1175 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), S. 1850 (115th), H.R. 5041 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 806, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654/S. 677, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 3608, Endangered Species Transparency and Reasonableness Act H.R. 5468, Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018 H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6344, Land Ownership Collaboration Accelerates Life (LOCAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 6345, Ensuring Meaningful Petition Outreach While Enhancing Rights of States (EMPOWERS) Act of 2018 H.R. 6346, Weigh Habitats Offsetting Locational Effects (WHOLE) Act of 2018 H.R. 6354, Stop Takings On Reserves Antithetical to Germane Encapsulation (STORAGE) Act of 2018 H.R. 6355, Providing ESA Timing Improvements That Increase Opportunities for Nonlisting (PETITION) Act of 2018 H.R. 6356, Less Imprecision in Species Treatment (LIST) Act of 2018 H.R. 6360, Permit Reassurances Enabling Direct Improvements for Conservation, Tenants, and Species (PREDICTS) Act of 2018 H.R. 6364, Localizing Authority of Management Plans (LAMP) Act of 2018 S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 2364, Securing Required Funding for Water Infrastructure Now (SRF WIN) Act S. 2602, Utilizing Significant Emissions with Innovative Technologies (USE IT) Act S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act S. 3303, Water Quality Certification Improvement Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 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 repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) 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) Availability of draft toxicological profile; perfluoroalkyls (83 Fed. Reg. 28,849, June 21, 2018) Proposed rule on user fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (83 Fed. Reg. 8,212-8,235, February 26, 2018) 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) Definition of waters of the United States-recodification of preexisting rule (83 Fed. Reg. 32,227-32,252, July 12, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for interagency cooperation (83 Fed. Reg. 35,178-35,193, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for listing species and designating critical habitat (83 Fed. Reg. 35,193-35,201, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for prohibitions to threatened wildlife and plants (83 Fed. Reg. 35,174-35,177, July 25, 2018) Problem Formulations for the Risk Evaluations To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and General Guiding Principles To Apply Systematic Review in TSCA Risk Evaluations; Notice of Availability (83 Fed. Reg. 26,998 -27,000, June 11, 2018) Update to the regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (83 Fed. Reg. 28,591-28,592, June 20, 2018) Nomination of Alexandra Dunn to Head the Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention (OCSPP) at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Nomination of Jeffery Bossert Clark to be Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Department of Justice, Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) Nomination of Mary Neumayr to the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) Various issues relating to regulatory reform; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); federal role in the toxic PFAS chemical crisis; regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188); 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 section 311 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 92-500); implementation 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; environment and energy policy; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; second action: definition of Waters of the United States; New York petition under section 126 of the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-500); water issues

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

Bills named: H.R. 6344 (115th), H.R. 1917 (115th), H.R. 1431 (115th), H.R. 5961 (115th), S. 2602 (115th), H.R. 6360 (115th), H.R. 1654 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), S. 677 (115th), S. 839 (115th), H.R. 6355 (115th), S. 2364 (115th), H.R. 3608 (115th), H.R. 978 (115th), H.R. 5468 (115th), H.R. 6354 (115th), S. 3017 (115th), H.R. 6356 (115th), H.R. 6346 (115th), S. 69 (115th), S. 3303 (115th), H.R. 6364 (115th), H.R. 6345 (115th), H.R. 1004 (115th), H.R. 806 (115th), H.R. 1430 (115th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center 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; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements

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

Bills named: H.R. 6195 (115th), H.R. 1303 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 3711 (115th), S. 1720 (115th), H.R. 6183 (115th), H.R. 6776 (115th), H.R. 4207 (115th), S. 3108 (115th), S. 2344 (115th), S. 354 (115th), S. 2972 (115th), H.R. 496 (115th), S. 128 (115th), H.R. 5956 (115th), H.R. 3775 (115th), S. 2199 (115th), S. 3109 (115th), H.R. 979 (115th), S. 2144 (115th), H.R. 6385 (115th), S. 2464 (115th), H.R. 4092 (115th), S. 179 (115th), S. 232 (115th), H.R. 4184 (115th), H.R. 3440 (115th), H.R. 641 (115th), H.R. 2131 (115th), H.R. 6417 (115th), H.R. 730 (115th), S. 1615 (115th), S. 281 (115th), S. 2367 (115th), H.R. 1627 (115th), H.R. 392 (115th), H.R. 2717 (115th), S. 3158 (115th), S. 3091 (115th), H.R. 1468 (115th), H.R. 2579 (115th), H.R. 1705 (115th), S. 1780 (115th), H.R. 1502 (115th), H.R. 1941 (115th), S. 2192 (115th), S. 180 (115th), S. 3036 (115th), H.R. 1125 (115th), H.R. 6618 (115th), H.R. 6696 (115th), H.R. 281 (115th), H.R. 6794 (115th), H.R. 2004 (115th), S. 792 (115th), S. 1852 (115th), H.R. 4873 (115th), S. 1771 (115th), H.R. 391 (115th), H.R. 4796 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 170 (115th), H.R. 6135 (115th), S. 727 (115th), H.R. 670 (115th), H.R. 6470 (115th), H.R. 6136 (115th), H.R. 4760 (115th), H.R. 6536 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th), H.Res. 774 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring and Mark Pearce Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor 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 (82 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) 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) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) 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) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 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 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 FR 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; 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); sexual harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; 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: U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Social Security Administration (SSA); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Bills named: H.R. 5665 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 3441 (115th), H.R. 6080 (115th), H.R. 620 (115th), S. 3158 (115th), H.R. 2723 (115th), H.R. 3857 (115th), S. 1321 (115th), H.R. 6470 (115th), S. 2810 (115th), H.R. 6544 (115th), H.R. 4548 (115th), H.R. 2810 (115th), H.R. 4219 (115th), S. 3064 (115th), H.R. 1516 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), S. 636 (115th), H.R. 5728 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), H.R. 1180 (115th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1339, Freedom from Government Competition Act of 2017 H.R. 3364, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 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; reforms to Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy

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

Bills named: S. 2098 (115th), S. 2987 (115th), H.R. 3364 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 1339 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th)

Accounting ACC

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act 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

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

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th), S. 2155 (115th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 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 members and General Counsel 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); fiscal year 2019 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

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

Bills named: H.R. 620 (115th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 2, Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018 H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard (83 Fed. Reg. 23,827, May 23, 2018)

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

Bills named: H.R. 2 (115th), H.R. 5961 (115th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 3268, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5961, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions Proposed rule regarding de minimis exception to the swap dealer definition (83 Fed. Reg. 27,44-27,484, June 12, 2018) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); potential legislation amending the Commodity Exchange Act and title XII of the U.S. Code to provide relief to derivatives end users, including credit valuation adjustment capital charge relief, 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, amending relief from mandatory clearing for centralized treasury units (CTUs) of non-financial-companies, re-characterization of foreign exchange (FX) non-deliverable forward transactions, and inter-affiliate transactions relief; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight review of swap reporting rules in Parts 43, 45, and 49 of the Commissions regulations; 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: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); White House Office; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of the Vice President of the United States; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Education, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Social Security Administration (SSA); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th), H.R. 5961 (115th), S. 3107 (115th), H.R. 6258 (115th), H.R. 5323 (115th), H.R. 3268 (115th)

Aerospace AER

H.R. 3364, Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Various issues relating to reforms to Foreign Assistance Act (P.L. 87-195); U.S. Conventional Arms Transfer (CAT) Policy

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

Bills named: S. 2098 (115th), H.R. 3364 (115th), H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), S. 2987 (115th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 4/H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; 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 Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-095); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; 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; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure legislation; federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization

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

Bills named: H.R. 8 (115th), S. 3021 (115th), H.R. 3388 (115th), S. 2800 (115th), H.R. 3912 (115th), S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 4 (115th), H.R. 4151 (115th), S. 1809 (115th), H.R. 302 (115th), S. 1229 (115th), S. 1885 (115th)

Automotive Industry AUT

H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1809, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles

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

Bills named: H.R. 3388 (115th), S. 1885 (115th), S. 1809 (115th), H.R. 4151 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4916, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule regarding qualified business income deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 40,884-40,930, August 16, 2018) Proposed rule titled guidance regarding transition tax under Section 965 and related provisions (83 Fed. Reg. 39,514-39,575, August 9, 2018) Proposed rule regarding additional first year depreciation deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 39,292-39,322, August 8, 2018) 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; IRS Notice 2018-68: Guidance on application of section 162(m) (August 21, 2018); Dept. of Treasury: Transition Rule for Foreign Tax Credit; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; IRS opportunity zones

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

Bills named: S. 1958 (115th), H.R. 3860 (115th), S. 47 (115th), H.R. 308 (115th), S. 540 (115th), H.R. 4916 (115th), H.R. 6760 (115th), H.R. 1393 (115th)

Retirement RET

H.R. 4444, Rehabilitation for Multiemployer Pensions Act H.R. 4997, Giving Retirement Options to Workers (GROW) Act of 2018 H.R. 5282/S. 2526, Retirement Enhancement and Savings Act of 2018 H.R. 6757, Family Savings Act of 2018 S. 2147, Butch Lewis Act of 2017 Nomination of Gordon Hartogensis to be Director of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Various issues relating to multiemployer pension plan financial condition and reform; audit procedures for employee stock option plans

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

Bills named: H.R. 4444 (115th), H.R. 4997 (115th), H.R. 5282 (115th), S. 2526 (115th), S. 2147 (115th), H.R. 6757 (115th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 387, Email Privacy Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4682/S. 2510, Open Internet Preservation Act H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4986, Repack Airwaves Yielding Better Access for Users of Modern Services (RAY BAUMS) Act of 2018 H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act S. 88, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 2847, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2018 H.J. Res. 129/S.J. Res. 52, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to "Restoring Internet Freedom" Draft Federal Trade Commission procedural reform legislation 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) Potential legislation to establish a national privacy law Various issues relating to broadband infrastructure and deployment; potential federal privacy legislation; Department of Commerce privacy principles; 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

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

Bills named: H.R. 3776 (115th), H.R. 4943 (115th), H.R. 4682 (115th), H.R. 6032 (115th), H.R. 4986 (115th), H.R. 387 (115th), H.J.Res. 129 (115th), S. 2847 (115th), S.J.Res. 52 (115th), H.R. 2520 (115th), S. 88 (115th), S. 2383 (115th), S. 2510 (115th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 1551, Orrin G. Hatch Music Modernization Act H.R. 5447/S. 2823, Music Modernization Act H.R. 5895, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 791, Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017 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, Russia, 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; plain packaging; 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 North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); United Nations high level panel on access to medicines; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection

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

Bills named: S. 791 (115th), S. 2823 (115th), H.R. 1551 (115th), H.R. 5895 (115th), H.R. 5447 (115th)

Foreign Relations FOR

H.R. 4170/S. 2039, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments 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; European supervisory authorities review proposed Article 31a regarding delegation by national competent authorities; beneficial ownership; Credit Rating Agencies: ESMA consultation on the application of the endorsement regime under Article 4(3) of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation; 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; potential appointment of Department of State, Undersecretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and Environment

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

Bills named: H.R. 4311 (115th), H.R. 4170 (115th), H.R. 5904 (115th), S. 2098 (115th), S. 2482 (115th), S. 2039 (115th), H.R. 6068 (115th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 3170, Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2017 H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 H.R. 4743/S. 2283, Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 Nomination of David C. Tryon, of Ohio, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration

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

Bills named: H.R. 6177 (115th), H.R. 1611 (115th), H.R. 6021 (115th), S. 2283 (115th), H.R. 3170 (115th), H.R. 6319 (115th), H.R. 4743 (115th), H.R. 4668 (115th), S. 488 (115th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to 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: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Social Security Administration (SSA); U.S. Copyright Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); Education, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: H.R. 6258 (115th), S. 3158 (115th), S. 3072 (115th), S. 2975 (115th), S. 3107 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th), H.R. 6157 (115th), H.R. 6385 (115th), H.R. 6147 (115th), H.R. 5952 (115th), S. 3023 (115th), H.R. 3219 (115th), H.R. 6776 (115th), S. 3159 (115th), H.R. 6470 (115th), S. 3109 (115th), S. 3108 (115th), H.R. 5961 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 6072 (115th), S. 3073 (115th), H.R. 5895 (115th), S. 2976 (115th)

Insurance INS

H.R. 879, Flood Insurance Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1401, Flood Insurance Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1422/S. 563, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 1423, National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1558, Repeatedly Flooded Communities Preparation Act H.R. 2246, Taxpayer Exposure Mitigation Act of 2017 H.R. 2565, 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. 2868, National Flood Insurance Program Policyholder Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2874, 21st Century Flood Reform Act H.R. 2875, National Flood Insurance Program Administrative Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act S. 1058, National Flood Insurance Program Consultant Accountability Act of 2017 S. 1313, Flood Insurance Affordability and Sustainability Act of 2017 S. 1368, Sustainable, Affordable, Fair, and Efficient (SAFE) National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2017

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

Bills named: H.R. 1558 (115th), S. 1313 (115th), H.R. 2874 (115th), H.R. 1422 (115th), H.R. 879 (115th), H.R. 2246 (115th), H.R. 1401 (115th), H.R. 2868 (115th), S. 1368 (115th), S. 563 (115th), H.R. 5059 (115th), H.R. 2565 (115th), H.R. 1423 (115th), S. 1058 (115th), H.R. 3746 (115th), H.R. 2875 (115th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 Various issues relating to unmanned aerial systems

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

Bills named: S. 1405 (115th), H.R. 4 (115th)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Proposed rule on user fees for the administration of the Toxic Substances Control Act (83 Fed. Reg. 8,212-8,235, February 26, 2018) Availability of draft toxicological profile; perfluoroalkyls (83 Fed. Reg. 28,849, June 21, 2018) Problem Formulations for the Risk Evaluations To Be Conducted Under the Toxic Substances Control Act, and General Guiding Principles To Apply Systematic Review in TSCA Risk Evaluations; Notice of Availability (83 Fed. Reg. 26,998-27,000, June 11, 2018) Various issues relating to regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); perfluorinated chemicals in the environment

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

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 FR 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; 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

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

Bills named: H.R. 469 (115th), H.R. 78 (115th), S. 1817 (115th), H.R. 1917 (115th), S. 839 (115th), S. 3017 (115th), S. 239 (115th), S. 579 (115th), S. 951 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), S. 1448 (115th), S. 119 (115th), H.R. 50 (115th), H.R. 723 (115th), H.R. 978 (115th), H.R. 76 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), S. 1523 (115th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act S. 3214, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act 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; fiscal year 2019 funding for energy efficiency programs managed by the Department of Energy

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

Bills named: S. 3214 (115th), H.R. 5 (115th), H.R. 723 (115th), H.R. 2910 (115th), S. 239 (115th), H.R. 1873 (115th)

Education EDU

H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2353/S. 3217, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40167-40183, August 14, 2018) Department of Educations Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 47614-47615, September 20, 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; Department of Labor Training and Employment Notice No. 3-18, Creating Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs to Expand Opportunity in America

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

Bills named: S. 1121 (115th), S. 3158 (115th), S. 3217 (115th), H.R. 2353 (115th), H.R. 2434 (115th), H.R. 4508 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), H.R. 6470 (115th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 2388, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2017 H.R. 2626, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 Various issues relating to the visa waiver program; 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: Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Social Security Administration (SSA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of the Vice President of the United States; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 979 (115th), H.R. 6618 (115th), H.R. 730 (115th), H.R. 2388 (115th), H.R. 2626 (115th), H.R. 6385 (115th), S. 3108 (115th), H.R. 1892 (115th)

Computer Industry CPI

H.R. 5515, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing

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

Bills named: H.R. 5515 (115th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3010, Promoting Good Cyber Hygiene Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5576, Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018 H.R. 5729, Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018 H.R. 6032, State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends of (SMART) IoT Act H.R. 6378, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 H.R. 6743, Consumer Information Notification Requirement Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 S. 2735, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 S. 2785, Defending Elections against Trolls from Enemy Regimes (DETER) Act S. 2852, Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018 S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 3085, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act of 2018 S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3336, Defending American Security from Kremlin Aggression Act of 2018 S. 3405, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2018 Nomination of Christopher C. Krebs to be undersecretary of the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Cyber Reserves Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Sharing Urgent, Potentially Problematic Locations that Yield Communications Hazards in American Internet Networks (SUPPLY CHAIN) Act Draft legislation on Customs Modernization Act II (Mod Act 2.0) Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; Federal Trade Commission hearings on competition and consumer protection in the 21st century; air cargo advance screening pilot and proposed regulation; potential cybersecurity legislation regarding Internet of Things (IoT)

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

Bills named: H.R. 6743 (115th), S. 3085 (115th), H.R. 6378 (115th), H.R. 5729 (115th), H.R. 3089 (115th), H.R. 302 (115th), S. 3107 (115th), H.R. 4176 (115th), S. 1454 (115th), S. 3405 (115th), H.R. 3010 (115th), H.R. 5515 (115th), S. 1241 (115th), S. 2392 (115th), S. 536 (115th), H.R. 3280 (115th), H.R. 1625 (115th), S. 770 (115th), H.R. 3776 (115th), H.R. 6032 (115th), S. 3057 (115th), S. 1691 (115th), S. 2785 (115th), S. 1872 (115th), S. 2735 (115th), H.R. 3359 (115th), H.R. 2825 (115th), S. 1662 (115th), H.R. 4747 (115th), S. 3336 (115th), H.R. 3267 (115th), H.R. 5576 (115th), H.R. 4036 (115th), S. 2852 (115th), S. 1717 (115th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 3487, To amend section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that the requirement for diversity of citizenship jurisdiction is met if any one party to the case is diverse in citizenship from any one adverse party in the case H.R. 3808, Infrastructure Expansion Act of 2017

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

Bills named: H.R. 3487 (115th), H.R. 3808 (115th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 210, Native American Energy Act H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 3138/S. 1935, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2017 S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 245, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2017 Nomination of Tara Sweeney to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; 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; repeal of the essential government function requirement relative to public bonding for tribes

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

Bills named: S. 140 (115th), S. 379 (115th), S. 245 (115th), H.R. 210 (115th), H.R. 986 (115th), S. 1935 (115th), S. 63 (115th), H.R. 3138 (115th)

Welfare WEL

H.R. 1352, Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act H.R. 5835, Improving Access to Child Care Act H.R. 5836, Supporting Work through Apprenticeships Act H.R. 5838, Improving Access to Work Act H.R. 5842, Helping Americans Succeed by Measuring Outcomes Act H.R. 5843, The Benefits to Employment Act H.R. 5847, Protecting Family Resources and Training Options Act H.R. 5854, Improving Transparency in TANF through Data Act H.R. 5861, The Jobs and Opportunity with Benefits and Services (JOBS) for Success Act Various issues relating to welfare reform

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

Bills named: H.R. 1352 (115th), H.R. 5843 (115th), H.R. 5835 (115th), H.R. 5854 (115th), H.R. 5838 (115th), H.R. 5836 (115th), H.R. 5861 (115th), H.R. 5847 (115th), H.R. 5842 (115th)

Natural Resources NAT

The Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2018 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for interagency cooperation (83 Fed. Reg. 35,178-35,193, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for listing species and designating critical habitat (83 Fed. Reg. 35,193-35,201, July 25, 2018) Proposed rule on endangered and threatened wildlife and plants; revision of the regulations for prohibitions to threatened wildlife and plants (83 Fed. Reg. 35,174-35,177, July 25, 2018) Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; reforms to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); reforms to Migratory Bird Treaty Act (P.L. 65-188)

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

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

H.R. 6022, Accurate Labels Act S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act Nomination of Ann Marie Buerkle to be Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission Nomination of Dana Baiocco to be Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission

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

Bills named: S. 2498 (115th), H.R. 6022 (115th)