NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 704 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

All provisions of the following: H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA); S. 754 - Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (CISA); H.R.1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; H.R. 1560 - Protecting Cyber Networks Act.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 234 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), S. 754 (114th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in apparel; Bangladesh Worker Safety - communication of U.S. retail industry views on issues surrounding worker safety in the ready-made garment industry and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, and fee shifting; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: S. 623 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Trade Promotion Authority - renewal of TPA; Transpacific Partnership (TPP) - communication of U.S. retail industry views on the negotiations; Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences Program - retroactive renewal of the program; African Growth and Opportunity Act - long term reauthorization; ETEACH Act (HR 1063) - all provisions

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: H.R. 1063 (114th)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers' perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; cybersecurity information sharing issues;

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Transportation TRA

Highway Bill Reauthorization - efforts to reauthorize highway programs, support national freight policy; Drivers Hours of Service - changes to 34 hour restart provision; Economy in Motion: The National Multimodal and Sustainable Freight Infrastructure Act (HR 1308) - new fee proposal provisions; Issues relating to slowdown and labor strife at West Coast ports; National Freight Network Trust Fund Act of 2015 (HR 935) - use of Customs duties as a pay for; Communication of retail industry views regarding the impact of West Coast port labor negotiations

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1308 (114th), H.R. 935 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; S. 394/H.R. 765, A bill to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; S.155 - Fair Tax Act of 2015, all provisions; bonus depreciation, no specific legislation; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: S. 394 (114th), H.R. 765 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), S. 698 (114th), S. 155 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; H.R. 596, legislation to repeal the Affordable Care Act; H.R. 879, the Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; S. 775/H.R. 1423, the Self-Insurance Protection Act; HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act, all provisions

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 2 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 775 (114th), S. 379 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 596 (114th), H.R. 1423 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards, including all provisions of S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act and discussion drafts of House Energy & Commerce Committee and Senators Carper and Blunt; Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (S. 657), all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 657 (114th), S. 177 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Proposed Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; OSHA Proposed Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Potential Administrative Changes to Overtime Rules, generally; S. 288, National Labor Relations Board Reform; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; S.J. Res. 8/H.J. Res. 29, resolution of Congressional disapproval of ambush election rule; HR 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act,all provisions; HR 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act, all provisions; HR 465, Working Families Flexibility Act; all provisions; HR 549, Litigation Oversight Act, all provisions; HR 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act, all provisions; Comments to Small Business Administration regarding factors relevant to determining affiliation between entities involved in a franchise

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 548 (114th), S. 620 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), S. 288 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), H.R. 527 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th), H.R. 465 (114th)