NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION for NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION

Immigration IMM

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Comprehensive Immigration Reform.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Transportation TRA

H.R.4441 - Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Energy, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 4441 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Monitor all tax reform legislative matters. S. 1399 - Small Business Expensing Act of 2015. H.R. 2754 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to make the Work Opportunity Tax Credit permanent. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the 45 FICA Tip Credit.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 1399 (114th), H.R. 2754 (114th)

Banking BAN

Monitor Data Security & Cyber Security legislation and working drafts. Monitor and discus emerging mobile payment marketplace. Monitor the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203) and Sec. 920 related to debit card fee reforms. Monitor legislation and federal activities related to credit card swipe feed and changes to card network surcharging rules. H.R. 2205/S.961 - Data Security Act of 2015. S. 1484 - Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015. H.R. 1770 - Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1484 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), S. 961 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Association Health Plans, Small Business Health Plans, Healthcare-related Tax Credits, Health Savings Accounts, Auto Enrollment and Flexible Spending Accounts. Monitor the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148). Monitor the implementation of the Healthcare and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152). Monitor proposed revisions to the ACA. S.30 - Forty Hours is Full Time Act. H.R. 30 - Save American Workers Act of 2015. S. 1809/H.R. 863 - Simplifying Technical Aspects of Seasonality Act (STARS Act). H.R. 2712 - The Common Sense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015. S. 1697/H.R. 2911 - Small Business Healthcare Relief Act. S. 1996 - Commonsense Reporting Act. H.R. 3112 - Be Open Act. S. 2045/H.R. 2050 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015.

Contacted: Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1996 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 3112 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Monitor legislation and federal activity related to budget and appropriations.

Contacted: White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Energy, Dept of

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Monitor legislation and federal activity related to food, commodity and ethanol prices. Monitor legislation and federal activity related to commercial building and appliance efficiency. Monitor legislation and federal activity related to environmental issues. Monitor legislation related to Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform. H.R. 704 - The Renewable Fuel Standard Reform Act. H.R. 703 - The Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act. S. 577 - Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act of 2015. S. 1584 - Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act. S. 577 - Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 704 (114th), S. 1584 (114th), S. 577 (114th), H.R. 703 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to FDA Model Food Code. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Magnuson-Stevens Act. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to menu labeling. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to U.S. Dietary Guidelines. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Food Safety. Monitor federal issues related to FDA sodium docket. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to the allocation of Red Snapper in the Gulf. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to catfish inspection. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to labelling genetically modified foods. H.R. 1599 - Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. H.R. 2017/S. 2217 - Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015. H.R. 4184 - The Food Recovery Act. S. Amdt 3450 to S. 764 - Generically Modified Food. Monitor efforts on S.2012 to expand state jurisdiction over fisheries.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th), H.R. 2017 (114th), H.R. 4184 (114th), S. 764 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), S. 2217 (114th)

Education EDU

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Vocational Education and mentoring.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Monitor legislation related to FMLA and Sick Leave Reform. Monitor legislation related to the minimum wage. H.R. 2150/S. 1150 - Raise the Wage Act. H.R. 3459/S. 2015/S. 2686 - The Protecting Local Businesses Opportunity Act. H.R. 4773/S. 2707 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act. Monitor other legislation and federal issues related to the Proposed Regulations on Overtime.

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Education, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 2707 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), S. 1150 (114th), H.R. 2150 (114th), S. 2686 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), S. 2015 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Monitor legislation and federal issues related to ADA Advance Notice. Monitor legislation related to music licensing issues. Monitor legislation and federal issues related to Patent Trolls and Patent Assertion Entities. H.R. 9 - the Innovation Act. S. 1137 - Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015 or the PATENT Act. H.R. 2045 - Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015. H.R. 3765 - ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Personnel Management (OPM); Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)

Bills named: H.R. 3765 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), S. 1137 (114th)