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Immigration IMM

J-1 Visas for seasonal workers

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Mint

Pharmacy PHA

COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization; Pharmacist Scope of Practice DIR Fees and PBM Reform S. 2543 - the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Mint; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2543 (116th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Expanding Availability of Broadband

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; U.S. Mint; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Retirement RET

H.R.6800 / H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act Grassley-Alexander Multi-Employer Pension Proposal

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Mint; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 925 (116th)

Banking BAN

Secure Payments Partnership, talking about card fraud and the need for greater payment card security Enforcement of 2010 debit routing law and revisit the current interchange rates for debit

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Mint; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Health Issues HCR

COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization; Pharmacist Scope of Practice Internal Revenue Services (IRS) Affordable Care Act employer shared responsibility (Section 4980H) and reporting requirements (Sections 6055 and 6056) S. 1895 - the Lower Health Care Costs Act H.R. 2782/S. 1510 - the Employee Flexibility Act of 2019

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Mint; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1510 (116th), S. 1895 (116th), H.R. 2782 (116th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Legislative climate change/food waste incentives/recommendations under the Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance (FACA) Recycling Leadership Council - recycling framework

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Mint; Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 1374 / S. 569 - DRIVE Safe Act Hours of Service Extensions for COVID-19 Relief S.2302 - America's Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019 Highway Reauthorization of P.L. 114-94

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; U.S. Mint

Bills named: S. 2302 (116th), S. 569 (116th), H.R. 1374 (116th)

Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON

Coin Circulation Disruptions; U.S. Coin Task Force S. 4663/H.R 7995 - Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2020

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Mint; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Bills named: S. 4663 (116th), H.R. 7995 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260) Liability protections H.R. 582 - Raise the Wage Act H.R. 2474 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 HEROES of the Critical Infrastructure (House and Senate conversations to provide tax relief for critical infrastructure workers.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Mint; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2474 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), H.R. 582 (116th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization; Pharmacist Scope of Practice COVID-19 supply chain issues H.R. 2117/S.3451 - the Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research (FASTER) Act of 2019 H.R. 3981 / S. 2337 - Food Date Labeling Act of 2019 H.R. 5861 - Agriculture Resilience Act - Title VII

Contacted: Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Mint; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 5861 (116th), S. 2337 (116th), H.R. 2117 (116th), S. 3451 (116th), H.R. 3981 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement H.R. 5911 - FAIR Tariff Act Seasonal Produce World Trade Organization Issues

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Mint; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Bills named: H.R. 5911 (116th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260) Ensuring SNAP remained flexibly and ubiquitous. Successful inclusion of H.R. 7933 COVID-19 WIC Safety & Modernization Act into the bill. COVID-19 supply chain issues COVID-19 Vaccine Prioritization; Pharmacist Scope of Practice Extension and expansion of the P-EBT childhood feeding program S. 4204 - Expanding SNAP Options Act of 2020 H.R.6800 / H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act; 1. Guaranteeing SNAP provisions would work seamlessly for participating retailers and all stakeholders. 2. Advocated for greater flexibility in the WIC program. 3. Extension and expansion of P-EBT childhood feeding program. S. 3736 - Increasing Access to SNAP Delivery During COVID-19 Act of 2020: provided technical feedback on SNAP retailers access to and use of mobile point of sale devices H.R. 6688 - SNAP COVID-19 Anti-Hunger Restaurant Relief for You Act of 2020: Ensure retailers continue to have unobstructed access to SNAP licensing S.3840 - Food Supply Protection Act of 2020 Child Nutrition Reauthorization - WIC

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; SENATE; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Mint; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 7933 (116th), H.R. 6688 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), S. 3736 (116th), S. 3840 (116th), S. 4204 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R.133 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (P.L. 116-260) Division EE--Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act Of 2020 Review of COVID Beer Excise Taxes H.R. 6567 - GROCER Act of 2020 H.R. 6841 - AG CHAIN Act of 2020 S. 4213 - Financial Relief Noting The Large Impact Of Our Nation's Essential Employees (FRNT LINE) Act H.R. 6800 / H.R. 925 - The Heroes Act The Health, Economic Assistance, Liability Protection and Schools Act (HEALS Act) Proposal PPP Modifications H.R. 7079 - Clean Start Back to Work Tax Credit Act of 2020 H.R. 7216 - Small Business PPE Tax Credit Act H.R. 7222 - Safe Reopening Tax Credit Act of 2020 Perishable Food and Beverage Tax Credit

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Mint; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 925 (116th), H.R. 6841 (116th), H.R. 7079 (116th), H.R. 133 (116th), S. 4213 (116th), H.R. 7216 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 7222 (116th), H.R. 6567 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 6688: COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020, provided comments to the legislation as part of the Main Street Privacy Coalition Data Security, various proposals on data security, breach notification and liabilities S.4626 - SAFE DATA Act

Contacted: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Mint; White House Office; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: S. 4626 (116th), S. 6688 (116th)