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Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Discussions regarding intellectual property, S. 1720, the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 1720 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding cybersecurity, data security, consumer privacy and data breach issues including S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014; S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014; S. 1976 and S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act; S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Discussions regarding tire recall issues

Contacted: White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 1897 (113th), S. 1193 (113th), S. 1927 (113th), S. 1976 (113th), S. 2588 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Discussions regarding immigration issues

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Pharmacy PHA

Discussions related to pseudoephedrine Discussions related to Medicare Part D, H.R. 4577

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 4577 (113th)

Manufacturing MAN

Discussions regarding Domestic Sourcing Initiative

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Discussions related to concerns with NLRB decisions potentially impacting bargaining unit determination, including Specialty Healthcare, 357 NLRB 83.

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Executive Office of the President (EOP); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Discussions regarding tax extenders, S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 Discussions regarding the Tax Reform Act of 2014 Discussions regarding S. 336/H.R. 684/S.743 - Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 743 (113th), S. 336 (113th), S. 2260 (113th), H.R. 684 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Defense DEF

Discussions related to H.R. 3304, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 and the delivery system for prescription drugs to active service members and their beneficiaries.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3304 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Discussions with CFPB regarding Walmart financial services products Issues related to payments and payment security

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Discussions related to the Transpacific Partnership Agreement and Trade Promotion Authority Discussions regarding WTO Environmental Goods Agreement Discussions regarding WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement implementationDiscussions related to S. 662, to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities Discussions related to US-EU TTIP Negotiations Discussions regarding the Trade in Services Negotiations

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 662 (113th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

Discussions related to corporate responsibility initiatives, including women's economic empowerment

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Foreign Relations FOR

Discussions related to factory conditions abroad and corporate responsibility

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Health Issues HCR

Discussions regarding H.R. 3489/S. 2253, to amend section 1341 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance program in the individual market Discussions regarding S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 Discussions regarding auto enrollment to the ACA, H.R. 1254

Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 2253 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 3489 (113th), S. 1188 (113th)

Veterans VET

Discussions regarding Walmart's veteran hiring practices Discussions regarding Veteran's Welcome Home Commitment

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Discussions regarding Walmart's nutrition initiative on reformulation, pricing, food deserts, and nutrition education Discussions regarding SNAP and WIC vendor issues, and nutrition labeling programs at Walmart. Provided progress updates on nutrition reformulation and discussed nutrition education for consumers Discussions regarding nutrition labeling issuesFY 2015 Agriculture/FDA Appropriations bill Discussed Walmart's $2 billion commitment to fight hunger Discussions regarding the sustainability of the Alaskan seafood industry

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE