LYFT for LYFT

Defense DEF

Issues related to DoD guidance re TNC access to military installations.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Automotive Industry AUT

Transportation and Environmental issues, as well as broad Sharing Economy issues including labor, consumer safety, technology, Commuter Tax Benefits, and Autonomous Vehicles.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT).

Contacted: SENATE; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Veterans VET

Issues related to reimbursement and/or usage of transportation network companies (TNCs) or veterans' beneficiary travel.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Transportation TRA

Issues related to Smart Cities, Ride-Sharing, and Autonomous Vehicles; H.R. 3388 - Self Drive Act, all provisions; S. 1885 - The American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START), all provisions; Discussion of issues related to NHTSA guidance on AV testing and deployment; Issues related to federal transit grant programs and proposed comprehensive infrastructure legislation.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

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

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to Commuter Tax Benefits, the future of work, and tech company taxation included in tax reform legislation; Issues related to pre-tax benefits; Engaging with members on material included in the NEW GIG Act of 2017, all provisions; Issues related to tax filing process for independent contractors

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to the future of work; H.R. 5728/S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act, labor provisions; Issues related to expanding options to benefits for independent contractors; Department of Labor rules impacting independent contractors.

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE

Bills named: S. 2810 (115th), H.R. 5728 (115th)