What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Port related issues -- congestion, metrics, alliences, detention / demurrage. Transportation related issues -- freight policy, truck productivity, funding infrastructure.
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions
Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Maritime Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL)
Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime
Contacted: White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support inclusion of GSP benefits for travel goods for all GSP member countries; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Mad Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of
Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and 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; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation;HR10 Financial Choice Act, oppose provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; anticipated Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
H.R. 10 (115th)
Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Beter Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Reserve System
Bills named:
H.R. 2193 (115th), H.R. 2887 (115th)
Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - American Health Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; Better Care Reconciliation Act, all provisions.
Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)
Bills named:
H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th)
U.S. Postal Service reform - communication of retail industry views.
Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)
S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard.
Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1315 (115th), H.R. 1314 (115th)
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; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.
Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2520 (115th)
Career and technical education issues generally; HR2353, Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.
Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)
Bills named:
H.R. 2353 (115th)
NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; OSHA Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Compensation equity issues generally; S.875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR 2776/S.1350, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S.1217/HR2629, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; Dept. of Labor Persuader rule, all provisions; EEOC revisions to EEO-1 report, all provisions; FY2018 Appropriations - overtime, NLRB, EEO-1.
Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Bills named:
H.R. 2776 (115th), S. 1350 (115th), H.R. 2629 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th), S. 1217 (115th), S. 875 (115th)
Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.
Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
S. 1390 (115th)
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