NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION for NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Maritime Commission

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Banking BAN

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; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015, indexing threshold of electronic funds transfer amendment to Dodd-Frank; appropriations language pertaining to threshold EFTA amendment; S. 1491, Community Financial Institution Regulatory Relief; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; H.R.5465 - To repeal section 1075 of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010 relating to rules for payment card transactions, and for other purposes; Financial Choice Act (H.R. 5983), provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.

Contacted: Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 5983 (114th), H.R. 5465 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), S. 1491 (114th), H.R. 6032 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5587, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; career and technical education issues generally

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Maritime Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 5587 (114th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Transpacific Partnership Agreement -- support, communicate retail views. Implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act, communicate retail views; implementation issues. S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Secretary of Agriculture relating to inspection of fish of the order Siluriformes. Support GSP eligibility for travel goods. European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; State, Dept of (DOS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S.J.Res. 28 (114th)

Transportation TRA

Port related issues - congestion, SOLAS, BTS Port Performance Task Force. Drivers Hours of Service Issues. Rhode Island application for grant under Dept. of Transportation to implement bridge tolling S.2848 - Water Resources Development Act of 2016, all provisions; H.R.818 - PRIME Act of 2015, all provisions; S.2844/H.R.5394 - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, all provisions Dept. of Commerce 21st Century U.S. Port Competitiveness Initiative

Contacted: White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 2848 (114th), H.R. 5394 (114th), S. 2844 (114th), H.R. 818 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act, all provisions; tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; HR 636, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act, all provisions; H.R. 2510, To amend the IRC to make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; S.1660, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation, all provisions; H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act, all provisions; repatriation issues generally; S.155, Fair Tax Act of 2015; H.R. 5074, Main Street Fairness Act, all provisions; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office

Bills named: S. 698 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), S. 155 (114th), S. 1660 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), H.R. 5074 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Health care reform; Health Care Mandate Penalties; ACA reporting requirements; seasonal employee provisions; H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours is Full Time Act; S. 379, Small Business Tax Credit Accessibility Act; H.R. 928, Repeal the Health Insurance Tax, all provisions; H.R. 863, Simplfying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act, all provisions; H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act, all provisions; H.R. 2911, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 1697, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions; S.1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015, all provisions; S. 1809, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees Act, all provisions; S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015, all provisions; S.1415, Small Business Stability Act, all provisions; H.R. 1029, ACA Provisions; S. 1778, Telemedicine for Medicare Act; H.R. 5447/S. 3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2911 (114th), S. 3060 (114th), S. 1415 (114th), S. 2075 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 5447 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), S. 1778 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), H.R. 863 (114th), S. 30 (114th), S. 1809 (114th), S. 379 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S 577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 703, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Act, all provisions; HR 704, RFS Reform Act, all provisions; S.1584, Renewable Fuel Standard Repeal Act, all provisions; EPA Proposed RVO for 2017-2018; H.R.5180 - Food and Fuel Consumer Protection Act of 2016, all provisions

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Maritime Commission; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 703 (114th), H.R. 5180 (114th), H.R. 704 (114th), S. 1584 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

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, including all provisions of: S. 177, Data Security & Breach Notification Act; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015; H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015; S. 961, Data Security Act of 2015 and discussion drafts of data security breach legislation by Senator Warner and by Senators Grassley/Feinstein; H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act, all provisions; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues such as targeting, import issues, Sec. 1110 rule; proposed voluntary recall rule; European Union-United States Privacy Shield issues; S.2044 - Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015, all provisions; H.R.5111, Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016, all provisions; S.2508/H.R.4460 - Youth Sports Concussion Act, all provisions; H.R. 3765, The ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015", all provisions; H.R. 6032, Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, p2p encryption.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 961 (114th), S. 2044 (114th), S. 2508 (114th), H.R. 6032 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 4460 (114th), H.R. 5111 (114th), H.R. 3765 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

Westmoreland Amendment to H.R. 5485 the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Maritime Commission

Bills named: H.R. 5485 (114th)

Apparel/Clothing Industry/Textiles APP

Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations - communication of U.S. retail industry views regarding proposed rules governing trade in apparel; Bangladesh Worker Safety - communication of U.S. retail industry views on issues surrounding worker safety in the ready-made garment industry and the Alliance for Bangladesh Worker Safety

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Rule on Representation; federal minimum wage issues generally; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; OSHA Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; S. 620/HR 1189, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs; Compensation equity issues generally; S. 875, Workplace Advancement Act, all provisions; HR. 1768/S. 933, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; S.2015/H.R. 3459, 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; FY2017 Appropriations - overtime, NLRB, DOL persuader rule; S.2693 - EEOC Reform Act, all provisions; S.2707/H.R. 4773 - Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act, all provisions; H.R. 6094/S. 3462, the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act, all provisions; H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act, all provisions; S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act, all provisions; SJ Res 34/HJ Res 95, to disapprove of Dept. of Labor overtime rule.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Maritime Commission

Bills named: H.R. 5813 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), S. 2707 (114th), S. 3462 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), S. 620 (114th), S. 933 (114th), H.R. 6094 (114th), H.J.Res. 95 (114th), S. 875 (114th), H.R. 4773 (114th), H.R. 1767 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 801 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), S. 2693 (114th), S.J.Res. 34 (114th), S. 3464 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communicating impact of infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices; Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act, bring transparency to vague and deceptive demand letters; H.R. 9: Innovation Act provisions to address problem of patent assertion entity litigation, including provisions on customer stay, heightened pleading, discovery, fee shifting, and venue; S. 623, STRONG Patents Act of 2015, provisions addressing changes to post grant administrative procedures created by AIA and FTC authority; S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship Act of 2015, provisions addressing pleading, customer, stay, discovery, fee shifting, demand letters, and inter partes review (IPR); S 2733 Venue Equity & Non-uniformity Elimination Act (Venue Act) - establishes venue laws regarding patent infringement litigation

Contacted: Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 1137 (114th), S. 623 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)