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Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Issues related to food industry workforce, workforce shortage, registered apprenticeship programs, second chance hiring, asylum seekers/refugees Issues related to ports labor negotiations, union organizing and regulations Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO Act) - H.R. 20/S. 567 Wage and Hour policies Employee non-compete clauses

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: S. 567 (118th), H.R. 20 (118th)

Minting/Money/Gold Standard MON

Issues related to the retail payments marketplace, swipe fee reform, the Credit Card Competition Act Regulation II - debit routing and debit regulated rate Issues related to coin circulation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; SENATE

Transportation TRA

Safer Highways and Increased Performance for Interstate Trucking (SHIP IT) Act - H.R. 471 Issues related to the food industry supply chain

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 471 (118th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023 - S. 140, H.R. 895 Data Privacy Act of 2023 - H.R. 1165 Issues related to data privacy and security

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1165 (118th), H.R. 895 (118th), S. 140 (118th)

Agriculture AGR

Issues relating to Farm Bill policies and programs EBT Processing Fees WIC Food Packages Revisions Issues related to SNAP EBT modernization Issues related to stolen SNAP benefits/EBT card security SNAP Choice White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health Issues related to Child Nutrition Reauthorization and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program or Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Issues related to operations of federal feeding programs such as SNAP, WIC and P-EBT Efforts to address hunger, including food donations

Contacted: SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

S.1108 - Death Tax Repeal Act of 2023 Tax Extenders (including bonus depreciation) Earned income tax credit, workforce incentives

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1108 (118th)

Health Issues HCR

Issues related to pharmacy benefit manager practices and employer-sponsored health care, Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare Telehealth Benefit Expansion for Workers Act of 2023, H.R. 824

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 824 (118th)

Pharmacy PHA

Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Pharmacy Direct and Indirect Remuneration (DIR) Reform Pharmacy Reimbursement and Scope of Practice Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2023, S. 127 Drug Price Transparency in Medicaid Act, H.R.1613/S. 1038 Prescription Pricing for the People Act, S. 113 Equitable Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act, H.R. 1770

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1613 (118th), S. 1038 (118th), S. 127 (118th), S. 113 (118th), H.R. 1770 (118th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Food safety policies and regulations, including food traceability rule White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health Issued related to infant formula recall and supply

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Environment/Superfund ENV

Issues and legislation relating to food loss and waste S. 177 / H.R. 652 - Zero Food Waste Act S. 179 / H.R. 651 - COMPOST Act Food and Agriculture Climate Alliance Recommendations - with a focus on food waste Recycling and Composting Accountability Act Recycling Infrastructure and Accessibility Act

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 651 (118th), S. 179 (118th), S. 177 (118th), H.R. 652 (118th)