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Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Various issues relating to Medicare Secondary Payer issues

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Various issues relating to federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; criminal justice reform

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 471, Litigation Funding Transparency Act of 2019 Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 471 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, A bill to require transparency, accountability, and protections for consumers online Various issues relating to data privacy; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 4066 (116th), S. 3398 (116th), S. 4051 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 3548, Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, including provision relating to liability issues S. 4317, Safeguarding Americas Frontline Employees To Offer Work Opportunities Required to Kickstart the Economy (SAFE TO WORK) Act Various issues relating to liability issues faced by business due to COVID-19; revisions to Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (P.L. 109-148, Division C), and declaration for COVID-19 covered persons (Section V) and limitations on distribution (Section VII)

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 3548 (116th), S. 4317 (116th)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 766, PROTECT Asbestos Victims Act of 2019 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 766 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 3398, Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act of 2020 S. 4051, Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act S. 4066, A bill to require transparency, accountability, and protections for consumers online Various issues relating to data privacy; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243) modernization; revisions to Communications Decency Act (P.L. 104-104, Title V)

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 4066 (116th), S. 4051 (116th), S. 3398 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 2500, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including provisions relating to sections and House Armed Services Committee amendments 439, 544, 545, 550H, 550I and 550J; S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 832; S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1776 Various issues relating to class action reform; doctrine of federal preemption; trial lawyer advertising; federal enforcement of the False Claims Act

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: S. 4049 (116th), S. 1790 (116th), H.R. 2500 (116th)

Torts TOR

H.R. 327, Ending Forced Arbitration for Victims of Data Breaches Act of 2019 H.R. 1423/S.610, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act H.R. 1430/S. 608, Court Legal Access and Student Support (CLASS) Act of 2019 H.R. 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act of 2019 H.R. 1500, Consumers First Act H.R. 2148/S. 1082, Bringing an End to Harassment by Enhancing Accountability and Rejecting Discrimination in the Workplace (BE HEARD in the Workplace) Act H.R. 2474/S. 1306, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2749/S. 1491, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 2750, Justice for Servicemembers Act H.R. 3843/S. 3026, Countering Russian and Other Overseas Kleptocracy Act H.R. 4140, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act H.R. 6800, Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act S. 620, Safety Over Arbitration Act of 2019 S. 630, Arbitration Fairness for Consumers Act S. 635, Restoring Statutory Rights and Interests of the States Act of 2019 S. 1624, Help End Abusive Living Situations (HEALS) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6351, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2012 Various issues relating to the background on and revisions to Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401); fraud and abuse in civil litigation; civil discovery reform; legal reform; asbestos and talc related litigation; asbestos risk assessment report; litigation involving perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); legislation related to sexual assault and arbitration

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: S. 610 (116th), S. 1306 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), H.R. 6351 (116th), H.R. 1430 (116th), H.R. 1423 (116th), S. 3026 (116th), S. 630 (116th), H.R. 327 (116th), S. 635 (116th), S. 620 (116th), S. 608 (116th), H.R. 3843 (116th), H.R. 4140 (116th), H.R. 2148 (116th), S. 1624 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 2750 (116th), S. 1082 (116th), H.R. 1500 (116th), H.R. 2749 (116th), S. 1491 (116th), H.R. 1443 (116th)