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Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

General discussions on issues relating to international trade in legal services and market access initiatives, including in ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership and Trade in Services Agreement negotiations.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Legal Services Corporation; SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office

Defense DEF

the National Defense Authorization Act - provisions relating to Guantanamo detainees

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Legal Services Corporation; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Draft legislation, Crime Victims Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act Section 212 of the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman's discussion draft Tax Reform Act and Section 51 of Senate Finance Committee Chairman's staff discussion draft tax reform bill imposing limitations on use of cash method of accounting.

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Legal Services Corporation; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 2582, the Patents and Trademarks Emerging New Technology Jobs Act H.R. 3309, the Innovation Act S.1612, the Patent Litigation Integrity Act of 2013 S.1720, the Patent Transparency and Improvements Act of 2013S. 866, the "Patent Quality Improvement Act of 2013" S. 1013, the "Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013" S. 2049, the "Transparency in Assertion of Patents Act"

Contacted: SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Legal Services Corporation; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 3309 (113th), S. 1720 (113th), H.R. 2582 (113th), S. 1612 (113th), S. 1013 (113th), S. 2049 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 3717, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013 - provisions relating to funding of the Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mean Illness (PAIMI) system.

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3717 (113th)

Banking BAN

H.R. 3468, the Credit Union Share Insurance Fund Parity Act

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Legal Services Corporation; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 3468 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

S. 1465 and H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Actprovisions requiring states, certain businesses, and company formation agents to obtain and disclose beneficial ownership information regarding new companies and subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act.Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions, RIN 1506-AB15, 77 Fed. Reg. 13046 (March 5, 2012)provisions requiring law firms that establish accounts at financial institutions on behalf of clients to disclose the identity and beneficial ownership information regarding those clients S.1533 and H.R.1554, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Actprovisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act S. 268, Cut Unjustified Tax Loopholes Actprovisions subjecting lawyers that act as formation agents to the anti-money laundering and suspicious activity reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Legal Services Corporation; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: S. 268 (113th), H.R. 3331 (113th), S. 1533 (113th), H.R. 1554 (113th), S. 1465 (113th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 377, S. 84, S. 2199, the Paycheck Fairness Act S. 815, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act H.R. 3899, S. 1945, the Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2014

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Legal Services Corporation; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 377 (113th), S. 84 (113th), S. 1945 (113th), H.R. 3899 (113th), S. 2199 (113th), S. 815 (113th)

Veterans VET

S. 287, the Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 - concerning legal services supporting homeless veteran housing H.R. 2839, the Restore Honor to Service Members Act - provisions to correct the military records of service members discharged from the military because of their sexual orientation. General activity in support of enforcement of veterans re-employment lawsS. 1042, the Veterans Legal Support Act of 2013 - supporting law school legal clinic programs serving vulnerable veterans General activity in support of homeless veteran eligibility for housing programs General activity in support of civil legal services in support of veterans

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Legal Services Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 287 (113th), H.R. 2839 (113th)

Foreign Relations FOR

Treaty Doc. 112-7, Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Issues related to increasing U.S. engagement with the International Criminal Court S.1870, the Supporting At-Risk Children Act - Title III, implementing legislation for the Hague Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: S. 1870 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Draft FY 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Appropriations funding for programs authorized under the Preserving Safe and Stable Families Act and the federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. Draft FY 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations funding for Defender Services, the federal judiciary, the Administrative Conference of the U.S., and the Internal Revenue ServiceDraft FY 2015 Department of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act funding for the Legal Services Corporation; reentry programs under the Second Chance Act; juvenile justice programs, Bureau of Prison programs and indigent defense services administered by the Department of Justice; funding for the Legal Orientation Program. Draft FY 2015 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act - provision relating to support for international criminal tribunals to investigate, apprehend, and prosecute non-allied foreign nationals accused of genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes, and generally on enhancing US engagement with International Criminal Court. H.R. 3547, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014 - funding for the Legal Services Corporation; funding for the judiciary;

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 3547 (113th)

Firearms/Guns/Ammunition FIR

S. 649, the Safe Communities, Safe Schools Act of 2013 H.R. 1565, the Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2013

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); Legal Services Corporation; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE

Bills named: S. 649 (113th), H.R. 1565 (113th)

Family issues/Abortion/Adoption FAM

H.R. 3124, the Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act S. 1511, the Removing Barriers to Adoption and Supporting Families Act S. 1518, the Improving Outcomes for Youth at Risk for Sex Trafficking Act S. 1732, the Strengthening the Child Welfare Response to Human Trafficking ActS. 1876, the Strengthening and Finding Families for Children Act H.R. 2305, the Promoting Adoption and Legal Guardianship for Children in Foster Care Act

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Copyright Office

Bills named: S. 1732 (113th), H.R. 3124 (113th), S. 1511 (113th), S. 1518 (113th), H.R. 2305 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 878, H.R. 1844, the Arbitration Fairness Act

Contacted: SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Legal Services Corporation; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 878 (113th), H.R. 1844 (113th)

Government Issues GOV

S. 699, the Court Efficiency Act of 2013 S. 1385, H.R. 2239, the Federal Judgeship Act of 2013 H.R. 2655, the Lawsuit Abuse Reduction ActDraft bills, Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act Draft legislation amending 28 U.S.C. 1500 to clarify the respective jurisdiction of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. District Court and allowing plaintiffs with claims against the U.S. government to bring simultaneous claims in both courts, with a presumptive stay of the first-filed action

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Legal Services Corporation; U.S. Copyright Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2239 (113th), H.R. 2655 (113th), S. 699 (113th), S. 1385 (113th)

Immigration IMM

House draft immigration reform legislation - issues relating to government appointed counsel to children and the mentally disabled in immigration proceedings, decreasing use of detention and expanding alternatives to detention, increasing resources for the immigration court system and the federal judiciary, expanding the Legal Orientation Program nationwide, and providing remedies for victims of notario fraud.General communications on issues relating to implementation and enforcement of the National Detention Standards and general communications regarding conditions in immigration detention, including proposed regulations to prevent, detect, and respond to sexual abuse and assault in detention facilities. General communications on exercise of prosecutorial discretion and procedures for issuance of Notices to Appear Communications with the Department of Justice urging the withdrawal of the former Attorney General's opinion in Matter of Silva-Trevino, 24 I&N Dec. 687 (AG 2008)

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Legal Services Corporation

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Department of Labor Proposed Rule on the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act, Interpretation of the Advice Exemption, RIN 1215-AB79 and 1245-AA03, 76 Fed. Reg. 36178 (June 21, 2011) Discussions with Department of Labor on ABA-DOL lawyer referral program

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Legal Services Corporation; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office

Homeland Security HOM

General discussions on cybersecurity and implication of related legal and policy issues.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Legal Services Corporation; State, Dept of (DOS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

S.619, H.R. 1695, the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 H.R.1860, Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act. H.R.2369, Fair Sentencing Clarification Act of 2013. S. 1410, the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2013H.R.2372, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2013. H.R.2656, Public Safety Enhancement Act of 2013. S.822, Justice for All Reauthorization Act of 2013. S.1038, End Racial Profiling Act of 2013. H.R.3407, the National Center for the Right to Counsel Act S.1690, H.R.3465, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 1675, the Recidivism Reduction and Public Safety Act of 2014 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Proposed Rule on Confidential Treatment of Privileged Information, Docket No. CFPB-2012-0010; RIN 3170-AA20, Fed. Reg. 15286 (March 5, 2012) and related Final Rule, 77 Fed. Reg. 39617 (July 5, 2012) Activity in support of funding for the John R. Justice Prosecutor and Defender Incentive Act

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Legal Services Corporation; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1695 (113th), S. 1675 (113th), H.R. 1860 (113th), H.R. 3407 (113th), S. 619 (113th), H.R. 2369 (113th), S. 822 (113th), H.R. 2656 (113th), S. 1410 (113th), S. 1690 (113th), S. 1038 (113th), H.R. 3465 (113th)