What was lobbied
13 issue areas, each in the filer's own words, with who lobbied on it and where.
Issues related to patent reform and patent trolls; H.R. 9, the Innovation Act; S. 1137, the PATENT Act.
Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Bills named:
S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th)
Wall Street Reform & Consumer Protection Act; Federal Reserve implementation of the Dodd-Frank interchange provisions (Reg. II); issues relating to credit and debit card interchange fees; Breach issues related to credit and debit cards; issues related to credit, debit and pre-paid cards; corporate governance issues; issues related to transition to chip cards.
Contacted: White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Maritime Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Issues related to data security and consumer privacy; Mobile payment legislation; Cyber information sharing legislation (S. 754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731); data breach notification legislation (H.R. 1704, H.R. 580, S. 177); Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 (H.R. 1770); issues related to Telephone Consumer Protection Act; extension of the Internet Freedom Act; The Data Security Act of 2015 (S. 961); Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 (S. 1164); Data Security Act of 2015 (H.R. 2205); Warner discussion draft; NTIA UAS privacy multistakeholder.
Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
Bills named:
S. 961 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), S. 177 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 2205 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 1164 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 580 (114th), H.R. 1704 (114th)
Sustainability issues; H.R. 8 - energy; H.R. 1321/S. 1424 - Microbead-Free Waters Act of 2015.
Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); SENATE; U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bills named:
H.R. 1321 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), S. 1424 (114th)
International Trade Data System (ITDS); Centers of Excellence and Expertise Program (CEEs); Cyber information sharing legislation (S. 754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731); ACE implementation; North American Single Window Vision.
Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Bills named:
S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)
Cyber information sharing legislation (S. 754, H.R. 1560, H.R. 1731)
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Bills named:
H.R. 1560 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)
Trans-Pacific Partnership; AD/CVD duty collections & enforcement; customs compliance issues; textile and apparel trade issues; WTO information Technology Agreement; CAFTA apparel provisions; Worker Safety in Bangladesh; Nicaragua TPL; Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership; Environmental Goods Agreement, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement; (S. 697) - Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act; (S. 725) - Alan Reinstein and Trevor Schaefer Toxic Chemical Protection Act; (H.R. 1907/S. 1269/H.R. 644) - Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015; Defending Public Safety Employees Retirement Act (P.L. 114-26); Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-71); (H.R. 1916) - Trade Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2015; (H.R. 2576) - TSCA Modernization Act of 2015; GSP Travel Goods; trade capacity building.
Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Reserve System; U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
Bills named:
S. 1269 (114th), S. 725 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), H.R. 1916 (114th)
Issues related to the surface transportation reauthorization (including the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act); hours of service; PHMSAs regulations on lithium batteries; truck weight/size issues; port efficiency issues (including the Port Transparency Act and demurrage, detention fees); port contract negotiations issues; EPA Smartway; DOT's TIGER grants; Commercial Driver Act; Positive Train Control extension; FAA UAS registration.
Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)
Comprehensive tax reform (corporate, individual, international); Marketplace Fairness Act (S. 698); Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 (H.R. 2775); and other issues relating to taxation of remote commerce and nexus issues; IRS rules and guidelines regarding deduction and capitalization of expenditures relating to tangible property; proposals to modify accounting methods including last-in-first-out (LIFO); H.R. 765/S. 394 - leasehold depreciation; extension of various tax credits; H.R. 2029 - tax extenders; IRS reforms; H.R. 644 - PITFA.
Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Federal Maritime Commission; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System
Bills named:
S. 698 (114th), H.R. 765 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), S. 394 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th)
Consumer Product safety issues, voluntary recall, certificates of compliance; Thai Seafood Supply Chain.
Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
H.R. 504/S. 1038 - energy efficient appliances
Contacted: White House Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection
Bills named:
S. 1038 (114th), H.R. 504 (114th)
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); ACA reporting requirements (6055/6056); ACA automatic enrollment; ACA transitional reinsurance; employer-sponsored wellness programs; ACA 40 percent excise tax; ERISA; consumer directed health products; H.R. 30/S. 30 - full-time definition; H.R. 928/S. 183 - health insurance tax; H.R. 1189/S. 602 - wellness; H.R. 1270/S. 709 - FSA OTC; H.R. 879/H.R. 2050/S. 2045 - 40 percent excise tax repeal; H.R. 1886 - transitional reinsurance; H.R. 2911/S. 1697 - HRA; H.R. 2712/S. 1996 - reporting requirements; H.R. 3112 - auto-enrollment; H.R. 1624/S. 1099 - small group; H.R. 3762 - reconciliation; H.R. 1314 - budget; H.R. 2029 - omnibus/tax extenders.
Contacted: U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
Bills named:
H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 3112 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), H.R. 1886 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), S. 709 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 2029 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), S. 183 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), S. 602 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 3762 (114th)
Issues related to the National Labor Relations Act and Fair Labor Standards Act; Final Rule on Representation Case Procedures (including S.J. Res.8/H.J.Res.29 and appropriations legislation); Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act; Employee Privacy Protection Act; legislation relating to the National Labor Relations Board (including S. 288); legislation addressing Specialty Healthcare decision (including Representation Fairness Restoration Act, S. 801 and appropriations legislation); Working Families Flexibility Act (H.R. 465); Department of Labors overtime regulations; paid sick leave issues; port contract negotiations (under the NLRA); legislation on EEOC transparency (including H.R. 548,549, and 550); legislation relating to joint employer issues, including the Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act; Department of Labor's persuader rulemaking; OSHA walk around procedures; OSHA's Reporting and RecordKeeping Rule (including electronic submission and public disclosure of injuries and illnesses); Employer-sponsored wellness programs; legislation relating to compensation equity; OSHA Safety & Health program management guidelines; ADA reform legislation (including H.R. 3765).
Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Federal Maritime Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS)
Bills named:
H.R. 3765 (114th), H.J.Res. 29 (114th), H.R. 465 (114th), S. 801 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), S. 288 (114th)
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