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Transportation TRA

H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 22 (114th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Various issues relating to taxation of attorneys fees and litigation expenses; campaign finance issues relating to tax exempt organizations

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 2278, Security and Fairness Enhancement for America (SAFE) Act of 2015 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to House Amendment 319 H.R. 4002, Criminal Code Improvement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to default mens rea standard when federal law does not provide a state of mind requirement S. 1019, Freedom from Over-Criminalization and Unjust Seizures Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 2197, Fairness in Disclosure of Evidence Act of 2012 Potential legislation to clarify mens rea standards for federal criminal offences Various issues relating to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (P.L. 95-213), including agency guidance on enforcement; background on Lacey Act (16 U.S.C. 3371-3378); Department of Justice policies on declined and non-prosecuted cases; federal civil and criminal enforcement activities against businesses; over-criminalization of federal law

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 2278 (114th), S. 2197 (114th), H.R. 4002 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), S. 1019 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 2995, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to appropriations rider for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Potential legislation dealing with third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending Various issues relating to implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203, sections 921, 964, 1028); securities litigation and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-67); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, arbitration study and oversight; SEC rulemaking petition relating to corporate political spending; U.S. capital markets competitiveness and regulation; securities litigation and mergers and acquisitions; third party litigation financing and lawsuit lending

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2995 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243)

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1027 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

Proposed Regulation regarding labeling changes for approved drugs and biological products (78 Fed. Reg. 67,985-67,999, November 13, 2013) Various issues relating to drug and medical device preemption

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS)

Medicare/Medicaid MMM

Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 Various issues relating to Medicare Secondary Payer reporting requirements; Centers for Medicaid Services (CMS) anti-arbitration rulemaking

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2925 (114th)

Bankruptcy BNK

H.R. 526 / S. 357, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015 Various issues relating to the U.S. Trustees authority to oversee the administration of bankruptcy trust funds

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: S. 357 (114th), H.R. 526 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 (P.L. 102-243)

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1027 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 1927, Fairness in Class Action Litigation Act of 2015 H.R. 3624, Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2040, Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 2317, Safety Over Secrecy Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2364, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2014 Potential legislation to codify Executive Order 13433 and put in place similar requirements for state officials enforcing federal law Potential legislation dealing with foreign court judgments Potential legislation dealing with the doctrine of Cy Pres Potential legislation dealing with administrative law judges Various issues relating to volume of litigation under the False Claims Act (31 U.S.C. 3729-3733); False Claims Act provisions of the Fraud Enforcement Recovery Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-21); campaign finance reform; doctrine of federal preemption; enforcement of federal law by state Attorneys General; use of exclusionary authority; patent litigation reform; civil asset forfeiture; class action reform

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: S. 2040 (114th), S. 2317 (114th), H.R. 1927 (114th), S. 2364 (114th), H.R. 3624 (114th), S. 2044 (114th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Potential legislation relating to liability protection regarding job recommendations

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Torts TOR

H.R. 758 / S. 401, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 2087/S. 1133, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2518, Innocent Sellers Fairness Act (111th Congress) Various issues relating to arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; background on Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401); Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including arbitration provisions; asbestos litigation; civil discovery reform; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; legal reform; medical liability reform; transnational torts

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 2087 (114th), S. 401 (114th), S. 1133 (114th), H.R. 2518 (114th), H.R. 758 (114th)