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Insurance INS

Proposals to provide special consideration for health care coverage for small businesses Fully-funded Small Business Health Insurance Act of 2008

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Unemployment UNM

S. 122 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 122 (110th)

Health Issues HCR

HR 6898 The Health e-Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 6357 PRO(TECH)T Act of 2008

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 6898 (110th), H.R. 6357 (110th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

E-Recycling

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Immigration IMM

H1B visa policy H.R. 6093; H.R. 5882; H.R. 5921 Employment-based green cards H1B visa cap increase in a possible immigration package

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 5882 (110th), H.R. 6093 (110th), H.R. 5921 (110th)

Homeland Security HOM

Cybersecurity regulations; Net Guard Government Agency IT security, workforce standards Proposal to establish public-private security task force for small business issues S. 3786 & H.R. 6206 The Small Business Information Security Act of 2008

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 3786 (110th), H.R. 6206 (110th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Spectrum allocations Broadband regulation H.R. 5353 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2008 Television white spaces

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 5353 (110th)

Computer Industry CPI

Funding for IT training within Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Internet regulation

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

S 122 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007 Free Trade Agreements (U.S. - Korea) Presidential Trade Negotiating Authority

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Taxation of Internet services HR 3056 - Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 HR 5140 - Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 HR 1956 - Business Activity Tax Simplification Act Proposal to provide simplified/special tax credits for small businesses Taxation of government procurement Small business expensing Bonus depreciation Business activity tax Research and development tax credits H.R. 244 Technology Retraining and Investment Now (TRAIN) Act for the 21st Century S. 3162 Made in the USA Tax Act H.R. 1023 & S.777 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO)

Bills named: S. 777 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), H.R. 1023 (110th), H.R. 3056 (110th), S. 3162 (110th), H.R. 244 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th)

Telecommunications TEC

Spectrum allocations Broadband regulation including HR 5353 Broadband funding and build-out

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 5353 (110th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Patent Reform: H.R. 1908, S. 1145 Patent Quality Federal Programs to educate the public on intellectual property matters Proposal to provide simplified patent procedures for small businesses

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: S. 1145 (110th), H.R. 1908 (110th)

Small Business SMB

Full funding for SBA programs in 2009 budget Promotion of funding and reauthorization of SBA Small Business Innovation and REsearch (SBIR) programs H.R. 1956 Business Activity Tax Simplification Act H.R. 5140 Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 H.R. 3056 Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007 H.R. 1023 & S. 777 Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S.3786 & H.R. 6202 Small Business Information Security Act of 2008 Fully-funded Small Business Health Insurance Act of 2008

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: S. 777 (110th), H.R. 3056 (110th), H.R. 1956 (110th), S. 3786 (110th), H.R. 1023 (110th), H.R. 5140 (110th), H.R. 6202 (110th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Increased funding for America COMPETES Act programs within a supplemental appropriations act. FY08 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations Act - funding for IT training programs Federal spending for small business programs Stimulus funding

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Ensuring consumer privacy protection in e-waste regulation.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S. 122 Trade Adjustment Assistance Improvement Act of 2007 FY08 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations Act Workforce training issues Department of Labor training programs

Contacted: SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: S. 122 (110th)