UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE) for UPS (UNITED PARCEL SERVICE)

Health Issues HCR

Healthcare distribution

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Postal POS

Build Back Better - funding for USPS electric fleet HR 3287 / S 1663 - USPS Shipping Equity Act - enforcement of state rules and regulations on the USPS HR 3076 / S 1720 - Postal Service Reform Act of 2021 - cross subsidization of competitive products HR 6 / S 2680 - Package of bills containing the STOP Act

Contacted: Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (117th), H.R. 3076 (117th), H.R. 3287 (117th)

Small Business SMB

Education on UPS's support of SMBs and advocate for policies that better enable SMBs to export.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Trucking/Shipping TRU

Entry level commercial vehicle operator training rules. Fiscal year 2022 appropriations - allowance for commercial motor vehicle lengths to incorporate clean burning alternative fuel powered tractors.

Contacted: SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Treasury, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

HR 4996 Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2021 - Legislative and regulatory revisions to current ocean shipping legislative framework to enhance the velocity and fluidity of seaports.

Contacted: Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB)

Bills named: H.R. 4996 (117th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

Safe Skies Act Cargo Flight Deck Security Act Vaccine Logistics and Distribution Efforts. Amendments to apply flight and duty rules to cargo pilots. Assist UPS Flight Forward with Part 135 drone operations. Advance aviation policies that provide certainty and moves our aviation system towards modernization, limits unnecessary regulations, allows the system to accommodate expected growth, and improves safety and fuel efficiency. Advocate to reverse the FCC order on Ligado. Advocate to protect airline operators from 5G Implementation. Advocate for a coordinated effort by U.S. and foreign governments to ensure for the duration of the pandemic that cargo airlines are exempted from any travel restrictions, standard measures are implemented to keep cargo moving freely and to exempt crew members from quarantine and onerous testing requirements.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

HR 5376 - Build Back Better - General labor and regulatory policy issues; Protecting the Right to Organize Act EO 14042 - Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors - Vaccine mandate scope and definitions OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard - Vaccine mandate scope and definitions Workforce Development - Apprenticeships and grants for hiring and training veterans, women and workers with disabilities 86 Fed Reg 59309 - Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Settings - Heat injury and illness prevention 86 Fed Reg 67126 - Increasing the minimum wage for federal contractors

Contacted: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Implementation of USMCA. Protection of the U.S. $800 de minimis level. Tariff policy, U.S.-EU trade, U.S.-UK trade, Africa Trade Policy, General Trade Policy. Advocating for diverse and inclusive trade policies

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Voting Rights/Police Reform/Criminal Justice Reform

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Homeland Security HOM

General customs modernization/trade facilitation policy

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Transportation TRA

HR 3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act - Increased funding for multimodal surface transportation programs, including commercial vehicle fleet provisions.

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); SENATE; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 3684 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

HR 5376 Build Back Better - GILTI/FDII/163(n)/Book Minimum Tax/Corporate Tax Rate/Alternative Fuel Tax Credit/Work Opportunity Tax Credit/Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; SENATE; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 5376 (117th)