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Banking BAN

Legislation related to regulatory relief for small and regional banks.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

Appropriations related to enforcement of National Labor Relations Board joint employer standard.

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

Legislation to prevent patent troll demand letters and lawsuits; H.R. 9, Innovation Act.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

Bills named: H.R. 9 (114th)

Veterans VET

Issues related to government contracting opportunities for veteran-owned small businesses.

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive tax reform proposals; H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015; H.R. 2584, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act (BATSA).

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 2584 (114th), H.R. 1105 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act; S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act; Implementation of Affordable Care Act employer mandate; H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act; Employer reporting requirements under Affordable Care Act; ACA employer mandate auto-enrollment provision; S. 1099/H.R. 1624, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act; "Small group market" definition in ACA.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: S. 1099 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th)

Science/Technology SCI

H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; Legislation on cyber threat information sharing; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th)

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) loan program eligibility and affiliation rules; SBA Franchise Registry procedures; Franchisee/franchisor relationship and regulation.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act; Electronic employment verification (e-verify) legislation.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1147 (114th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Airport infrastructure improvement and funding proposals.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

S.J. Res. 8 / H.J. Res. 29, for disapproval of NLRB union election rules; S. 801, Representation Fairness Restoration Act; H.R. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act; H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act; H.R. 550, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act; NLRB joint employer standard; Labor department appropriations; pay equity issues; minimum wage; salary threshold and duties test for overtime exemption; H.R. 3459 / S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunities Act; OSHA investigation practices

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 29 (114th), S. 801 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), S.J.Res. 8 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015; Legislation on cyber threat information sharing; H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 1731 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th)