INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION for INTERNATIONAL FRANCHISE ASSOCIATION

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

Menu labeling legislation and implementation.

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2992, Business Activity Tax Simpilification Act (BATSA); S. 399 / H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act; extension of temporary business tax extenders including bonus depreciation, Sec. 179 expensing, Work Opportunity Tax Credit; S. 749; S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act; tax incentives for veterans to start franchise businesses - H.R. 3725, Veterans Entrepreneurs Act and S. 1015, Help Veterans Own Franchises Act.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

Bills named: H.R. 2992 (113th), S. 399 (113th), H.R. 3725 (113th), S. 603 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), S. 1015 (113th), S. 749 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

Various measures to amend the Affordable Care Act (ACA); regulatory implementation of ACA and requirements under the employer mandate; S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act; H.R. 1254, Auto-Enroll Repeal Act; S. 1188 / H.R. 2988, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act; H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act; H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act; H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act; H.R. 3367 (delay of health insurance provider annual fee).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1188 (113th), H.R. 3419 (113th), H.R. 1254 (113th), H.R. 2575 (113th), H.R. 903 (113th), H.R. 3367 (113th), H.R. 2988 (113th), S. 603 (113th)

Veterans VET

Efforts to encourage veteran ownership of franchised busiensses; H.R. 179 / S. 938, Franchise Education For Veterans Act; S. 1015, Help Veterans Own Franchises Act; H.R. 3725, Veterans Entrepreneurs Act; H.R. 2882, Improving Opportinities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act.

Contacted: SENATE; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 179 (113th), S. 1015 (113th), S. 938 (113th), H.R. 2882 (113th), H.R. 3725 (113th)

Small Business SMB

Expanding small business access to credit; SBA 7(a) and 504 loan programs; impact of Affordable Care Act regulations on small business owners; Small Business Administration appropriations; H.R. 1240, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1240 (113th)

Immigration IMM

Electronic employment verification (e-verify); W-visa low-skilled guest worker program; H-2B visa program; comprehensive immigration reform; H.R. 1354, Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act; H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act.

Contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 1354 (113th), H.R. 1772 (113th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Guest worker program; H-2B visa program; comprehensive immigration reform; W-visa program; H.R. 1354, Jobs Originating through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act; Federal government employee travel.

Contacted: Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 1354 (113th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

"Card check" regulations and rulings from National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); micro-unions; "ambush elections"; worker centers; employee rights poster requirement; persuasion activity reporting; companionship exemption in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA); H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act; H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act; H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act; nomination of Wage & Hour Division Administrator.

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 1120 (113th), H.R. 1010 (113th), S. 460 (113th), H.R. 1406 (113th)