TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET for TECHNOLOGY NETWORK AKA TECHNET

Education EDU

Support Computer science education/funding; STEM education; Higher Education Act; General education and workforce issues; Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Serving Institutions funding; Universal Service Funding program (E-rate, Lifeline). H.R. 3602 Computer Science for All Act; HR 3294 - IGNITE HBCU Excellence Act; CHIPS and Science Act of 2022.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3602 (117th), H.R. 3294 (117th)

Immigration IMM

Support immigration reform; International Entrepreneur Rule; H-1B Visas, H-4 Visas L1 Visas, L2 Visas, F1 Visas and M1 Visas, Startup Visas for Entrepreneurs; Exemptions from green card caps for Ph.D. and Masters degree holders in STEM fields; STEM-OPT; Dreamers; HR 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021; H.R. 3648, EAGLE Act; Visa recapture; Parole for certain undocumented immigrants

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP); White House Office; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Bills named: H.R. 6 (117th), H.R. 3648 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

International Digital Taxes; Carried interest; On demand economy tax issues; Investment Tax Credit (ITC); Foreign Tax Credits; Tax reform for startups; H.R. 7917, IGNITE American Innovation Act; Tax Reform Issues; Corporate Tax Rate; H.R. 3425, S. 948, Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act; R&D Expensing; Inflation Reduction Act; Clean Vehicle Tax Credits; HR 7079/S 3840 - Cut Red Tape for Online Sales Act; HR 6918/S 3546 - Stop the Nosy Obsession with Online Payments Act.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 6918 (117th), S. 948 (117th), H.R. 7079 (117th), H.R. 3425 (117th), H.R. 7917 (117th)

Telecommunications TEC

Buy America requirements; Spectrum; Broadband expansion and deployment/access; 5G; Quantum; Artificial Intelligence Facial Recognition Technology; Universal Service Fees; America COMPETES Act of 2022; Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA); Chips and Science Act of 2022; 60 GHz Spectrum Band.

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); SENATE

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Digital Trade; Tariffs; ICTS Supply Chain Rule; EU-U.S. Privacy Shield; S. 2107, the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors Act or the FABS Act. Cross border data flows

Contacted: SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); White House Office

Bills named: S. 2107 (117th)

Transportation TRA

But America requirements; Autonomous vehicles; Samis Law; Electric vehicles (EV), EV charging infrastructure, Smart Cities, Broadband expansion and deployment; Infrastructure funding; Lithium ion batteries and products transport; Implementation of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC)

Government Issues GOV

Government IT Reform; Modernizing Government Technology Act funding.

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Energy/Nuclear ENG

Advance Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) funding; Climate change; Federal Clean Energy Standard.

Contacted: White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Banking BAN

Issues regarding financial technology; Access to financial data re: Section 1033 of the Dodd-Frank Consumer Protection Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE

Computer Industry CPI

Cybersecurity Issues; Issues regarding data breaches; Issues regarding artificial intelligence; Issues regarding Right to Repair; Semiconductor supply chains; H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021; H.R. 3816 & S 2992 American Choice and Innovation Online Act; H.R. 3825 Ending Platform Monopolies Act; H.R. 3460, State of Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; H.R.4818 - National Digital Reserve Corps Act; H.R. 3849 Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2021 or ACCESS Act of 2021; H.R. 3843 Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021; H.R. 3460 State of Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021; S.225 Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021; S. 2039 Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolies Act. Add S. 2107, the Facilitating American-Built Semiconductors Act or the FABS Act; HR 5017 and S 2710 Open APP Markets Act; HR 5502 and S 936 INFORM Consumers Act; HR 3429, 5374 and S 1843 Shop Safe Act; S 2875 Cyber Incident Reporting Act of 2021; American Data and Protection Act; S 4528 - Improving Digital Identity Act of 2022.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 3843 (117th), H.R. 3460 (117th), S. 2107 (117th), H.R. 3825 (117th), H.R. 5017 (117th), S. 2039 (117th), H.R. 3429 (117th), H.R. 3816 (117th), H.R. 4818 (117th), H.R. 3849 (117th), H.R. 3826 (117th), S. 225 (117th), H.R. 5502 (117th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Worker Classification Issues; GIG and sharing economy issues; S. 420 and H.R. 842 Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021. U. S. Department of Labor proposed rule to clarify employee and independent contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act; U. S. Department of Labor rule to reform prevailing wages for foreign worker programs to prevent potential abuses; H. Res 772 Recognizing the contributions of gig workers and independent contractors to the American economy; Nomination of David Weil to be DOL Wage and Hour Administrator; HR 8442, Worker Flexibility and Choice Act; NLRB proposed rule concerning the joint employer standard.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: S. 420 (117th), H.Res. 772 (117th), H.R. 8442 (117th), H.R. 842 (117th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R.5 Equality Act; Systemic Inequality; Voting Rights Reform; HR 8404, Respect for Marriage Act.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 5 (117th), H.R. 8404 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Telehealth issues; Health data interoperability rules; H.R. 1319; S. 2197, Rural and Frontier Telehealth Expanansion Act.

Contacted: White House Office; SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1319 (117th), S. 2197 (117th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Dodd-Frank, Durbin Amendment; H.R. 1020 New Business Preservation Act.

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1020 (117th)