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Transportation TRA

Railroad Issues/Regulations; Surface Transportation Reauthorization; Right to Repair; HOV Technical Correction Provision.

Contacted: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Comprehensive Tax Reform, utilization of AMT credits; extensions of R&D tax credit; consumer incentives for alternative use of technologies, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to raise the limitation on the election to accelerate the AMT credit in lieu of bonus depreciation for 2013 (S.1287).

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: S. 1287 (113th)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

PARTS Act (H.R. 1663), Patent Reform legislation

Contacted: Energy, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1663 (113th)

Health Issues HCR

General issues regarding health care related to implementation of the Affordable Care Act. Legislation to repeal the funding mechanism for the transitional reinsurance fee (H.R. 3489)

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 3489 (113th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Distracted Driving; Dept. of Transportation Vehicle Safety Issues; Safe Rental Car Act of 2013 (S. 921).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

Bills named: S. 921 (113th)

Tariff (miscellaneous tariff bills) TAR

Miscellaneous Tariff Issues, including harmonizing tariff schedule on certain automotive parts. United States Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 (H.R. 2708),

Contacted: Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2708 (113th)

Science/Technology SCI

Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2013 (H.R. 1027); Open Fuel Standard Act (H.R. 2493).

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 1027 (113th), H.R. 2493 (113th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

Ongoing engagement regarding the fuel economy rule and the mid-term review; Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 1009).

Contacted: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

Implementation of P.L.111-203 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform Consumer Protection Act as it relates to Auto Financing.

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Implementation of and Revisions to the Fair Labor Standards Act; Treatment of benefits relative to companies previously owned by GM.

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Retirement RET

Increases to PBGC premiums and proposals regarding the treatment of ERISA plans under the swaps and derivatives provisions of P.L.111-203, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Energy, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Immigration IMM

The Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744).

Contacted: Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 744 (113th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Non-Tariff Trade Barriers, APEC; Border Trade Issues; Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act; Global Market Access Issues; U.S. Asia Trade; U.S. Latin America Trade; Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 (S. 662); Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act (H.R. 1276); US China Trade; U.S. Middle East Trade; Trans Pacific Partnership; U.S. Burma Economic Reforms; Implementation of P.L. 112-41 (U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act).Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the European Union; Implementation of U.S.-UAE Trade; U.S. Central Asia Trade, US-Vietnam Trade (BW)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Energy, Dept of; Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)

Bills named: H.R. 1276 (113th), S. 662 (113th)

Automotive Industry AUT

Auto Industry Issues (including sharing information about GM facilities, products, community programs and progress on GM restructuring, and responding to congressional inquiries concerning GM restructuring); Discussions regarding TARP rules; All other issues listed in more specific categories, Helium Stewardship Act (H.R. 527, S. 783)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: S. 783 (113th), H.R. 527 (113th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

General discussions of proposed budgets and possible impact on GM and Automotive industry; Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 2397, S. 1245), Transportation - HUD Appropriations (H.R. 2610, S. 1243).

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS)

Bills named: H.R. 2397 (113th), S. 1245 (113th), S. 1243 (113th), H.R. 2610 (113th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

Ongoing engagement regarding the fuel economy rule and the mid-term review; tailpipe emissions proposed Tier 3 rule; Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 (S. 1009).

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 1009 (113th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

General discussion of transportation and infrastructure funding, electric vehicles and impact of proposed fuel standards; Alternative Fueled Vehicles Competitiveness and Energy Security Act of 2013 (S. 1230); Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 -- Shaheen/Portman (S.1392)

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Energy, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA)

Bills named: S. 1230 (113th), S. 1392 (113th)

Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV COM

Privacy & Data Breach Legislation; Driver Distraction; FY 2013 Commerce Appropriations.

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Treasury, Dept of; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Energy, Dept of; Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES