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Education EDU

Career and technical education issues generally; HR2353, Strengthening Career & Technical Education for the 21st Century Act.

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Maritime Commission; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: H.R. 2353 (115th)

Environment/Superfund ENV

S577, Corn Ethanol Mandate Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1314, Renewable Fuel Standard Elimination Ace, all provisions; HR1315 RFS Reform Act, all provisions; sought sponsor for draft legislation to modify Renewable Fuel Standard.

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: H.R. 1314 (115th), H.R. 1315 (115th)

Government Issues GOV

Prior approval reform; Regulatory Accountability Act (no bill number), all provisions

Contacted: SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain. Communicate views on a renegotiation and modernization of NAFTA; Support inclusion of GSP benefits for travel goods for all GSP member countries; Support renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences, Support improvements to duty drawback, Support the Miscellaneous Trade Bill process; communicate retail views on trade remedy actions and the impact to downstream consumers. EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data; discuss views of retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption, chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation;HR10 Financial Choice Act, oppose provisions to repeal Durbin amendment of Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010; anticipated Data Breach Insurance Act, shared retail views on tax credits for purchase of data breach insurance, implementing cyber framework, tokenization, P2P encryption.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 10 (115th)

Transportation TRA

Port related issues -- congestion, metrics, ocean carrier alliances, detention / demurrage. Transportation related issues -- freight policy, truck productivity, funding infrastructure. No Human Trafficking on our Roads (S.1532) - support FY18 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriation Act (HR3353, S1655) -passenger facility charge -truck productivity

Contacted: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); SENATE; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 3353 (115th), S. 1532 (115th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Efairness legislation (support HR2193, oppose HR2887, support S976), tax reform, no specific legislation; oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax; House Better Way Blueprint for Tax Reform, border adjustment and interest rate provisions; United Framework for fixing our Broken Tax Code - support

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Maritime Commission; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 2887 (115th), H.R. 2193 (115th)

Health Issues HCR

Affordable Care Act, all provisions; HR1628 - American Health Care Act, all provisions; HR1101 - Small Business Health Fairness Act, all provisions; HR173/S58 - Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act, all provisions; Better Care Reconciliation Act, all provisions.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Maritime Commission; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Bills named: H.R. 173 (115th), H.R. 1101 (115th), H.R. 1628 (115th)

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service reform - communication of retail industry views; Postal Service Reform Act (HR756) - support

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 756 (115th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Discussions regarding proposed legislation & agency reports affecting the collection, use and disclosure of personally identifiable information and self-regulatory programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data security and breach notification laws and procedures in protecting customer information; proposed federal breach notification and data security standards; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency review on key issues; HR2520, BROWSER Act of 2017-all provisions; EU-U.S. Privacy Shield program implementation and annual review issues; S118, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2017 - all provisions.

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 2520 (115th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule on Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; OSHA Rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses; Compensation equity issues generally; HR 2776/S.1350, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act, all provisions; H.R.2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act, all provisions; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; S.1217/HR2629, Representation Fairness Restoration Act, all provisions; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; EEOC revisions to EEO-1 report, all provisions; FY2018 Appropriations - NLRB, EEO-1. HR 3441, Save Local Business Act. Reforms to Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Sets.

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Maritime Commission; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Bills named: S. 1350 (115th), H.R. 3441 (115th), S. 1217 (115th), H.R. 2629 (115th), H.R. 2776 (115th), H.R. 2775 (115th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communicating impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters and patent litigation on retail business practices. Oppose S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act, concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Maritime Commission; White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Bills named: S. 1390 (115th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Support efforts to define and criminalize organized retail crime

Contacted: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Small Business Administration (SBA)