CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. for CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including the ability of South Africa to receive benefits under it; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); State, Dept of (DOS); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 3611 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 403 (114th), H.R. 2393 (114th), H.R. 4216 (114th), H.R. 635 (114th), H.R. 978 (114th), H.R. 820 (114th), S. 1015 (114th), S. 995 (114th), H.R. 1314 (114th), H.R. 597 (114th), H.R. 1031 (114th), S. 819 (114th), H.R. 4095 (114th), S. 2002 (114th), S. 2922 (114th), S. 491 (114th), S. 299 (114th), H.R. 1295 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 2146 (114th), S. 489 (114th), H.R. 2772 (114th), S. 1269 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 6654 (114th), H.R. 664 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), S. 824 (114th), H.R. 1890 (114th), H.R. 5696 (114th), H.R. 2745 (114th), H.R. 5233 (114th)

Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities FIN

H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 957, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2213, To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); disclosures related to form BE-10; evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation;oversight of proxy advisory firms;political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; beneficial ownerships disclosures; operation of the Financial Stability Board

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Energy, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 1965 (114th), H.R. 2213 (114th), H.R. 686 (114th), S. 1963 (114th), H.R. 1317 (114th), H.R. 37 (114th), H.R. 1023 (114th), H.R. 2289 (114th), H.R. 2187 (114th), H.R. 414 (114th), H.R. 432 (114th), H.R. 1334 (114th), H.R. 1723 (114th), H.R. 1265 (114th), H.R. 2477 (114th), H.R. 1975 (114th), H.R. 1259 (114th), H.R. 1847 (114th), H.R. 2354 (114th), S. 1010 (114th), H.R. 2356 (114th), S. 1484 (114th), H.R. 1737 (114th), S. 1109 (114th), H.R. 957 (114th), H.R. 2287 (114th), H.R. 2648 (114th), S. 552 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 1195 (114th), H.R. 1266 (114th), H.R. 1839 (114th), H.R. 1553 (114th), H.R. 601 (114th), H.R. 2789 (114th), H.R. 766 (114th), H.R. 1659 (114th), S. 576 (114th), H.R. 2357 (114th), H.R. 2064 (114th), H.R. 2769 (114th), H.R. 3192 (114th), H.R. 1675 (114th), H.R. 1525 (114th), H.R. 1090 (114th), H.R. 1941 (114th), H.R. 1210 (114th)

Insurance INS

Proposed Regulation on minimum value of eligible employer sponsored health plans (80 Fed. Reg. 52,678, September 1, 2015)

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Security Council (NSC)

Chemicals/Chemical Industry CHM

Various issues relating to requests for correction of information under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515)

Contacted: SENATE; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); State, Dept of (DOS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Senate Amendment 1559 regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting H.R. 2685, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act, including provisions relating to repatriation S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1827, Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; tax expenditures; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; patent box or innovation box proposals; cash accounting; potential changes to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness (SBREFA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-121); interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA)

Bills named: H.R. 235 (114th), H.R. 2510 (114th), H.R. 2772 (114th), H.R. 1105 (114th), S. 981 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 636 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), S. 1827 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 765 (114th), H.R. 625 (114th), S. 1946 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 160 (114th), S. 676 (114th), S. 698 (114th), S. 1800 (114th), H.R. 880 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th), S. 1695 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), S. 2736 (114th), S. 1910 (114th), H.R. 961 (114th), S. 1589 (114th), S. 149 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th)

Transportation TRA

H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 647, Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans (ABLE) Act H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716 /S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1732, Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 H.J.Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4848, Repeal and Rebuild Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (113th Congress) Proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles - phase 2 (80 Fed. Reg. 53,756, September 8, 2015) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; Federal preemption of state meal and rest brake laws (F4A)

Contacted: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); White House Office; SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.J.Res. 124 (114th), S. 1647 (114th), S. 1589 (114th), S. 1957 (114th), H.R. 680 (114th), H.R. 2716 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), S. 2094 (114th), H.R. 1846 (114th), S. 1519 (114th), S. 1732 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 647 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 2577 (114th), H.R. 4848 (114th), H.R. 2410 (114th), S. 1541 (114th), H.R. 5021 (114th), S. 1298 (114th)

Waste (hazardous/solid/interstate/nuclear) WAS

H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Security Council (NSC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Interior, Dept of (DOI); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Reserve System; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Copyright Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Bills named: S. 697 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th)

Economics/Economic Development ECN

H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Energy, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); U.S. Copyright Office; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); General Services Administration (GSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Security Council (NSC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System

Bills named: S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 1558 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 102-243) modernization

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Science/Technology SCI

Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings

Contacted: U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Copyright Office; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); State, Dept of (DOS); White House Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3020/S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes. S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015 DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulations on the clarification of employers continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (80 Fed. Reg. 45,116, July 29, 2015) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulations concerning Definition of the Term Fiduciary and Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, conflict of interest rule, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Bureau of Labor Statistics job classifications; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda

Contacted: Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Education, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: S. 1695 (114th), S. 1298 (114th), S. 2015 (114th), S. 1519 (114th), H.R. 3459 (114th), H.R. 3020 (114th), H.R. 1768 (114th), H.R. 1767 (114th), H.R. 2800 (114th), S. 1590 (114th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1190/S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 1423/S. 775, Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 1624/S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 3081/S. 1778, TELE-MED Act of 2015 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Rule on Regarding How the Americans with Disabilities Act Relates To Employer Wellness Programs (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 1630) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, provider network adequacy, definition of small group market, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, ERISA preemption, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, delivery reform changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug prices, Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) rebates, non-interference with Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; health information technology; telemedicine services in Medicare

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Security Council (NSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Education, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Small Business Administration (SBA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection

Bills named: S. 775 (114th), H.R. 2 (114th), H.R. 2050 (114th), H.R. 1196 (114th), S. 30 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), H.R. 248 (114th), H.R. 30 (114th), S. 183 (114th), S. 1099 (114th), S. 2045 (114th), H.R. 928 (114th), S. 709 (114th), S. 1996 (114th), S. 305 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.R. 3081 (114th), H.R. 1190 (114th), S. 1697 (114th), S. 1778 (114th), H.R. 1423 (114th), H.R. 2712 (114th), H.R. 160 (114th), S. 141 (114th), H.R. 2911 (114th), H.R. 1270 (114th), H.R. 879 (114th), S. 149 (114th), H.R. 1624 (114th)

Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries MAR

Various issues relating to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Contacted: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); General Services Administration (GSA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Reserve System; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Copyright Office; SENATE; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)

Environment/Superfund ENV

H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S.2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 2898, Western Water and American Food Security Act of 2015 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed regulations on source determination for certain emission unites in the oil and natural gas sector, including provisions relating to the definition of term adjacent (80 Fed. Reg. 56,579, September 18, 2015) Proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles - phase 2 (80 Fed. Reg. 53,756, September 8, 2015) Proposed regulations on management standards for hazardous waste pharmaceuticals (80 Fed. Reg. 58,014, September 25, 2015) Proposed regulations on hazardous waste generator improvements (80 Fed. Reg. 57,918, September 25, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234, December 17, 2014) Potential rule revisions on hazardous waste export-import RIN 2050-AG77 Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) rule; EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; requests for correction of data under the Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515); G-7 circular economy summit planning

Contacted: Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); White House Office; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Energy, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 638 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th), H.R. 1599 (114th), S. 226 (114th), S. 168 (114th), S. 2006 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 2898 (114th), S. 280 (114th), S. 293 (114th), S. 697 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), H.R. 2098 (114th), S. 378 (114th), H.R. 585 (114th), S. 639 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), S. 708 (114th), H.R. 1667 (114th), S. 544 (114th), S. 543 (114th), S. 1140 (114th), H.R. 1030 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), S. 292 (114th), S. 640 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), H.R. 1732 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), S. 751 (114th), S. 1425 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), S. 112 (114th)

Defense DEF

H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting

Contacted: Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Treasury, Dept of; Energy, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); SENATE; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

Bills named: H.R. 2685 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), S. 1558 (114th), S. 1376 (114th)

Accounting ACC

Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); proposed lease accounting standards; accounting convergence projects, auditing and extensible business reporting language; internal controls and audits

Contacted: U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Energy, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Executive Office of the President (EOP); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Education, Dept of; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

H.R. 548, Certainty in Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 549, Litigation Oversight Act of 2015 H.R. 550, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 2654/S. 1512, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3470/S. 2021, Fair Chance Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Regulations implementing Executive Order 13672, Prohibiting Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity by Contractors and Subcontractors (79 Fed. Reg. 72,985, Dec. 9, 2014) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to amendments to regulations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659, April 20, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to nondiscrimination in health programs and activities (80 Fed. Reg. 54,172, September 8, 2015) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to requirement to report summary data on employee compensation (79 Fed. Reg. 46,561, August 8, 2014) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to Non-Retaliation for Disclosure of Compensation Information (79 Fed. Reg. 55,712, September 17, 2014) Proposed changes to OFCCP Scheduling Letter and Itemized Listing (76 Fed. Reg. 60,083, September 28, 2011) Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; EEOC Strategic Plan; EEOC Strategic Enforcement Plan; HHS Office for Civil Rights; OFCCP interpretation of its jurisdiction

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); U.S. Copyright Office; Energy, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Education, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA)

Bills named: S. 1590 (114th), H.R. 1189 (114th), S. 2021 (114th), H.R. 2654 (114th), H.R. 3470 (114th), H.R. 549 (114th), H.R. 2800 (114th), S. 620 (114th), H.R. 550 (114th), H.R. 548 (114th), S. 1512 (114th)

Agriculture AGR

H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2302 H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 S. 1844, A bill to amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to provide for voluntary country of origin labeling for beef, pork, and chicken

Contacted: SENATE; Natl Security Council (NSC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); State, Dept of (DOS); Education, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Treasury, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Copyright Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th), S. 1844 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 2393 (114th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 283/S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1569, to improve cybersecurity in the United States through enhanced sharing of information about cybersecurity threats H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; tax reform; FCC net neutrality policy; National Institute of Standards and Technology Draft Privacy Risk Management Framework; Internet service provider privacy proposed rulemaking; National Telecommunications and Information Administration Facial Recognition Technology Multi-stakeholder process; G-7 circular economy summit planning

Contacted: Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Copyright Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); White House Office; Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Small Business Administration (SBA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Education, Dept of; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; General Services Administration (GSA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 3326 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 235 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), S. 754 (114th), H.R. 2775 (114th), S. 177 (114th), H.R. 283 (114th), S. 356 (114th), S. 1890 (114th), H.R. 699 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th)

Retirement RET

Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014; partitions of eligible multiemployer plans and facilitated mergers (80 Fed. Reg. 8,712, February 18, 2015) Proposed regulation on suspension of benefits under the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (80 Fed. Reg. 35,262, June 19, 2015) Proposed regulations on annual financial and actuarial information reporting: Changes to waivers (80 Fed. Reg. 44,312, July 27, 2015) Various issues relating to myRA retirement accounts; multi-employer pension plan reform

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); SENATE; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Energy, Dept of; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Education, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers)

Copyright/Patent/Trademark CPT

H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3668, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act (112th Congress) Various issues relating to the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); appropriations relating to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; IP issues relating to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; issues relating to copyright review

Contacted: Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Copyright Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Energy, Dept of; Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Education, Dept of; General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 4216 (114th), H.R. 644 (114th), S. 2002 (114th), S. 832 (114th), S. 3523 (114th), H.R. 6654 (114th), H.R. 9 (114th), H.R. 1770 (114th), H.R. 4095 (114th), H.R. 6 (114th), S. 1015 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 2045 (114th), H.R. 805 (114th), H.R. 3668 (114th), S. 1886 (114th), S. 1137 (114th), H.R. 3468 (114th)

Small Business SMB

H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to appropriations for the Small Business Administration Office of Advocacy S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 S. 966, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2015 Various issues relating to changes to the Small Business Administration 504 program allowing for refinancing of existing real estate investments

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Natl Security Council (NSC); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: S. 552 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), S. 966 (114th)

Budget/Appropriations BUD

H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2577, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2578, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2772, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2822, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes S. 1619, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 H.J.Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY2016 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending and taxes; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury

Contacted: Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Energy, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); SENATE; General Services Administration (GSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Security Council (NSC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Treasury, Dept of; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Executive Office of the President (EOP)

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (114th), H.Con.Res. 27 (114th), H.J.Res. 61 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), S. 832 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), S. 1558 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), H.R. 2685 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), H.R. 2772 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 719, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3020/S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3128, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 S. 98, STEM Jobs Act of 2015 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 461, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1025, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement

Contacted: Defense, Dept of (DOD); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Treasury, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Education, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Copyright Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Energy, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA)

Bills named: H.R. 1153 (114th), H.R. 399 (114th), H.R. 3020 (114th), H.R. 1401 (114th), H.R. 719 (114th), H.R. 3370 (114th), S. 1695 (114th), S. 181 (114th), S. 98 (114th), S. 461 (114th), H.R. 2131 (114th), H.R. 1147 (114th), S. 2091 (114th), H.R. 1148 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), H.R. 213 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 962 (114th), S. 153 (114th), S. 208 (114th), H.R. 616 (114th), H.R. 2758 (114th), H.R. 240 (114th), S. 1501 (114th), H.R. 3128 (114th)

Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.) FOO

H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on user fee program to provide for accreditation of third-party auditors/certification bodies to conduct food safety audits and to issue certifications (80 Fed. Reg. 43,987, July 24, 2015) Proposed regulations on food labeling: revision of the nutrition and supplement facts labels; Supplemental proposed rule to solicit comment on limited additional provisions (80 Fed. Reg. 44,303, July 27, 2015)

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Education, Dept of; Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Small Business Administration (SBA); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Copyright Office; White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1599 (114th)

Education EDU

H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 2518/S. 1195, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015 S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; early childhood education

Contacted: U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); State, Dept of (DOS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Energy, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Security Council (NSC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Education, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); General Services Administration (GSA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Treasury, Dept of

Bills named: S. 1195 (114th), H.R. 2518 (114th), H.R. 5 (114th), S. 1177 (114th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 878, United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act Various issues relating to visa waiver program

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Energy, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; U.S. Copyright Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: S. 542 (114th), S. 2091 (114th), H.R. 399 (114th), H.R. 616 (114th), H.R. 158 (114th), H.R. 664 (114th), H.R. 1401 (114th), H.R. 229 (114th), S. 208 (114th), S. 299 (114th), H.R. 878 (114th)

Homeland Security HOM

H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 3128/S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3490, Strengthening State and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act H.R. 3510, Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015 H.R. 3572, DHS Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 3578, DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 S. 1015, Enforcing Orders and Reducing Customs Evasion Act of 2015 S. 1869, Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Federal Computer Security Act Draft legislation titled International Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2015 Stakeholder Engagement on Cybersecurity in the Digital Ecosystem (80 Fed. Reg. 14,360-14,363, March 19, 2015) Proposed Regulation on intrusion and surveillance items (80 Fed. Reg. 28,853-28,863, May 20, 2015) General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) Various issues relating to beneficial ownership disclosures; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) draft NISTIR 8062, Privacy Risk Management for Federal Information Systems; National Institute of Standards and Technologys (NISTs) draft NISTIR 8074 Report on Strategic U.S. Government Engagement in International Standardization to Achieve U.S. Objectives for Cybersecurity; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; encryption technology policy; Proposed Office of Management and Budget (OMB) guidance memorandum, Improving Cybersecurity Protections in Federal Acquisitions

Contacted: Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Economic Council (NEC); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; State, Dept of (DOS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); SENATE; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Energy, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Bills named: S. 754 (114th), H.R. 3572 (114th), H.R. 1731 (114th), S. 1015 (114th), H.R. 3578 (114th), S. 1869 (114th), S. 1109 (114th), H.R. 2648 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), H.R. 3490 (114th), H.R. 3510 (114th), H.R. 1907 (114th), H.R. 1560 (114th), H.R. 3128 (114th)

Indian/Native American Affairs IND

H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 812, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 383, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Treasury, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Education, Dept of; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); State, Dept of (DOS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); SENATE; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Energy, Dept of; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

Bills named: H.R. 538 (114th), H.R. 407 (114th), S. 732 (114th), S. 995 (114th), H.R. 360 (114th), S. 710 (114th), S. 383 (114th), H.R. 511 (114th), S. 379 (114th), S. 248 (114th), S. 1879 (114th), S. 209 (114th), H.R. 249 (114th), S. 1579 (114th), H.R. 812 (114th)

Clean Air and Water (quality) CAW

H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 743 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to environment and energy policy; proposed EPA and Army Corps definition of Waters of the United States for Clean Water Act jurisdiction; EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act; proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; proposed amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemakings and policy making

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); White House Office; Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Small Business Administration (SBA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Education, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: S. 543 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), S.Con.Res. 11 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 751 (114th), S. 280 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), S. 639 (114th), S. 88 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), S. 638 (114th), S. 640 (114th)

Energy/Nuclear ENG

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S.33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1672, Commercial Driver Act S. 1933, Electrify Africa Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits (80 Fed. Reg. 48,624, August 13, 2015) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines (80 Fed. Reg. 50,462, August 19, 2015) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for battery chargers (80 Fed. Reg. 52,850, September 1, 2015) Final rule on energy conservation standards and test procedures for commercial heating, air-conditioning and water-heating equipment (80 Fed. Reg. 42,614, July 17, 2015) Final rule on energy conservation standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps (80 Fed. Reg. 43,162, July 21, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; multi-title energy legislation addressing modernizing and protecting infrastructure, workforce, energy security and diplomacy, and energy efficiency and accountability; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Energy, Dept of; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Interior, Dept of (DOI); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Security Council (NSC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); General Services Administration (GSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Economic Council (NEC); White House Office; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ)

Bills named: H.R. 504 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th), S. 1425 (114th), H.R. 873 (114th), S. 280 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), S. 1672 (114th), S. 226 (114th), H.R. 702 (114th), H.R. 2576 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), S. 1038 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), H.R. 8 (114th), S. 535 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), H.R. 1734 (114th), H.R. 1273 (114th), S. 697 (114th), S. 1106 (114th), S. 33 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), H.R. 4615 (114th), H.R. 2073 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), S. 720 (114th), S. 1312 (114th), S. 1933 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), S. 128 (114th), S. 858 (114th), H.R. 3 (114th), H.R. 1629 (114th), H.R. 2177 (114th), H.R. 351 (114th), S. 1 (114th), H.R. 2358 (114th)

Commodities (big ticket) CDT

H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); the Financial Stability Oversight Council

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Education, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); U.S. Copyright Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); State, Dept of (DOS); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Energy, Dept of; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Treasury, Dept of; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bills named: H.R. 2289 (114th), H.R. 1317 (114th), H.R. 1847 (114th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 Various issues relating to use of administrative law judges; UN convention on the assignment of receivables; administrative law procedural reform

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); SENATE; Education, Dept of; Interior, Dept of (DOI); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Treasury, Dept of; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); State, Dept of (DOS); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Energy, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); U.S. Copyright Office; General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)

Bills named: H.R. 2648 (114th), S. 1109 (114th)

Natural Resources NAT

H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act Potential legislation regarding a national park designation in Arizona

Contacted: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Education, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Defense, Dept of (DOD); Energy, Dept of; Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); General Services Administration (GSA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Copyright Office; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Treasury, Dept of; Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB)

Bills named: H.R. 2358 (114th), S. 292 (114th)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 Various issues relating to Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation

Contacted: Transportation Security Administration (TSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Natl Security Council (NSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Executive Office of the President (EOP); Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Energy, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Treasury, Dept of; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Natl Economic Council (NEC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Interior, Dept of (DOI); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Education, Dept of; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)

Bills named: H.R. 978 (114th), S. 489 (114th)

Government Issues GOV

H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 758, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; OMB/IAWG responses to comments regarding social cost of carbon valuation, accuracy and completeness; technical update of the social cost of carbon for regulatory impact analysis under Executive Order 12866 as revised July 2015; multi-title energy legislation addressing modernizing and protecting infrastructure, workforce, energy security and diplomacy, and energy efficiency and accountability

Contacted: SENATE; Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ); Natl Security Council (NSC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Interior, Dept of (DOI); General Services Administration (GSA); Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers); Small Business Administration (SBA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Environmental Protection Agency (EPA); Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Food & Drug Administration (FDA); Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS); White House Office; Agriculture, Dept of (USDA); Energy, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Executive Office of the President (EOP); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Copyright Office; Education, Dept of; Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Transportation Security Administration (TSA); State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 2577 (114th), S. 640 (114th), H.R. 348 (114th), H.R. 2772 (114th), H.R. 2042 (114th), S. 280 (114th), H.R. 427 (114th), S. 33 (114th), H.R. 712 (114th), S. 88 (114th), S. 1910 (114th), S. 1927 (114th), H.R. 585 (114th), S. 543 (114th), H.R. 504 (114th), S. 1 (114th), S. 1800 (114th), H.R. 2631 (114th), S. 1619 (114th), H.R. 1155 (114th), H.R. 1388 (114th), H.R. 527 (114th), S. 1324 (114th), S. 226 (114th), H.R. 1030 (114th), S. 2006 (114th), S. 544 (114th), H.R. 2578 (114th), S. 1376 (114th), H.R. 1320 (114th), H.R. 2134 (114th), S. 1038 (114th), S. 639 (114th), H.R. 185 (114th), H.R. 1327 (114th), S. 1695 (114th), S. 638 (114th), S. 2012 (114th), H.R. 2028 (114th), H.R. 22 (114th), S. 751 (114th), S. 1487 (114th), H.R. 2822 (114th), H.R. 1735 (114th), H.R. 3438 (114th), H.R. 3 (114th), S. 293 (114th), H.R. 1029 (114th), H.R. 758 (114th), S. 378 (114th), H.R. 2557 (114th), H.R. 161 (114th)