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Homeland Security HOM

CTPAT Reauthorization legislation

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); SENATE; Maritime Administration (MARAD); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

Government Issues GOV

Prior approval reform

Contacted: Maritime Administration (MARAD); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Maritime Commission; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Education EDU

Career and technical education issues generally

Contacted: U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Maritime Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act, oppose S.365 - Trade Security Act of 2019, support S.287/H.R. 940 - Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019, support S. 577/H.R. 1452 - Import Tax Relief Act of 2019 Encourage passage of the United States Mexico Canada Agreement Support efforts to modernize the Generalized System of Preferences to include products currently excluded from benefits Support a fix to allow for Section 321 DeMinimis entries from Foreign Trade Zones Communicate retail views on the importance of international trade and the global value chain Oppose China 301 tariffs Oppose steel/aluminum 232 tariffs HR 764, U.S. Reciprocal Trade Act

Contacted: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Federal Maritime Commission; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)

Bills named: H.R. 1452 (116th), S. 365 (116th), S. 287 (116th), H.R. 940 (116th), S. 577 (116th), H.R. 764 (116th)

Banking BAN

Update House and Senate on Interchange/swipe fee reform issues, including competitive routing and pending surcharge legislation in states; provide retailers perspective of issues in implementing mobile payment systems; data security and breach notification as it relates to sensitive financial data, discussed views of Retail industry regarding EMV transition, fraud costs, Chip and PIN, tokenization, encryption chargebacks, competition in debit routing and other payment innovation; Implementation of SEC CEO Pay Ratio Reporting (PL 111-203)

Contacted: Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Maritime Commission; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Transportation TRA

Transportation related issues - freight policy, truck productivity, infrastructure funding Port related issues - detention/demurrage Retail views on infrastructure funding and needs

Contacted: Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Federal Reserve System; Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); SENATE; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Small Business Administration (SBA); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Efairness legislation, oppose HR1983; S.128), oppose imposition of Value Added Tax, National Retail Sales Tax (H.R. 25); Support Technical corrections to Tax Cuts and Jobs Act - QIP (support H.R. 1869 and S.803) and NOL. HR 1869, Amend internal revenue code of 1986 to restore incentives for investments in qualified improvement property.

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); White House Office; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Federal Maritime Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); U.S. Postal Service (USPS)

Bills named: H.R. 1869 (116th), S. 128 (116th), H.R. 1983 (116th), H.R. 25 (116th), S. 803 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act (all provisions) S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act (all provisions) S. 340, CREATES Act (all provisions) S. 684 (Cadillac Tax repeal), all provisions HR 748, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act (all provisions) HR 861, End Surprise Billing Act (all provisions) HR 965, CREATES Act (all provisions) HR 1384, Medicare for All Act (all provisions) HR 1398, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act (all provisions)

Contacted: Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); SENATE; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Transportation, Dept of (DOT)

Bills named: S. 340 (116th), H.R. 1398 (116th), S. 80 (116th), S. 172 (116th), H.R. 965 (116th), H.R. 748 (116th), S. 684 (116th), H.R. 1384 (116th), H.R. 861 (116th)

Postal POS

U.S. Postal Service Reform - communication of retail industry views Communicate retail views on the White House Task Force report on USPS, especially package delivery

Contacted: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Federal Reserve System; White House Office; U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Maritime Commission; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Treasury, Dept of

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Communications regarding proposed legislation & agency proposals affecting the collections, use and disclosure of personal information and self-regulatory privacy programs providing protection for consumers; communication of retail views regarding data privacy and security; and data standards, including IoT device security; CPSC Oversight issues - overall agency reviews on key issues.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Federal Reserve System; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Treasury, Dept of; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Maritime Commission; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA)

Immigration IMM

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; Generally; H-1B Visa Program; Dream Act

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; SENATE; Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Maritime Commission; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

NLRB Specialty Healthcare decision; NLRB Rule Representation; part-time scheduling generally; paid leave issues generally; Fair Labor Standards Act generally; NLRB Joint Employment Standard; Dept of Labor Changes to Overtime Rules; EEOC Wellness Regulations; HR 1443, Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Harassment Act; Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); Workplace Democracy Act; Workers Freedom to Negotiate Act. -Workforce Development Issues, Generally - Re-entry Issues, Generally -H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act -H.R. 1423/S.610, Fair Act -H.R. 5, Equality Act -Minimum Wage (HR 582, S.150), Raise the Wage Act -DOL Joint Employer Standard - Scheduling Issues, Generally - Workforce Democracy Act - Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act

Contacted: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Federal Reserve System; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); Natl Economic Council (NEC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Maritime Administration (MARAD); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 5 (116th), H.R. 582 (116th), S. 150 (116th), S. 610 (116th), H.R. 1423 (116th), H.R. 1443 (116th), H.R. 7 (116th)

Science/Technology SCI

Patent reform - communication impact of patent infringement claims, demand letters, and patent litigation on retail practices. Express concerns with provisions to dismantle IPR, overturn Supreme Court decisions, and approach to addressing demand letters.

Contacted: Maritime Administration (MARAD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); U.S. Postal Service (USPS); SENATE; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS); Federal Maritime Commission; Small Business Administration (SBA); Treasury, Dept of; Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC); Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; White House Office; Office of Management & Budget (OMB); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; Patent & Trademark Office (PTO); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA); Natl Economic Council (NEC)