AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION for AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Issues related to EB-5 Regional Center program; H.R. 2210, Invest in America Act; S.803 and H.R. 1869, Restoring Investments in Improvements Act; issues related to opportunity zones; issues related to Workforce Opportunity Tax Credits; S.3548/H.R.746, the CARES Act; H.R. 6800, the HEROES Act; issues concerning Congressional Response to COVID-19; issues related to H.R. 7079, Clean Start: Back to Work Tax Credit; issues related to S. 4178, tax credit for workplace safety expenses; issues related to tax credits for capital expenditures related to reopening; H.R. 6776, JOBS Credit Act of 2020.

Contacted: Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Defense, Dept of (DOD); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Federal Reserve System

Bills named: H.R. 1869 (116th), S. 4178 (116th), H.R. 6800 (116th), H.R. 6776 (116th), H.R. 2210 (116th), S. 803 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), H.R. 7079 (116th), H.R. 746 (116th)

Telecommunications TEC

H.R. 4489, the Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019; S. 2229 and H.R. 3956, Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2019; Issues related to online travel company taxation; issues related to the taxation of hotel room reservations made over the internet; issues related to emergency dialing procedures; issues related to online consumer deception; issues related to data breach; issues related to cyber security; issues related to data privacy; issues related to online copyright; issues related to short-term rentals; issues related to telecommunications and broadband; issues related to innovation and competition in the hotel industry; issues related to market consolidation and competition; issues related to music licensing.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Treasury, Dept of; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA)

Bills named: H.R. 4489 (116th), S. 2229 (116th), H.R. 3956 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

PL III-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Healthcare Act, regulations regarding employer reporting and implementation of act; Issues related to the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; S.1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act. S.2366 and H.R. 4070, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2019; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19.

Contacted: Justice, Dept of (DOJ); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Reserve System; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: S. 1895 (116th), S. 2366 (116th), H.R. 4070 (116th)

Housing HOU

Issues related to short-term rentals; H.R. 4232, Protecting Local Authority and Neighborhoods Act.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Defense, Dept of (DOD)

Bills named: H.R. 4232 (116th)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Issues related to online travel services; issues related to short-term rentals; H.R. 4489, the Hotel Advertising Transparency Act of 2019; S. 2229 and H.R. 3956, Stop Online Booking Scams Act of 2019; issues related to income reporting obligations of third party settlement organizations; H.R. 4232, Protecting Local Authority and Neighborhoods Act.

Contacted: State, Dept of (DOS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Defense, Dept of (DOD); White House Office; Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4232 (116th), H.R. 4489 (116th), H.R. 3956 (116th), S. 2229 (116th)

Travel/Tourism TOU

Issues related to international and general travel; issues affecting consumer choice and market dynamics in the hotel industry; S.2203, Brand USA Extension Act; H.R. 3851, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2019; S.3548/H.R.746, the CARES Act; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19; S.4031, American TRIP Act; issues related to travel incentives.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office; Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Bills named: H.R. 3851 (116th), S. 2203 (116th), S. 3548 (116th), S. 4031 (116th), H.R. 746 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Labor Rulings and Appointments; issues related to appointments to fill the vacancies at the Department of Labor, the National Labor Relations Board, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; issues related to apprenticeships and continuing education; issues related to the overtime regulation; issues related to joint employment; issues related to labor relations; H.R. 1585, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2019; issues related to sexual assault and harassment training; H.R. 798, the Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2019; S. 1306 and H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 6201, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19; issues related to front line employees and rehiring; issues related to unemployment insurance.

Contacted: Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); State, Dept of (DOS); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); White House Office; SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Federal Reserve System; Justice, Dept of (DOJ)

Bills named: H.R. 6201 (116th), H.R. 1585 (116th), H.R. 798 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), S. 1306 (116th)

Trade (domestic/foreign) TRD

Issues related to trade agreements and digital trade.

Contacted: Treasury, Dept of; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); SENATE; Federal Reserve System; General Services Administration (GSA)

Banking BAN

Issues revolving around debt servicing; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19; issues related to the Main Street Lending Facility.

Contacted: SENATE; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Small Business Administration (SBA); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; State, Dept of (DOS); Treasury, Dept of

Insurance INS

H.R. 4634, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2019; issues concerning Congressional response to COVID-19.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; General Services Administration (GSA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); White House Office; Internal Revenue Service (IRS); SENATE; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Reserve System; State, Dept of (DOS); Small Business Administration (SBA); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Commerce, Dept of (DOC)

Bills named: H.R. 4634 (116th)

Immigration IMM

Issues related to the H-2B Temporary Non-agricultural Employment Program; J-1 Exchange Visitor Program; immigration reform proposals; EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program; Deferred Action on Childhood Arrival Program; H.R.6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019; H.R. 2740, issues related to the H-2B Visa program; issues related to the draft fiscal year 2020 Homeland Security funding bill.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); General Services Administration (GSA); Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); State, Dept of (DOS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); White House Office; Small Business Administration (SBA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6 (116th), H.R. 2740 (116th)

Government Issues GOV

Issues related to government travel; H.R. 6995, issues related to the Continental United States (CONUS) per diem-reimbursements rates.

Contacted: General Services Administration (GSA); Federal Reserve System; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Defense, Dept of (DOD); State, Dept of (DOS); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Treasury, Dept of; SENATE; Small Business Administration (SBA); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); White House Office; Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Bills named: H.R. 6995 (116th)

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Issues related to human trafficking; H.R. 1427, provisions related to lodging; issues related to trademark protection.

Contacted: Federal Reserve System; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Treasury, Dept of; Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); General Services Administration (GSA); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Small Business Administration (SBA); White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1427 (116th)

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties CIV

Issues related to Title III of the ADA; issues related to website accessibility and content; H.R. 5, the Equality Act.

Contacted: Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Labor, Dept of (DOL); General Services Administration (GSA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; State, Dept of (DOS); Federal Reserve System; Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Defense, Dept of (DOD); Small Business Administration (SBA); Justice, Dept of (DOJ); Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury, Dept of; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 5 (116th)