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Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

H.R. 1043/S. 460 Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act (Expansion of Section 127 of the IRC for student loan repayment) H.R. 4849 Upward Mobility Enhancement Act (Expansion of Section 127 of the IRC to Increase Tax-Deferred Amount) Public Law No: 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act (Responds to the COVID-19 outbreak by allowing employer-provided student loan repayment as a benefit, suspending employer payroll taxes and provide loan opportunities to employers impacted)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; White House Office; Labor, Dept of (DOL); Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE

Bills named: S. 460 (116th), H.R. 1043 (116th), H.R. 4849 (116th)

Health Issues HCR

H.R.4070/S.2366 - Commonsense Reporting Act (Streamlines ACA employer reporting requirements) Public Law No: 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act (Responds to the COVID-19 outbreak by requiring employer-sponsored health insurance coverage for COVID-19 testing and vaccinations, expanding HDHP coupled with HSA to include telehealth, over the counter medication and other products)

Contacted: SENATE; Education, Dept of; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Labor, Dept of (DOL)

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

Education EDU

H.J Res 76 / S.J. Res 56, Providing for Congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Borrower Defense Institutional Accountability Post-secondary education issues (White House/DOL/Department of Education)

Contacted: White House Office; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.J.Res. 76 (116th), S.J.Res. 56 (116th)

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Public Law No: 116-127 Families First Coronavirus Response Act (Response to COVID-19 outbreak by providing paid sick leave and expanding unemployment benefits) - DOL Public Law No: 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act (Responds to the COVID-19 outbreak by clarifying emergency paid sick leave program and temporarily expands unemployment benefits) H.R. 3621, the Comprehensive CREDIT Act of 2020 (prohibits employers ability to conduct credit checks on job applicants). H.R. 2694, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (addressing accommodations specific to pregnancy). H.R. 2474/S. 1306 Protecting the Right to Organize Act (Amend labor laws relating to striking, unions, and labor practices) H.R. 1784/S. 840 Healthy Families Act (Mandating paid sick leave) H.R. 1185/S. 463 FAMILY Act (Mandating paid family leave insurance) Consumer Privacy Act of 2020 (draft bill) (exempts employment related data from the definition of covered data, but the exemption does not encompass the full scope of entities that utilize employment related data or include all workplace roles to which such data applies)

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); White House Office; SENATE; Education, Dept of

Bills named: H.R. 1185 (116th), S. 1306 (116th), S. 840 (116th), S. 463 (116th), H.R. 3621 (116th), H.R. 2474 (116th), H.R. 1784 (116th), H.R. 2694 (116th)

Retirement RET

Public Law No: 116-136 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act or the CARES Act (Responds to the COVID-19 outbreak by temporarily waiving the tax treatment of withdrawals from retirement accounts)

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Education, Dept of; Labor, Dept of (DOL); SENATE; White House Office; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)

Immigration IMM

H.R. 1044/S. 386 Fairness for High Skilled Immigrants Act (Elimination of per country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants) H.R. 250 Legal Workforce Act (Mandates E-Verify) S. 2583 - Fiscal Year 2021 Foreign, State Operations Appropriations (draft bills) (appropriate the highest possible funding level for Department of State education and cultural exchange programs) Employment-based eligibility verification and immigration visa requirements (Addressing business continuity, health and safety of workers, customers, public safety and the economic impact of COVID-19 for common sense, short-term, emergency immigration regulatory requirements on U.S. employers concerning work authorization compliance and visa filings and authorized stays) - DHS Employment-based visas DHS/ DOL/ White House/ House and Senate

Contacted: Education, Dept of; SENATE; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); Labor, Dept of (DOL); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; White House Office

Bills named: H.R. 1044 (116th), S. 2583 (116th), H.R. 250 (116th), S. 386 (116th)