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Cryptocurrency legislation and rules, stable coin regulation, Prospective legislation on Dual class stock, Executive compensation through tax reform.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC); SENATE; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

Consumer Issues/Safety/Products CSP

Regulatory reform, HR 6107-Stop Corporate Capture Act, KOSA-Kids Online Safety Act, Strengthening online privacy for children, Privacy and Consumer Protection, Encouraging a privacy rulemaking at the FTC, S 2992-American Innovation and Choice Online Act, S 2710-Open Markets App, student debt cancellation, Product safety.

Contacted: Federal Trade Commission (FTC); SENATE; White House Office; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 6107 (117th)

Government Issues GOV

HR 1579/S 564-Ban conflicted trading act, HR 5746-Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, S 2921-Protect our Democracy Act, S 3494/HR 336-Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act, S 3504/HR 579-Ban Insider Trading in Congress Act, S 3059/HR 5720-Courthouse ethics and transparency Act, STOCK Act 2.0, HR 5410-National security reforms and accountability act, Congressional insider trading S 3612/HR 6694, strengthening the Freedom of Information Act, Open and responsive Government Act,

Contacted: SENATE; White House Office; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Bills named: H.R. 336 (117th), H.R. 5410 (117th), H.R. 5720 (117th), H.R. 579 (117th), H.R. 1579 (117th), H.R. 6694 (117th), H.R. 5746 (117th)

Health Issues HCR

Medicare expansion in the Build Back Better Act, Medicare Direct Contracting and Medicare for all

Contacted: SENATE; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice LAW

Forced arbitration, Ending forced arbitration of sexual assault and sexual harassment act, Equity EO

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace LBR

Discussions of provisions in the antitrust package, Antitrust nondiscrimination provision, HR 3849-Access Act of 2021, HR 3843-Merger filing fee Modernization Act, HR 3816/S 2992-American Choice and Innovation Online Act, HR 3825-Ending Platform Monopolies Act, HR 3826-Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021, HR 3840-Stregthening MSI competitiveness in research and Innovation Act, S 2710-Open App Markets act, HR 675-COVID 19-Price gouging Prevention Act, Merger reform, Antitrust enforcement and rulemaking, Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act, NACOSH comments re Heat Stress,

Contacted: Labor, Dept of (DOL); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB); Federal Trade Commission (FTC); Office of Special Counsel; HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 675 (117th), H.R. 3840 (117th), H.R. 3843 (117th), H.R. 3825 (117th), H.R. 3816 (117th), H.R. 3826 (117th), H.R. 3849 (117th)

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code TAX

Progressive tax priorities, financial transaction tax, Section 31 fee, Tax filing simplification act, Treasury regarding the IRS

Contacted: Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC); SENATE; Treasury, Dept of

Pharmacy PHA

HR 5376-Build Back Better Act-drug pricing measures, pandemic preparedness and vaccine manufacturing, HR 6000 (CURES 2.0) antimicrobial development provisions, HR 4502-FY22 Consolidated Appropriations Act-Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing, Affordable Insulin NOW Act, Discounted drugs for clinical trials act, Pharmaceutical Research and transparency, S 2891-Restoring the America Invents Act, HR 4521-America COMPETES act, Plain prescription Prices act, S 3799-PREVENT Pandemics Act, COVID 19 vaccine manufacturing and delivery.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE

Bills named: H.R. 4521 (117th), H.R. 6000 (117th), H.R. 4502 (117th), H.R. 5376 (117th)

Postal POS

Postal banking, Opposing amendment to Postal Service Reform Act, USPS postal banking pilots, USPS issues.

Contacted: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; SENATE