Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Clarification Act of 2015

(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. (21) Urge FDA to enact strong liquid nicotine child safety regulations. (22) Urge Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate anti-competitive health care mergers. (23) Urge FCC to oppose certain industry petitions seeking exceptions to robocall rules; urge FCC to protect consumers in robocall rulemakings. (24) Joined group letter of 10 November urging that the Hide No Harm Act (S. 2140) and/or S. 1743 (Motor Vehicle Safety Act) be added to cmprehensive highway/infrastructure legislation in the wake of disclosure of coverups of safety and pollution violations by automakers.

Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office

(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. (21) Urge FDA to enact strong liquid nicotine child safety regulations. (22) Urge Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate anti-competitive health care mergers. (23) Urge FCC to oppose certain industry petitions seeking exceptions to robocall rules; urge FCC to protect consumers in robocall rulemakings.

Legislative and regulatory issues affecting recreational boating, including H.R. 436

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. (21) Urge FDA to enact strong liquid nicotine child safety regulations. (22) Urge Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate anti-competitive health care mergers. (23) Urge FCC to oppose certain industry petitions seeking exceptions to robocall rules; urge FCC to protect consumers in robocall rulemakings. (24) Joined group letter of 10 November urging that the Hide No Harm Act (S. 2140) and/or S. 1743 (Motor Vehicle Safety Act) be added to cmprehensive highway/infrastructure legislation in the wake of disclosure of coverups of safety and pollution violations by automakers.

Legislative and regulatory issues affecting recreational boating, including H.R. 436

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Legislative and regulatory issues affecting recreational boating, including H.R. 436

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), U.S. Customs & Border Protection

(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. (21) Urge FDA to enact strong liquid nicotine child safety regulations. (22) Urge Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate anti-competitive health care mergers. (23) Urge FCC to oppose certain industry petitions seeking exceptions to robocall rules; urge FCC to protect consumers in robocall rulemakings.

(1) Oppose efforts such as the REINS Act to hamstring consumer health and safety agencies with layers of bureaucracy. Oppose a variety of similar bills designed to cripple agency rulemaking or impose duplicative brudensome requirements on independent agencies, including the Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act (H.R. 50/S 189), the Regulatory Accountability Act (RAA) and any similar bills (2) Urge Office of Management and Budget to complete their work on the delayed Department of Transportation (DOT) Enhancing Consumer Protections III air passenger rulemaking. (3) Urge FTC to strictly enforce all privacy settlements; (4) Urge FCC to protect privacy, including of CPNI and E911 calls. (5) Support FCC efforts to place broadband under Title II of the Communications Act and to impose strong protections known as Net Neutrality. (6) Urge regulators (FCC, DOJ, FTC) to reject anti-competitive mergers, such as Comcast/TWC; (6) Urge administration to nominate and Senate to confirm strong pro-consumer commissioners to CPSC and other agencies (7) Urge passage of Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act (HR 1375/S142); (13) Urge strong privacy protections for consumer data and metadata (CPNI) held by telecommunications firms. (8) Oppose all efforts to use Appropriations bill line items or riders to weaken any agency's ability to protect consumer, worker and community health, safety or finances. (9) In meetings and letters, urge FCC to oppose efforts to weaken the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, especially its privacy protections re robocalls. (10) Urge FTC to enact strongest possible pro-consumer Used Motor Vehicle Trade Regulation Rule. (11) Urge FDA to enact strongest possible rule re Supplemental Applications Proposing Labeling Changes for Approved Drugs and Biological Products, (12) Urge CPSC to adopt strongest possible phthalate protections. (13) Support strongest possible efforts by agencies and enforcers to prevent "pay for delay" or "product hopping" or other anti-competitive strategies by pharmaceutical firms. (14) Support strong rules and enforcement by DOJ, FRB and others to prevent market manipulation by payment card oligopoly. (15) Support enforcement of Robinson-Patman Act and other competition laws generally. (16) oppose efforts to place barriers on consumer private rights of action, including restrictions on joining class actions or any other restriction on the right to trial by jury. Generally oppose any laws or practices that place limits on consumer access to the civil justice system, caps on damages to aggrieved consumers or on the ability of judges and juries to do their jobs. (17) Urge CFPSC in petition to enact strong window cord safety rule (Docket 2013-0028). (18) In letters, urge House/Senate to oppose legislation eliminating CPSC authority over Recreational Offroad Vehicles (ROV) HR 999/S 1840. (19) Oppose HR 1927 to weaken consumer/worker class action rights. (20) Support HR 436, Sunshine In Litigation Act to prevent powerful special interests from seeking court seals/secrecy orders on matters pertaining to health and safety. CFPB Payday Rule

Issues affecting recreational boating, including H.R. 436

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Issues affecting recreational boating, including H.R. 436

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Reintroduction of the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Risk Assessment, and Training in the Schools Act; Cardiomyopathy Research Issues; Health Professional and Public Cardiomyopathy Education and Awareness Issues; Reintroduction of the Safe Play Act (S. 436/H.R. 436).

Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE