3826 -- Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 | Poliscope

Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021

3826

117th Congress

Commerce

Introduced

Legislative Progress

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Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

June 11, 2021

Latest Action

June 24, 2021

Primary Sponsor

Hakeem S. JeffriesDemocratic(NY)

Momentum (last 30 days)

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0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

66pct

13d open

vs 9,698 other HR bills in the 117th — cohort avg 63d

Summary

Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits operators of covered platforms from acquiring the stock or other share capital or the assets of another person engaged in commerce or in any activity affecting commerce. Covered platforms are online platforms that (1) have at least 50 million U.S.-based monthly active users or at least 100,000 U.S.-based monthly active business users, (2) are owned or controlled by a person with net annual sales or a market capitalization greater than $600 billion, and (3) are critical trading partners for the sale or provision of any product or service offered on or directly related to the platform. The Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice must designate whether an entity is a covered platform, and both must carry out enforcement activities. The bill provides for any person (other than a foreign state and any instrumentality thereof) who is injured by an activity forbidden under the bill to recover triple damages. (A foreign state may only recover actual damages.) Further, the bill specifies the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit as the judicial venue for a covered platform's appeals related to (1) the designation as a covered platform, (2) other administrative and enforcement proceedings, or (3) a final order issued in any district court.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (50)

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Filing registrants (59)

MILLER STRATEGIES, LLC (12)FEDERAL STREET STRATEGIES, LLC (14)AVOQ, LLC (8)ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP (5)JENNER & BLOCK LLP (7)TIBER CREEK GROUP (5)MEHLMAN CONSULTING, INC. (7)I STREET ADVOCATES (22)HARBINGER STRATEGIES, LLC (6)JAMES EDWARDS (14)

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MARSHALL & POPP, LLC (6)

Subjects (7)

Civil actions and liability

Computers and information technology

Corporate finance and management

Digital media

Internet and video services

Internet, web applications, social media

Judicial review and appeals

Actions (5)

June 24, 2021

Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

June 24, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

June 23, 2021

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

June 11, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

June 11, 2021

Introduced in House

Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H

Committees

Committee	Chamber	Activity	Date
Judiciary Committee	House	Markup by	June 24, 2021
Judiciary Committee	House	Markup by	June 23, 2021
Judiciary Committee	House	Referred to	June 11, 2021

Text Versions

Version	Date	Links
Introduced in House	June 11, 2021	XML

Cosponsors (24)

Name	Party	State
Adriano Espaillat	Democratic	NY
Andy Levin	Democratic	MI
Barbara Lee	Democratic	CA

Related Bills (1)

Bill	Congress	Relationship
S 3197	117th	Related bill

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COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONclient→COMPUTER & COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

2024 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry

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Open Internet, Surveillance Reform, International Digital Privacy, Section 230, Patent Quality, Section 3398, Data Portability, Interoperability, D(M)CA, HR 3816, HR3460, and S2710, America COMPETES HR 4521 S1260, EU DMA, DMCA H.R. 3816 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act), S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act, H.R. 3826 and S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021), H.R. 7030 and S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act),H.R. 1735 and S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021)H.R. 8152 (American Data Privacy and Protection Act), H.R. 3429 and S. 1843 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2021),S. 936 (INFORM Consumers Act), TELL Act, Gatekeeper, Korea Cloud Certification,Canada Online News law,, OAMA, Privacy, NDAA, ITC, S2220 S. 1291: Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Artificial Intelligence,S1409, S 1409, S2140,America Act, ECommerce, Generative AI, NO FAKES, RESTORE, APRA, HR 8818, HR 7891 KOSA, S2220, PREVAIL ACT,

Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

BRIAN MCMILLAN

Government targets: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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2024 · third_quarter · Computer Industry

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Open Internet, Surveillance Reform, International Digital Privacy, Section 230, Patent Quality, Section 3398, Data Portability, Interoperability, D(M)CA, HR 3816, HR3460, and S2710, America COMPETES HR 4521 S1260, EU DMA, DMCA H.R. 3816 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act), S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act, H.R. 3826 and S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021), H.R. 7030 and S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act),H.R. 1735 and S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021)H.R. 8152 (American Data Privacy and Protection Act), H.R. 3429 and S. 1843 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2021),S. 936 (INFORM Consumers Act), TELL Act, Gatekeeper, Korea Cloud Certification,Canada Online News law,, OAMA, Privacy, NDAA, ITC, S2220 S. 1291: Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Artificial Intelligence,S1409, S 1409, S2140,America Act, ECommerce, Generative AI, NO FAKES, RESTORE, APRA, HR 8818, HR 7891 KOSA, S2220, PREVAIL ACT,

Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

BRIAN MCMILLAN

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2024 · second_quarter · Computer Industry

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Open Internet, Surveillance Reform, International Digital Privacy, Section 230, Patent Quality, Section 3398, Data Portability, Interoperability, D(M)CA, HR 3816, HR3460, and S2710, America COMPETES HR 4521 S1260, EU DMA, DMCA H.R. 3816 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act), S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act, H.R. 3826 and S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021), H.R. 7030 and S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act),H.R. 1735 and S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021)H.R. 8152 (American Data Privacy and Protection Act), H.R. 3429 and S. 1843 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2021),S. 936 (INFORM Consumers Act), TELL Act, Gatekeeper, Korea Cloud Certification,Canada Online News law,Japan Digital Market reports, OAMA, Privacy, NDAA, ITC, S2220 S. 1291: Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Artificial Intelligence,S1409, S 1409, S2140,America Act, ECommerce, Generative AI

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

BRIAN MCMILLAN

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2024 · first_quarter · Computer Industry

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Open Internet, Surveillance Reform, International Digital Privacy, Section 230, Patent Quality, Section 3398, Data Portability, Interoperability, D(M)CA, HR 3816, HR3460, and S2710, America COMPETES HR 4521 S1260, EU DMA, DMCA H.R. 3816 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act), S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act, H.R. 3826 and S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021), H.R. 7030 and S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act),H.R. 1735 and S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021)H.R. 8152 (American Data Privacy and Protection Act), H.R. 3429 and S. 1843 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2021),S. 936 (INFORM Consumers Act), TELL Act, Gatekeeper, Korea Cloud Certification,Canada Online News law,Japan Digital Market reports, OAMA, Privacy, NDAA, ITC, S2220 S. 1291: Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Artificial Intelligence,S1409, S 1409, S2140,America Act, ECommerce, Generative AI

Client expense: $100,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

BRIAN MCMILLAN

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2023 · fourth_quarter · Computer Industry

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Open Internet, Surveillance Reform, International Digital Privacy, Section 230, Patent Quality, Section 3398, Data Portability, Interoperability, D(M)CA, ShopSafe, S.2992, HR 3816, HR3460, Open Markets Act, and S2710, America COMPETES HR 4521 S1260, EU DMA, DMCA H.R. 3816 (American Choice and Innovation Online Act), Music Licencing S. 2992 (American Innovation and Choice Online Act, H.R. 3826 and S. 3197 (Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021), H.R. 7030 and S. 2710 (Open App Markets Act), H.R. 1735 and S. 673 (Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021)H.R. 8152 (American Data Privacy and Protection Act), H.R. 3429 and S. 1843 (SHOP SAFE Act of 2021), S. 936 (INFORM Consumers Act), TELL Act, Gatekeeper, Korea Cloud Certification,Canada Online News law,Japan Digital Market reports, OAMA, Privacy, NDAA, ITC, S. 1291: Protecting Kids on Social Media Act, Artificial Intelligence

Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

JOSHUA ROGIN

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2022 · fourth_quarter · Telecommunications

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H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 869/S. 289, Research Investment to Spark the Economy (RISE) Act of 2021 H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2021 H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2501, Spectrum Coordination Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3684, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act H.R. 3711, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research in Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 4609, National Institute of Standards and Technology for the Future Act of 2021 H.R. 5315, Drone Infrastructure Inspection Grant Act H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 H.R. 6416, Banning Surveillance Advertising Act of 2022 H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 6796, Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 8256/S. 4664, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.R. 9463, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act of 2022 S. 47, Adversarial Platform Prevention (APP) Act of 2021 S. 113, Balancing the Rights of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2021 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 1494, Consumer Data Privacy and Security Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 2710, Open App Markets Act S. 2992, American Innovation and Choice Online Act S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3290, National MEP Supply Chain Database Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, The Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks for Broadband Act (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation titled FTC Procedural Reform Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft legislation on platform transparency Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Request for Comments on a Draft Memorandum to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020) Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Federal Trade Commission; Deceptive or Unfair Earnings Claims (87 Fed. Reg. 13,951-13,958, March 11, 2022) Proposed Rule, Federal Trade Commission; Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 51,273-51,299, August 22, 2022) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; Extension of Comment Period, Federal Trade Commission; Trade Regulation Rule on Commercial Surveillance and Data Security (87 Fed. Reg. 63,738-63,739, October 20, 2022) Notice of Inquiry, Federal Communications Commission; Space Innovation; Facilitating Capabilities for In-space Services, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) (87 Fed. Reg. 56,365-56,372, September 14, 2022) Public Notice, Federal Communications Commission; Amendment of Section 15.255 of the Commissions Rules (ET Docket No. 21-264, June 22, 2021) Request for Information, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Implementation of the CHIPS Incentives Program (87 Fed. Reg. 61570-61573, October 12, 2022) Various issues relating to expanding access to high speed broadband internet service; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband permitting reform; nominations at Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP); broadband and economic relief; technology and economic relief; intermediary liability; potential federal privacy legislation; facial recognition technology; net neutrality; internet of things (IoT) devices; robocalls and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) (P.L. 102-243); implementation of the Childrens Online Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 105-277); implementation of the American Rescue Plan including provisions relating to the Technology Modernization Fund (P.L. 117-2); implementation of Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act (P.L. 115-141); implementation of the OPEN Government Data Act (P.L. 115-435); funding for implementation of the CHIPS for America Act, enacted as part of the FY2020 National Defense Authorization Act, (P.L. 116-92); implementation of the National Artificial Intelligence Act, enacted as part of the FY2021 National Defense Authorization Act (P.L. 116-283); implementation of the Drivers Privacy Protection Act (P.L. 103-322); implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); appropriating funding for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Fund and the Multilateral Telecommunications Security Fund; increased technology modernization funding for FY22; FY2022 appropriations requests to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees subcommittees on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, relating to Facial Recognition Vendor Testing (FRVT) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); artificial intelligence; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Executive Order 13984, Taking Additional Steps to Address the National Emergency with Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities; Executive Order 14017, Executive Order on America's Supply Chains; FTC hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection; Consumer Cybersecurity Labeling Pilots; Feedback to NIST on AI Risk Management: Future of the FCC Universal Service Fund; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) franchise rule and earnings rule; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) and 19(b) enforcement; potential Executive Order on identity theft; potential childrens privacy legislation in omnibus spending bill; Technology Modernization Fund in Financial Services and General Government proposed appropriations legislation; appropriations for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation (NSF); draft National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) guidance on Federal Internet of Things Device Cybersecurity; Security Criteria for Internet of Things (IoT) Devices; Draft Consumer Software Labeling Criteria; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research and development; House Select Committee on Modernization; the Administrations Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Action Plan; use of third-party messaging apps by corporate employees; request for information, National Institute of Standards and Technology, artificial intelligence risk; management framework second draft (August 18, 2022); Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); Freedom of Information requests: Department of Education, Department of Health and Human Services, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Federal Trade Commission, and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

ALLISON DEMBECK DAVID WEISSMAN EVAN JENKINS JAMES LOCKE KENNETH JOHNSON jr MARGARET MORGAN MARTIN DURBIN MATTHEW FURLOW MATTHEW WEBB MICHAEL RICHARDS NEIL BRADLEY RONALD EIDSHAUG ROY MCKENZIE SUZANNE CLARK THOMAS QUAADMAN mr CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW mr JOHN HOWARD

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Science Foundation (NSF), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA)

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.client→CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.

2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace

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H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 447, National Apprenticeship Act of 2021 H.R. 603/S. 53, Raise the Wage Act of 2021 H.R. 804/S. 248, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 830, Wage Increase Fairness Act H.R. 842/S. 420, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 H.R. 1065/S. 1486/S. 4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 1195, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1284/S. 403, Fair and Open Competition (FOCA) Act H.R. 1277/S. 374, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2021 H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 H.R. 1458/S.490, Unemployment Insurance Technology Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 1735/S. 673, Journalism Competition and Preservation Act of 2021 H.R. 2491, Wage Equity Act of 2021 H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2795, DHS Blue Campaign Enhancement Act H.R. 2873, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021 H.R. 2883, Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications H.R. 2884, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act H.R. 2891/S. 1428, Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act H.R. 2926/S. 663, One Agency Act H.R. 3110/S. 1658, Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (PUMP) for Nursing Mothers Act H.R. 3114, Longshore and Harbor Workers COVID-19 Compensation Act of 2021 H.R. 3460/S. 1787, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816/S. 2992, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826/S. 3197, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843/S. 228, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4109/S. 2193, Protections for Socially Good Activities Act H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better Act H.R. 5842, Ending the Monopoly of Power Over Workplace Harassment through Education and Reporting (EMPOWER) Act H.R. 6922/S. 3760, Continued Waiver of Interest on State Unemployment Loans during the Pandemic Act H.R. 7194/S. 3889, Employee Rights Act H.R. 7151, Ensuring Sound Guidance Act H.R. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act H.R. 8295/S. 4659, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 H.Res. 823, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3460) to amend title 28 of the United States Code to prevent the transfer of actions arising under the antitrust laws in which a State is a complainant H.J. Res. 100,To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees H. Con. Res. 119, Providing for a correction in the enrollment of H.J. Res. 100 S. 225, Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021 S. 478, Higher Wages for American Workers Act of 2021 S. 977, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2021 S. 1074, Trust-Busting for the Twenty-First Century Act S. 1204, Bust Up Big Tech Act S. 1380, Clean Slate Act of 2021 S. 1425, Stop Significant and Time-wasting Abuse Limiting Legitimate Innovation of New Generics (STALLING) Act S. 1435, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2021 S. 1636, Save Local Business Act S. 2039, Tougher Enforcement Against Monopolists (TEAM) Act S. 2991, Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021 S. 3311, FTC Integrity Act S. 3847, Prohibiting Anticompetitive Mergers Act of 2022 S. 3889, Employee Rights Act S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. J. Res. 13, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures" Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Proposed Rule, Department of Labor; Employee or Independent Contractor Classification under the Fair Labor Standards Act (87 Fed. Reg. 62,218-62,275, Oct. 13, 2022) Proposed Rule, National Labor Relations Board; Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status Under the National Labor Relations Act (87 Fed. Reg. 54,641-54,663, September 7, 2022) Request for Comments, Internal Revenue Service; Prevailing Wage, Apprenticeship, Domestic Content, and Energy Communities Requirements Under the Act Commonly Known as the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (Docket No. IRS-2022-0025, Notice 2022-51, November 30, 2022) Request for Comments, International Trade Administration; Artificial Intelligence Export Competitiveness (87 Fed. Reg. 50,288-50,289, August 16, 2022) Proposed Rule, Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Federal Acquisition Regulation: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects (87 Fed. Reg. 51,044-51,052, August 19, 2022) Final Rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (87 Fed. Reg. 73,822-73,886, December 1, 2022) Proposed Rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries, and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 3, 2022) Various issues relating to modernization of the unemployment insurance system; application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; paid leave including paid family and sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; debarment of federal contractors (blacklisting); Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; the firing of Peter Robb as General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), and of Alice Stock, Deputy General Counsel of the NLRB; rescission of the joint employer standard under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-718); The FTC's Multilateral Pharmaceutical Merger Taskforce; The USMCA Labor Council; apprenticeships; proposed amendment to the U.S. Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act (Longshore Act), relating to the establishment of statutory presumptions of coverage and compensability for illnesses; potential Wage and Hour Division rulemaking defining and delimiting the exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales and Computer Employees; potential legislation on the minimum wage; COVID-19 vaccine requirements, including a potential Emergency Temporary Standard from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to employers with more than 100 employees; vaccine requirements for federal contractors; legal and regulatory framework for evaluating mergers and acquisitions; contract terms and their relationship to competition, particularly relating to worker non-compete clauses and exclusive contracts; Federal Trade Commission issues: Freedom of Information Act Requests, Penalty Offense Authority, Zombie Voting, and overall direction of the Commission; anticipated overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Directive (DIR) 2022-01; filing complaints under the National Labor Relations Act; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14036, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; Executive Order 14063, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; unemployment insurance; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; domestic and international antitrust policy; Federal Trade Commission (FTC) section 19/13b authority; Policies and practices related to the FTC expanding its authority; Transparency at the FTC; FTCs Draft Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2022 to 2026; section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; pregnancy discrimination; oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); election procedures under the Railway Labor Act (P.L. 69-257); National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 86-257)

Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

ALLISON DEMBECK BRINCE MANNING CHRISTOPHER EYLER CLARK JACKSON DAVID WEISSMAN ETHAN HELLIER EVAN JENKINS EVAN WILLIAMS GLENN SPENCER JENNINGS IMEL JOHN KIRCHNER KEVIN COURTOIS KRISTEN MALINCONICO MAGGIE WOODIN MARC FREEDMAN MARGARET MORGAN MARTIN DURBIN MATTHEW WEBB MICHAEL BILLET MOORE HALLMARK

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE

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2022 · fourth_quarter · Trade (domestic/foreign)

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H.R. 1386, Country of Origin Labeling Requirement Act H.R. 2072, Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act H.R. 2668, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 2907, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 3460, State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021 H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3825, Ending Platform Monopolies Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3843, Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4346, CHIPS and Science Act H.R. 4521, America Creating Opportunities for Manufacturing, Pre-Eminence in Technology, and Economic Strength (America COMPETES) Act of 2022 H.R. 5376, Inflation Reduction Act H.R. 5502, Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces for (INFORM) Consumers Act H.R. 5544, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 6121/. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions to Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 H.R. 6171, CNL Update Act H.R. 6329/S. 1854, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act of 2021 H.R. 6412, Import Security and Fairness Act H.R. 7185, Federal Contracting for Peace and Security Act H.R. 7691/S. 4930, Additional Ukraine Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2022 H.R. 7900/S. 4543, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8906, To provide for retroactive application of Generalized System of Preferences for the period after December 31, 2020, and before September 1, 2022 H.R. 9083/S. 5161, Fair Tariff Act of 2022 H.R. 9243, Providing Appropriate Recognition and Treatment Needed to Enhance Relations with ASEAN Act H.Res. 1294/S.Res. 727, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should negotiate strong, inclusive, and forward-looking rules on digital trade and the digital economy with like-minded countries as part of its broader trade and economic strategy in order to ensure American values of democracy, rule of law, freedom of speech, human and worker rights, privacy, and a free and open internet are at the very core of digital governance H.Res. 1342, Reaffirming the importance of diplomacy and development in United States-African Union relations, promoting strategic partnerships and shared objectives between the United States and the African Union, and expressing strong support for the successful implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area S. 746, Trade Security Act of 2021 S. 1187, Eliminating Global Market Distortions To Protect American Jobs Act of 2021 S. 1260, United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021 S. 2378, Fair, Affordable, Innovative, and Resilient (FAIR) Transition and Competition Act S. 2934, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2022 S. 3586, Ocean Shipping Competition Reform Act of 2022 S. 3850, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2022 S. 4355, Clean Competition Act S. 4428, Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 S. 4450, Securing Privileged Economic, Commercial, Investment, And Legal Rights to Ensure Longstanding Atlantic Trade and Investment Opportunities and Nurture Security, Happiness, Innovation, and Prosperity (SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP) Act S. 4495, Protecting Americans' Data From Foreign Surveillance Act of 2022 Nomination of Chris Wilson to be Chief Intellectual Property Negotiator for the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Unfair or Deceptive Fees Trade Regulation Rule Commission Matter No. R207011 (87 Fed. 215, Reg. 67413-67,424, November 8, 2022) Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; request for public comment. Trade Regulation Rule on the Use of Reviews and Endorsements AGENCY: Federal Trade Commission. (87 Fed. Reg. 67,424-67,430, November 8, 2022) Notice, International Trade Commission; USMCA Automotive Rules of Origin: Economic Impact and Operations, 2023 Report (87 Fed. Reg. 48,495-48,497, August 9, 2022) Various issues relating to implementation of U.S. - Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; implementation and revisions to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 116-113); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); U.S.-Korea digital trade and services; United States-Mexico-Canada (USMCA) Labor Council; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) reauthorization; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to export controls; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) (P.L. 117-78); implementation of the Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act, (P.L. 117-167); Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); implementation of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (P.L. 106-200); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; reauthorization of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (CTPAT); negotiations on a U.S.- Kenya Free Trade Agreement; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); WHO Pandemic Treaty; World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations and agreements; World Trade Organization; Reform of the WTO; WTO Trade-Related Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver; implementation of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement; Executive Order 14017, America's Supply Chains; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cyber security; implementation of the U.S.- China economic and trade agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, South Africa, and Europe; IP issues relating to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum; U.S. economic and commercial relations with key trading partners across the globe; U.S. sanctions on Russia including those related to Russias threats to and invasion of Ukraine; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU negotiations on a legal data transfer mechanism; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy and sustainability cooperation; U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade; United States-India Trade Policy Forum; EU and international tax policy including digital tax proposals; U.S.-EU Trade & Technology Council; EU-U.S. Joint Technology Competition Policy Dialogue; EU Digital Markets Act; EU Digital Services Act; EU Data Act; EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism; Indias Information Communications Technology (ICT) Tariffs; Federal Trade Commission statutory authority under Section 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); efforts to implement an outbound investment screening mechanism; efforts related to boosting trade relations with the Latin American region; Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im Bank); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; tax treaties with Chile and Poland; international affairs budget; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; international 5G policy; international cybersecurity policy; international policies related to content moderation and intermediary liability; advancing international regulatory cooperation; steel and aluminum tariffs; trade policy concerns regarding customs duties on electronic transmissions; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and Japan; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and China; proposed rules implementing Executive Order 13873, Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain; implementation of the United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), including plastics toxicity under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act; U.S.-Brazil trade; Pacific Digital Trade Agreements; U.S. Chile Tax Treaty, Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention Of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital; U.S. Trade Representative on initiation of section 301 investigation of Frances digital services tax; ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol; efforts to pass the Miscellaneous Tariff bill; reauthorization of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); efforts to provide financial support, trade facilitation, and infrastructure support to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA); Russian sovereign debt; Commercial Service Office in Bangladesh; Indo-Pacific Economic Framework and digital trade issues associated with it; port negotiations; recommendations for Export Controls Cooperation at the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council; small business innovation research; supply chain and defense industrial base issues; printed circuit boards; 21st Century customs framework

Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

ABELARDO TORRES BRINCE MANNING CASSIA CARVALHO CHRISTOPHER EYLER CLARK JACKSON DAVID WEISSMAN ETHAN HELLIER EVAN JENKINS GARRETT WORKMAN ISABELLE ICSO JENNINGS IMEL JEREMIE WATERMAN JOCELYN CHAN JOHN DRAKE JOHN GOYER JOHN KIRCHNER JOHN MURPHY JUSTIN LUMADUE KEITH WEBSTER KELLY ANDERSON

Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)

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2022 · fourth_quarter · Science/Technology

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H.R. 847/S. 224, Promoting Digital Privacy Technologies Act H.R. 1816, Information Transparency & Personal Data Control Act H.R. 2668/S. 1494, Consumer Protection and Recovery Act H.R. 3816, American Choice and Innovation Online Act H.R. 3826, Platform Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021 H.R. 3849, Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching (ACCESS) Act of 2021 H.R. 4258, Improving Digital Identity Act of 2021 H.R. 4350, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 H.R. 5367, Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 including provisions relating to FTC penalty and privacy H.R. 6580/S. 3572, Algorithmic Accountability Act of 2022 H.R. 7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 H.R. 8152, American Data Privacy and Protection Act H.R. 9330/S. 4908, Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act H.R. 9463, Satellite And Telecommunications (SAT) Streamlining Act of 2022 S. 919, Data Care Act of 2021 S. 1957, State and Local Digital Service Act of 2021 S. 3014, Next Generation Telecommunications Act S. 3035, Government Ownership and Oversight of Data in Artificial Intelligence (GOOD AI) Act of 2021 S. 3330, Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction (DETOUR) Act S. 3410, Consumer Protection and Due Process Act S. 3663, Kids Online Safety Act S. 3890, Improving Intergovernmental Cooperation and Reducing Duplication Act of 2022 S. 4145, Consumer Protection Remedies Act of 2022 S. 4767, Proper Leadership to Align Networks (PLAN) for Broadband Act Draft legislation regarding Federal Trade Commission procedural reform Draft legislation on improvements to the Paperwork Reduction Act Draft legislation around collection and sharing of government data Potential legislation related to the regulation of facial recognition technology Draft memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies, Guidance for Regulation of Artificial Intelligence Applications (85 Fed. Reg. 1,825, January 13, 2020); Various issues related to technology and economic relief; Executive Order 13859, Maintaining American Leadership in Artificial Intelligence; Office of Science and Technology Policies Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights; FTC enforcement; FTC section 13(b) enforcement; artificial intelligence regulation, standards, research, and development; appropriation for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST); intermediary liability; broadband infrastructure and deployment; broadband and economic relief; broadband permitting reform; childrens privacy in omnibus spending legislation; artificial intelligence; Buy America provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58); facial recognition

Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

EVAN JENKINS MARTIN DURBIN MATTHEW FURLOW MICHAEL RICHARDS NEIL BRADLEY RONALD EIDSHAUG SUZANNE CLARK THOMAS QUAADMAN mr CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW mr JOHN HOWARD

Government targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office

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2022 · fourth_quarter · Small Business

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ACCESS TO CAPITAL JOBS Act 4.0: Continue to support this legislative package of access to capital measures and regulatory improvements introduced by Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA). Improving Crowdfunding Rules: Continue to express support for enhancements to equity and debt-based crowdfunding (Title III crowdfunding) that would lower costs, unleash additional capital, and improve reporting and regulatory compliance for startups and small businesses. Connecting Small Business to Capital Act (H.R. 945): Support the legislation. TAX AND SPENDING POLICY R&D Tax Credits: Advocated for the restoration of the R&D tax credit and its improvement for startups and small businesses. "Inflation Reduction Act" (IRA): Opposed the legislation, as it raises business taxes and fuels inflationary pressures through new government spending. Specifically, in IRA: Expressed concern and opposition to: the various tax increases including corporate taxes, extending the limitation on Main Street pass-through businesses to claim losses for two years without extending the 20% small business deduction; the size of the spending package and its impact on inflation and fiscal condition of the federal government; price controls on drugs; and the new spending for the IRS without implementing needed reforms and checks. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA): Continue to express support for the permanency of various provisions of the TCJA including Section 199A, lower personal tax rates, expensing provisions and estate tax changes. Main Street Certainty Act, H.R. 1381/S. 480: Continue to support the advancement of this bill to make permanent the 20% small business deduction in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. EBITDA: Continue to support the reinstatement of the IBITDA standard for business interest deductions. Renewing Investment in American Workers and Supply Chains Act, H.R. 7229/S.4012: Support this legislation to allow accelerated depreciation for all structures. "Wealth Taxes:" Continue to oppose various schemes to tax wealth based on unrealized gains on property. REGULATION AND COMPETITION POLICY Fair and Open Competition Act, S. 403/H.R. 1284: Continue to support this legislation, which would prevent the Administration from using project labor agreement (PLAs) in federal procurement contracts. Project Labor Agreements (PLAs): Continue to express opposition to President Bidens Executive Order on the use of PLAs on federal procurement projects, including the bipartisan infrastructure package. Employee Rights Act, S.3889: Continue to support this bill introduced by Senator Tim Scott to protect the status of independent contractors. New Overtime Rules: Continue to express concern about DOL efforts to again alter overtime rules. Independent Contractor Rule: Continue to express general support for streamlining and modernizing the independent contractor rule and oppose proposals that would make many independent workers inappropriately (and against their will and wishes) categorized at employees. Submitted comments to the Department of Labor regarding the proposed Employee or Independent Contractor Classification Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), 87 Fed. Reg. 62218, and urged them to withdraw the proposal and allow a March 2021 rule to stand. Joint Employer: Expressed concern for changing "joint employer" rules as they were recently improved and modernized. Submitted comments to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) urging a withdrawal of the proposed Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status, 87 Fed. Reg. 54641. Franchise Rule: Have expressed support for the current franchise rule as it is undergoing a periodic decennial review by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A): Continue to express concern about Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice action and changes to the regulatory framework governing M&A review and how this would impact the innovation and startup ecosystem in the United States. President Biden Competition Executive Order: Continue to express concerns about the premise and actions behind the EO to regulate and micro-manage various sectors of the economy including technology, energy, bio-pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, railroads and other sectors that are dominated by small-to-mid-size businesses (SMBs). Targeted Tech Legislation and Anti-Trust: Continue to express concerns about the impact and unintended consequences of legislation, regulation and anti-trust re-writes at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) aimed at big tech and how it would impact small business access to markets and capital, and the entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem in general. American Innovation and Online Choice Act, S.2992: Oppose the legislation. Platform Competition and Opportunity Act, H.R. 3826/S.3197: Oppose the legislation. Energy and Gas Prices: Continue to express concern about restrictive energy policies with respect to developing energy in the U.S. and how such restrictions are contributing to higher energy prices. Continue to express concern about the potential for higher taxes on this sector via a "windfall profits tax," restrictions and limitations placed on energy development on public lands, and red tape and lengthy reviews for permits and energy infrastructure projects. Electronic Payments and Credit Card Regulation: Continue to voice concern about new regulations on the payments system, specifically credit routing requirements and how they undermine payment-systems innovation that has provided small businesses a lifeline during the pandemic and payments options for small businesses and startups. Expressed opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act of 2022. Privacy Policy and Legislation: Support a national framework for privacy that is inclusive and equitable to all industries. Expressed areas where the "American Data Privacy and Protection Act" (H.R. 8152) could be improved for small businesses. Filed Joint comments with the FTC expressing concerns with an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking pertaining to so-called commercial surveillance and lax security practices. Railroad Strike: Supported H.J. Res 100 to avoid a rail strike. Expressed concern about the potential for a rail strikes and its impact on supply chains, inflation and economic disruption in general. Implementation of the "Corporate Transparency Act": Continue to express concerns about the impact of the legislation (and implementing regulations) on small businesses. AFFORDABLE AND COMPETITIVE HEALTH COVERAGE Affordability/More Choices: Continue to urge members of Congress and the Administration to advance market-oriented reforms that will lower health coverage costs for small businesses and increase choices in the marketplace like improved health savings accounts, support for transitional plans and local-direct health care. Oppose efforts, generally, to impose new mandates and taxes that will add to small business costs and reduce access to health care. Price Controls on Drugs: Continue to express concern about the impact of price controls on drugs either through Medicare negotiation, an international pricing mechanism, drug importation, and the effort to use march-in rights under the Bayh-Dole Act. Virtual Health Care and Telehealth: Urged Congress to reinstate virtual care access advanced during COVID-19 that enabled employers and health plans to provide pre-deductible coverage for telehealth services for individuals with HDHP-HSAs. ACCESS TO BROADBAND Extending America's Spectrum Leadership Act (H.R. 7783): SBE Council supported the legislation. Continue to express support for freeing up spectrum to allow next gen broadband (such as 5G) to be more available to communities nationwide. NTIA Rules on the Infrastructure Package: Continue to urge the adoption of simple, transparent rules and practices to ensure the effectiveness of these programs and taxpayer resources in delivering broadband to those lacking access, and to avoid waste and abuse of funds. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PROTECTIONS World Health Organization COVID IP Waiver: Continue to express opposition to the Biden Administrations support of a petition before the World Trade Organization that would waive vital intellectual property (IP) rights for COVID-19 vaccines and US innovators, which would essentially undercut American IP rights for U.S.-made innovations. Bayh-Dole Act: Continue to express support for the principals and rational behind Bayh-Dole (which strengthened IP rights) and against effort to undermine its effectiveness such as the misuse of march-in rights to take away IP protections. TRADE & GLOBAL MARKET ACCESS Trade Agreements: Continue to push for U.S. leadership on trade deals and opening global markets for U.S. businesses. International Trade Commission: Support general reforms that prevent foreign companies from abusing loopholes that undermine U.S. businesses and competitiveness. GOOD GOVERNMENT Improve the SBA Act (H.R. 7628): SBE Council continues to supports the legislation. Monetary Policy: Continue to express the need for the Federal Reserve to rein in the supply of money, and leave interest rates to the market. Workforce Policy/Access to Skilled Labor Continue to express support for policies that will increase the supply of labor and skilled labor such as immigration reform, new service-sector visas, second-chance initiatives, improving the earned-income tax credit, and fixing penalties on social security benefits for those who return to work. Commission on the American Workforce Act (H.R. 8784): Support the legislation.

Client expense: $35,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 3826

KAREN KERRIGAN RAYMOND KEATING

Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)