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Paycheck Fairness Act This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex, which is defined to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. Specifically, it limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, and makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages. The bill also increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program to provide training in negotiation skills related to compensation and equitable working conditions, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The bill establishes the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. It also establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to address compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws. Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
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Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 50. Record Vote Number: 227. (CR S3981)
SenateCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S3928)
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S3928)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 46.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 210 (Roll no. 108).
HousePassed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 210 (Roll no. 108).
HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
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| #227 | senate | On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed | Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (49-50, 3/5 majority required) | June 8, 2021 |
| #106 | house | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Agreed to | April 15, 2021 |
| #108 | house | On Passage | Passed | April 15, 2021 |
| #107 | house | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed | April 15, 2021 |
2022 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2021 To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. H.R.971 - Small Business Succession Planning Act Bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create an online business succession planning toolkit that will assist small businesses through the process of creating business succession plans with the aid of SBA and its resource partners. NSBA supports. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 This bill provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.1381 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 1482 - 504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2021 The measure would increase and streamline oversight of the Small Business Administrations (SBA) 504 Loan Program, allowing small businesses to grow, modernize, and recover. NSBA supports. H.R. 1487 - Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021 The bill requires the SBA to perform an annual portfolio risk analysis of the Microloan Program, to ensure taxpayer money is safeguarded. NSBA supports. H.R.1490 - 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill modifies the SBA 504 Loan Program, which provides a small business with SBA financing--through a certified development company (CDC) intermediary-for expansion or modernization. NSBA supports. H.R.1502 - Microloan Improvement Act of 2021 The bill revises the microloan program through which the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides financial assistance to small businesses through designated intermediaries. NSBA supports. H.R.1507 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. H.R.1508 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. H.R.1712 - Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. H.R.1799 - PPP Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. NSBA supports. H.R. 1944 - Healthy Workplaces Act This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate cannabis-related business. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3462 - SBA Cyber Awareness Act The bill expands cybersecurity operations at the Small Business Administration (SBA) by requiring them to issue a report assessing the agencys ability to combat cyber threats within six months of passage. The legislation requires the SBA to notify Congress of future breaches with information on those affected and how the breach occurred. NSBA supports. H.R. 3469 - Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Boots to Business (B2B) program for five years to help transitioning service members start and grow their businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). NSBA supports. H.R. 3807 -- Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 Congress provided $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), which provided relied to more than 100,000 restaurants and other food and beverage businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend and modify the eligibility requirements for the Generalized System of Preferences, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4256 - Investing in Main Street Act of 2021 It amends the Small Businesses Investment Act of 1958 to increase the percentage of capital and surplus that a bank or federal savings association may invest in Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to match current banking regulations. NSBA supports. H.R.4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4481 - Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act It provides oversight of 7(a) loan agents, including by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a registration system for such agents. NSBA supports. H.R.4513 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2021 The act aims to create proactive partnerships between small businesses and the government to help protect small businesses from criminal cyber-attacks. NSBA supports. H.R. 4521 -- the America COMPETES Act The bill is aimed at increasing U.S. competitiveness and boosting manufacturing, particularly in the semiconductor industry. NSBA supports. H.R. 4531 - 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act It requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit an annual report containing specified information related to 7(a) loan agents. These agents provide fee-based referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. NSBA supports. H.R.4515 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021 The bill aims to establish a cyber counseling certification program at SBDCs to become better trained to assist small businesses with their cybersecurity and cyber strategy needs. NSBA supports. H.R.5065 - Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R.5078 - Prison to Proprietorship Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison. NSBA supports. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, childcare, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. NSBA is monitoring. S.53 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. S.205 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. S.480 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. S.522 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. S.533 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. S.537 - Healthy Workplaces Ac This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. S. 617-the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. S.749 - American Innovation and Jobs Act This bill revises and expands the deductibility of research and experimental expenditures to allow immediate expensing of such expenditures. NSBA supports. S.936 - INFORM Consumers Act A bill to require online marketplaces to collect, verify, and disclose certain information regarding high-volume third-party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers. NSBA is monitoring. S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities and programs for FY2022 and addresses various other issues. NSBA supports certain provisions. S.1687 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2021 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 Bills amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform retirement provisions, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring.
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2022 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
ERA SJ RES.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. SJ RES. 17 Lead sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Introduced January 21, 2021. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Text: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the United States Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. H.R. 7 This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex, which is defined to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. Specifically, it limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, and makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages. The bill also increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program to provide training in negotiation skills related to compensation and equitable working conditions, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The bill establishes the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. It also establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to address compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws. Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
2022 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
ERA SJ RES.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. SJ RES. 17 Lead sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Introduced January 21, 2021. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Text: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the United States Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. H.R. 7 This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex, which is defined to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. Specifically, it limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, and makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages. The bill also increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program to provide training in negotiation skills related to compensation and equitable working conditions, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The bill establishes the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. It also establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to address compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws. Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
2022 · fourth_quarter · Small Business
H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2021 To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. H.R.971 - Small Business Succession Planning Act Bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create an online business succession planning toolkit that will assist small businesses through the process of creating business succession plans with the aid of SBA and its resource partners. NSBA supports. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 This bill provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.1381 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 1482 - 504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2021 The measure would increase and streamline oversight of the Small Business Administrations (SBA) 504 Loan Program, allowing small businesses to grow, modernize, and recover. NSBA supports. H.R. 1487 - Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021 The bill requires the SBA to perform an annual portfolio risk analysis of the Microloan Program, to ensure taxpayer money is safeguarded. NSBA supports. H.R.1490 - 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill modifies the SBA 504 Loan Program, which provides a small business with SBA financing--through a certified development company (CDC) intermediary-for expansion or modernization. NSBA supports. H.R.1502 - Microloan Improvement Act of 2021 The bill revises the microloan program through which the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides financial assistance to small businesses through designated intermediaries. NSBA supports. H.R.1507 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. H.R.1508 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. H.R.1712 - Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. H.R.1799 - PPP Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. NSBA supports. H.R. 1944 - Healthy Workplaces Act This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate cannabis-related business. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3462 - SBA Cyber Awareness Act The bill expands cybersecurity operations at the Small Business Administration (SBA) by requiring them to issue a report assessing the agencys ability to combat cyber threats within six months of passage. The legislation requires the SBA to notify Congress of future breaches with information on those affected and how the breach occurred. NSBA supports. H.R. 3469 - Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Boots to Business (B2B) program for five years to help transitioning service members start and grow their businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). NSBA supports. H.R. 3807 -- Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 Congress provided $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), which provided relied to more than 100,000 restaurants and other food and beverage businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend and modify the eligibility requirements for the Generalized System of Preferences, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4256 - Investing in Main Street Act of 2021 It amends the Small Businesses Investment Act of 1958 to increase the percentage of capital and surplus that a bank or federal savings association may invest in Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to match current banking regulations. NSBA supports. H.R.4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4481 - Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act It provides oversight of 7(a) loan agents, including by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a registration system for such agents. NSBA supports. H.R.4513 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2021 The act aims to create proactive partnerships between small businesses and the government to help protect small businesses from criminal cyber-attacks. NSBA supports. H.R. 4521 -- the America COMPETES Act The bill is aimed at increasing U.S. competitiveness and boosting manufacturing, particularly in the semiconductor industry. NSBA supports. H.R. 4531 - 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act It requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit an annual report containing specified information related to 7(a) loan agents. These agents provide fee-based referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. NSBA supports. H.R.4515 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021 The bill aims to establish a cyber counseling certification program at SBDCs to become better trained to assist small businesses with their cybersecurity and cyber strategy needs. NSBA supports. H.R.5065 - Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R.5078 - Prison to Proprietorship Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison. NSBA supports. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, childcare, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. NSBA is monitoring. S.53 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. S.205 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. S.480 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. S.522 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. S.533 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. S.537 - Healthy Workplaces Ac This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. S. 617-the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. S.749 - American Innovation and Jobs Act This bill revises and expands the deductibility of research and experimental expenditures to allow immediate expensing of such expenditures. NSBA supports. S.936 - INFORM Consumers Act A bill to require online marketplaces to collect, verify, and disclose certain information regarding high-volume third-party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers. NSBA is monitoring. S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities and programs for FY2022 and addresses various other issues. NSBA supports certain provisions. S.1687 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2021 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 Bills amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform retirement provisions, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring.
2022 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
Oppose inclusion of H.R. 7 Paycheck Fairness Act in H.R.2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 Oppose inclusion of H.R.2543 - Federal Reserve Racial and Economic Equity Act in H.R.2617 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table. Agreed to without objection.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1826-1829)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of Rule XIX, further consideration of H.R. 7 was postponed until a time to be announced.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 303, the House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment No. 4.
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1, the Chair put the question on adoption of the amendment and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Foxx demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 303, the House proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Scott (VA) amendment en bloc No. 1.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7.
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7 and H.R. 1195. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 7 and provides one motion to recommit. Rule also provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1195 and provides one motion to recommit.
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 303. (consideration: CR H1799-1825)
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 303 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7 and H.R. 1195. Rule provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 7 and provides one motion to recommit. Rule also provides for one hour of general debate on H.R. 1195 and provides one motion to recommit.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 2.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Education and Labor. H. Rept. 117-13.
Congress.gov source codes: 5000, H12200
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 22.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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| Adriano Espaillat | Democratic | NY |
| Al Green | Democratic | TX |
| Al Lawson, Jr. | Democratic | FL |
| Alan S. Lowenthal | Democratic | CA |
| Albio Sires | Democratic | NJ |
| Alcee L. Hastings | Democratic | FL |
| Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Democratic | NY |
| Alma S. Adams | Democratic | NC |
| Ami Bera | Democratic | CA |
| André Carson | Democratic | IN |
| Andy Kim | Democratic | NJ |
| Andy Levin | Democratic | MI |
| Angie Craig | Democratic | MN |
| Ann Kirkpatrick | Democratic | AZ |
| Ann M. Kuster | Democratic | NH |
| Anna G. Eshoo | Democratic | CA |
| Anthony G. Brown | Democratic | MD |
| Antonio Delgado | Democratic | NY |
| Ayanna Pressley | Democratic | MA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Bennie G. Thompson | Democratic | MS |
| Betty McCollum | Democratic | MN |
| Bill Foster | Democratic | IL |
| Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Bonnie Watson Coleman | Democratic | NJ |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Bradley Scott Schneider | Democratic | IL |
| Brenda L. Lawrence | Democratic | MI |
| Brendan F. Boyle | Democratic | PA |
| Brian Higgins | Democratic | NY |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Democratic | MD |
| Carolyn B. Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Carolyn Bourdeaux | Democratic | GA |
| Charlie Crist | Democratic | FL |
| Chellie Pingree | Democratic | ME |
| Cheri Bustos | Democratic | IL |
| Chris Pappas | Democratic | NH |
| Chrissy Houlahan | Democratic | PA |
| Christopher H. Smith | Republican | NJ |
| Colin Z. Allred | Democratic | TX |
| Conor Lamb | Democratic | PA |
| Cori Bush | Democratic | MO |
| Cynthia Axne | Democratic | IA |
| Daniel T. Kildee | Democratic | MI |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | IL |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David E. Price | Democratic | NC |
| David J. Trone | Democratic | MD |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| David Scott | Democratic | GA |
| Dean Phillips | Democratic | MN |
| Debbie Dingell | Democratic | MI |
| Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Democratic | FL |
| Deborah K. Ross | Democratic | NC |
| Derek Kilmer | Democratic | WA |
| Diana DeGette | Democratic | CO |
| Dina Titus | Democratic | NV |
| Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald Norcross | Democratic | NJ |
| Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Democratic | VA |
| Doris O. Matsui | Democratic | CA |
| Dwight Evans | Democratic | PA |
| Earl Blumenauer | Democratic | OR |
| Ed Case | Democratic | HI |
| Ed Perlmutter | Democratic | CO |
| Eddie Bernice Johnson | Democratic | TX |
| Elaine G. Luria | Democratic | VA |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Elissa Slotkin | Democratic | MI |
| Emanuel Cleaver | Democratic | MO |
| Eric Swalwell | Democratic | CA |
| Filemon Vela | Democratic | TX |
| Frank J. Mrvan | Democratic | IN |
| Frank Pallone, Jr. | Democratic | NJ |
| Frederica S. Wilson | Democratic | FL |
| G. K. Butterfield | Democratic | NC |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| Grace F. Napolitano | Democratic | CA |
| Grace Meng | Democratic | NY |
| Greg Stanton | Democratic | AZ |
| Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Democratic | MP |
| Gregory W. Meeks | Democratic | NY |
| Gwen Moore | Democratic | WI |
| Hakeem S. Jeffries | Democratic | NY |
| Haley M. Stevens | Democratic | MI |
| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Henry Cuellar | Democratic | TX |
| Ilhan Omar | Democratic | MN |
| J. Luis Correa | Democratic | CA |
| Jackie Speier | Democratic | CA |
| Jahana Hayes | Democratic | CT |
| Jake Auchincloss | Democratic | MA |
| Jamaal Bowman | Democratic | NY |
| James A. Himes | Democratic | CT |
| James E. Clyburn | Democratic | SC |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| James R. Langevin | Democratic | RI |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jared F. Golden | Democratic | ME |
| Jared Huffman | Democratic | CA |
| Jason Crow | Democratic | CO |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jennifer Wexton | Democratic | VA |
| Jerrold Nadler | Democratic | NY |
| Jerry McNerney | Democratic | CA |
| Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Democratic | IL |
| Jim Cooper | Democratic | TN |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Gomez | Democratic | CA |
| Jimmy Panetta | Democratic | CA |
| Joaquin Castro | Democratic | TX |
| Joe Courtney | Democratic | CT |
| Joe Neguse | Democratic | CO |
| John A. Yarmuth | Democratic | KY |
| John B. Larson | Democratic | CT |
| John Garamendi | Democratic | CA |
| John P. Sarbanes | Democratic | MD |
| Joseph D. Morelle | Democratic | NY |
| Josh Gottheimer | Democratic | NJ |
| Josh Harder | Democratic | CA |
| Joyce Beatty | Democratic | OH |
| Juan Vargas | Democratic | CA |
| Judy Chu | Democratic | CA |
| Julia Brownley | Democratic | CA |
| Kaiali’i Kahele | Democratic | HI |
| Karen Bass | Democratic | CA |
| Katherine M. Clark | Democratic | MA |
| Kathleen M. Rice | Democratic | NY |
| Kathy Castor | Democratic | FL |
| Kathy E. Manning | Democratic | NC |
| Katie Porter | Democratic | CA |
| Kim Schrier | Democratic | WA |
| Kurt Schrader | Democratic | OR |
| Kweisi Mfume | Democratic | MD |
| Lauren Underwood | Democratic | IL |
| Linda T. Sánchez | Democratic | CA |
| Lisa Blunt Rochester | Democratic | DE |
| Lizzie Fletcher | Democratic | TX |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Lois Frankel | Democratic | FL |
| Lori Trahan | Democratic | MA |
| Lucille Roybal-Allard | Democratic | CA |
| Lucy McBath | Democratic | GA |
| Madeleine Dean | Democratic | PA |
| Marc A. Veasey | Democratic | TX |
| Marcy Kaptur | Democratic | OH |
| Marie Newman | Democratic | IL |
| Marilyn Strickland | Democratic | WA |
| Mark DeSaulnier | Democratic | CA |
| Mark Pocan | Democratic | WI |
| Mark Takano | Democratic | CA |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic | PA |
| Matt Cartwright | Democratic | PA |
| Maxine Waters | Democratic | CA |
| Michael F. Doyle | Democratic | PA |
| Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Democratic | GU |
| Mike Levin | Democratic | CA |
| Mike Quigley | Democratic | IL |
| Mike Thompson | Democratic | CA |
| Mikie Sherrill | Democratic | NJ |
| Mondaire Jones | Democratic | NY |
| Nancy Pelosi | Democratic | CA |
| Nanette Diaz Barragán | Democratic | CA |
| Nikema Williams | Democratic | GA |
| Norma J. Torres | Democratic | CA |
| Nydia M. Velázquez | Democratic | NY |
| Paul Tonko | Democratic | NY |
| Pete Aguilar | Democratic | CA |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Pramila Jayapal | Democratic | WA |
| Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | IL |
| Rashida Tlaib | Democratic | MI |
| Raul Ruiz | Democratic | CA |
| Raúl M. Grijalva | Democratic | AZ |
| Richard E. Neal | Democratic | MA |
| Rick Larsen | Democratic | WA |
| Ritchie Torres | Democratic | NY |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Robin L. Kelly | Democratic | IL |
| Ron Kind | Democratic | WI |
| Ruben Gallego | Democratic | AZ |
| Salud O. Carbajal | Democratic | CA |
| Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Sara Jacobs | Democratic | CA |
| Scott H. Peters | Democratic | CA |
| Sean Casten | Democratic | IL |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | Democratic | NY |
| Seth Moulton | Democratic | MA |
| Sharice Davids | Democratic | KS |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Stacey E. Plaskett | Democratic | VI |
| Steny H. Hoyer | Democratic | MD |
| Stephanie N. Murphy | Democratic | FL |
| Stephen F. Lynch | Democratic | MA |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Steven Horsford | Democratic | NV |
| Susan Wild | Democratic | PA |
| Susie Lee | Democratic | NV |
| Suzan K. DelBene | Democratic | WA |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Sylvia R. Garcia | Democratic | TX |
| Ted Lieu | Democratic | CA |
| Teresa Leger Fernandez | Democratic | NM |
| Terri A. Sewell | Democratic | AL |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Tim Ryan | Democratic | OH |
| Tom Malinowski | Democratic | NJ |
| Tom O’Halleran | Democratic | AZ |
| Tony Cárdenas | Democratic | CA |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |
| Veronica Escobar | Democratic | TX |
| Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| William R. Keating | Democratic | MA |
| Yvette D. Clarke | Democratic | NY |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
| HR 4934 |
117th |
| Related bill |
| HR 2490 | 117th | Identical bill |
| HR 2242 | 117th | Related bill |
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
Client expense: $10,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 248/H.R. 804, FAMILY Act, In support of paid family and medical leave; S. 205/H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, In support of empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire or share their wages; S. 1486/H.R. 1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, In support of allowing pregnant workers receive reasonable job accommodations; H.R. 2243, Fair Pay Act of 2021, In support of comparable worth; H.R. 2242, Pay Equity for All Act of 2021, In support of a ban on the use of salary history in negotiations; S. 53/H.R. 603, Raise the Wage Act, In support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S. 740/H.R. 1987, WORK NOW Act, In support of preserving and creating jobs in the nonprofit sector; H.R. 1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act, In support of increasing access to high quality infrastructure; S. 1360/H.R. 2817, Child Care for Working Families Act, In support of increasing access to child care and early learning, in support of increasing access to living wages and skills-based training for childcare providers and educators; S. 1195/H.R. 2465, Healthy Families Act, In support of paid sick and safe days ; S. Con. Res. 12/H.Con. Res. 46, A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women, In support of equal pay for equal work; S. 2569/H.R. 4826, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, In support of strengthening protections and access for domestic workers ; S. 3219/H.R. 5994, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, In support of ending workplace harassment; H.R. 5842, EMPOWER Act, In support of eliminating workplace harassment; S. 3641/H.R. 6699, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, In support of extending protections to part-time workers; S. 3642/H.R. 6670, Schedules That Work Act, In support of flexible workplace policies; S. 3748/H.R. 6938, Job Protection Act, In support of increasing access and eligibility for paid leave; In support of increasing access to high quality affordable child care; In support of long-term investments in the child care workforce; In support of paid sick days, paid safe days, and family medical leave; In support of breaking down barriers for women in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Client expense: $44,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Public Law 117-328, Consolidated Appropriations Act, FY2023, NLRB issues; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Workforce safety related issues School Staff Workforce related issues Child Care Workforce related issues H.R.1157, Tax Fairness Workers Act, Entirety S.4192, No Tax for Union Busting (NTBUB) Act, Entirety Workforce Violence issues Unemployment insurance issues H.R.842/S.420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.1065/S.4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Entirety Department of Defense, Overseas Teacher Workforce related issues Monitor the following: Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, Entirety H.R.7, Paycheck Fairness Act, Pay Equity for Women Child Care, generally Right of Congressional Workers to Organize
Client expense: $380,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, S. 205, the Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies H.R. 8404, S.4556, Respect for Marriage Act H.R. 8297, the Ensuring Access to Abortion Act H.R. 8452, the Reproductive Health Travel Fund Act of 2022 S. 4505, the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act of 2022 S. 1486, the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act Nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Karla Gilbride to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Enforcement Directive 2022-01 regarding pay audits and attorney-client privilege; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) solicitation of objections to FOIA release of confidential business information
Client expense: $20,990,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
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
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
2022 · fourth_quarter · Government Issues
Paycheck Fairness, H.R. 7; Equal Rights Amendment, H.J. Res 17, S.J. Res 1
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
NLRB Joint Employer Regulations; NLRB Independent Contractor Regulations; DOL Joint Employer Regulations; DOL Independent Contractor Regulations; H.R. 842 and S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act; H.R.1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 963 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
Client expense: $2,510,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
General labor policy and regulatory issues; NLRB and DOL Joint Employer status; 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; S.205 + HR.7, Paycheck Fairness Act; S.1636 + HR.3185, Save Local Business Act; S.3074 + HR.5743, Ensuring Workers get Paid Act American Jobs Plan; Independent Contractor Status; Wage Equity Act; U.S. Department of Labor Nominations; Safer Federal Workforce Task Force ("Task Force") guidance pursuant to Executive Order 14042; Employee Rights Act; Amici Curiae re Thryv Inc (Employer) and IBEW Local 1269 (Petitioner) before the NLRB; Amici Curiae re Atlanta Opera (Employer) and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Lock 798 (Petitioner) before the NLRB; Port Labor Agreement Negotiations; Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Rules; Amicus Curiae re Glacier Northwest (Employer) and IBEW before the Supreme Court; Motion requesting NLRB solicit Amicus briefs in Cemex; Comments on OSHA's proposed rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illnesses; Potential Strike and collective bargaining negotiations between U.S. railroads and the unions that represent rail workers; Amicus Brief (Arrmaz Products) in opposition to the General Counsel's motion for summary judgement seeking extraordinary remedies in violation of the Board's longstanding Ex-Cell-O doctrine; NLRB Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Standard for Determining Joint-Employer Status
Client expense: $156,166 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 225, the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021; S. 1388, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021; H.R. 603 / S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021; H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act; Promoting Competition in the American Economy Executive Order; UnitedHealth Group proposed merger of Change Healthcare; Unfair Competition and Anticompetitive Contract Terms; Occupational exposure to COVID-19 and vaccine mandates; FTC 6(b) Study of Pharmacy Benefit Managers; S. 4293, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022; S. 288/ H.R. 3843, the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022
Client expense: $320,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislation and regulations related to the Department of Labor, NLRB collective bargaining and FLSA. Issues related to vaccine incentives. Regulations related to heat illness prevention. Regulations related to DOL's Warehouse and Logistics Worker Initiative. Regulations related to injury and illness filing requirements. S.420 & H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 S.1636 & H.R.3185 - Save Local Business Act H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 S.205 & H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act S.1068 & H.R.2193 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021 S.2510 & H.R.5296 - Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
CHN supports S.205/H.R.7 Paycheck Fairness Act that would address wage discrimination based on sex. CHN supports S.53/H.R.2021 Raise the Wage Act that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. CHN supports H.420/H.R.842 the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 which would include the right to form unions. CHN supports H.R.1065 the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which would prohibit employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. CHN supports S.5171 the Inflation Reduction Act which provides resources to fight climate change, increases the effectiveness of the IRS, cuts health care costs for moderate-income and allows the government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · fourth_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
CHN supports S.205/H.R.7 Paycheck Fairness Act that would address wage discrimination based on sex. CHN supports S.53/H.R.2021 Raise the Wage Act that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. CHN supports H.420/H.R.842 the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 which would include the right to form unions. CHN supports H.R.1065 the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which would prohibit employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. CHN supports S.5171 the Inflation Reduction Act which provides resources to fight climate change, increases the effectiveness of the IRS, cuts health care costs for moderate-income and allows the government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislation and regulations related to the Department of Labor, NLRB collective bargaining and FLSA. Issues related to vaccine incentives. Regulations related to heat illness prevention. Regulations related to DOL's Warehouse and Logistics Worker Initiative. Regulations related to injury and illness filing requirements. S.420 & H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 S.1636 & H.R.3185 - Save Local Business Act H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 S.205 & H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act S.1068 & H.R.2193 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021 S.2510 & H.R.5296 - Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
CHN supports S.205/H.R.7 Paycheck Fairness Act that would address wage discrimination based on sex. CHN supports S.53/H.R.2021 Raise the Wage Act that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. CHN supports H.420/H.R.842 the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 which would include the right to form unions. CHN supports H.R.1065 the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which would prohibit employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. CHN supports S.5171 the Inflation Reduction Act which provides resources to fight climate change, increases the effectiveness of the IRS, cuts health care costs for moderate-income and allows the government to negotiate drug prices in Medicare.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · third_quarter · Government Issues
ERA SJ RES.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. SJ RES. 17 Lead sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Introduced January 21, 2021. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Text: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the United States Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. H.R. 7 This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex, which is defined to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. Specifically, it limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, and makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages. The bill also increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program to provide training in negotiation skills related to compensation and equitable working conditions, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The bill establishes the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. It also establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to address compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws. Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
NLRB Joint Employer Regulations; NLRB Independent Contractor Regulations; DOL Joint Employer Regulations; DOL Independent Contractor Regulations; H.R. 842 and S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act; H.R.1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 963 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act
Client expense: $3,000,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
S. 248/H.R. 804, FAMILY Act, In support of paid family and medical leave; S. 205/H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, In support of empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire or share their wages; S. 1486/H.R. 1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, In support of allowing pregnant workers receive reasonable job accommodations; H.R. 2243, Fair Pay Act of 2021, In support of comparable worth; H.R. 2242, Pay Equity for All Act of 2021, In support of a ban on the use of salary history in negotiations; S. 53/H.R. 603, Raise the Wage Act, In support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S. 740/H.R. 1987, WORK NOW Act, In support of preserving and creating jobs in the nonprofit sector; H.R. 1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act, In support of increasing access to high quality infrastructure; S. 1360/H.R. 2817, Child Care for Working Families Act, In support of increasing access to child care and early learning, in support of increasing access to living wages and skills-based training for childcare providers and educators; S. 1195/H.R. 2465, Healthy Families Act, In support of paid sick and safe days ; S. Con. Res. 12/H.Con. Res. 46, A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women, In support of equal pay for equal work; S. 2569/H.R. 4826, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, In support of strengthening protections and access for domestic workers ; S. 3219/H.R. 5994, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, In support of ending workplace harassment; H.R. 5842, EMPOWER Act, In support of eliminating workplace harassment; S. 3641/H.R. 6699, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, In support of extending protections to part-time workers; S. 3642/H.R. 6670, Schedules That Work Act, In support of flexible workplace policies; S. 3748/H.R. 6938, Job Protection Act, In support of increasing access and eligibility for paid leave; In support of increasing access to high quality affordable child care; In support of long-term investments in the child care workforce; In support of paid sick days, paid safe days, and family medical leave; In support of breaking down barriers for women in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Client expense: $87,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Workforce safety related issues Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, Entirety School Staff Workforce related issues Child Care Workforce related issues Department of Defense, Overseas Teacher Workforce related issues Monitor the following: H.R.7, Paycheck Fairness Act, Pay Equity for Women Child Care, generally H.R.842/S.420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, Entirety H.R.1065/S.4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Entirety Right of Congressional Workers to Organize
Client expense: $370,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act Nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Karla Gilbride to be General Counsel of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Enforcement Directive 2022-01 regarding pay audits and attorney-client privilege; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) solicitation of objections to FOIA release of confidential business information
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
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. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act 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 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. 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" Draft legislation titled Retirement Savings Modernization Act Nomination of Jessica Looman to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) 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); contractor blacklisting; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) conciliation regulation; 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 Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on classification of independent contractors and 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; 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; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Gudelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; competition in the agriculture marketplace; 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); GAO study on Fiduciary Investment Advice
Client expense: $23,940,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2022 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, S. 205, the Paycheck Fairness Act. H.R. 5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies. Issues relating to voting rights, election reform, and election security. H.R. 8404, S.4556, Respect for Marriage Act Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Proposed Rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities RIN: 0945-AA17, Docket No. HHS-OS-2022-0012, 87 Federal Register 47824 (August 4, 2022)- Comments supporting clarification that ban on discrimination in the Affordable Care Act Sec. 1597 includes sexual orientation and gender identity.
Client expense: $180,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Government Issues
Paycheck Fairness, H.R. 7; Equal Rights Amendment, H.J. Res 17, S.J. Res 1
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · third_quarter · Small Business
H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2021 To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. H.R.971 - Small Business Succession Planning Act Bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create an online business succession planning toolkit that will assist small businesses through the process of creating business succession plans with the aid of SBA and its resource partners. NSBA supports. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 This bill provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.1381 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 1482 - 504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2021 The measure would increase and streamline oversight of the Small Business Administrations (SBA) 504 Loan Program, allowing small businesses to grow, modernize, and recover. NSBA supports. H.R. 1487 - Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021 The bill requires the SBA to perform an annual portfolio risk analysis of the Microloan Program, to ensure taxpayer money is safeguarded. NSBA supports. H.R.1490 - 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill modifies the SBA 504 Loan Program, which provides a small business with SBA financing--through a certified development company (CDC) intermediary-for expansion or modernization. NSBA supports. H.R.1502 - Microloan Improvement Act of 2021 The bill revises the microloan program through which the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides financial assistance to small businesses through designated intermediaries. NSBA supports. H.R.1507 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. H.R.1508 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. H.R.1712 - Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. H.R.1799 - PPP Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. NSBA supports. H.R. 1944 - Healthy Workplaces Act This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate cannabis-related business. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3462 - SBA Cyber Awareness Act The bill expands cybersecurity operations at the Small Business Administration (SBA) by requiring them to issue a report assessing the agencys ability to combat cyber threats within six months of passage. The legislation requires the SBA to notify Congress of future breaches with information on those affected and how the breach occurred. NSBA supports. H.R. 3469 - Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Boots to Business (B2B) program for five years to help transitioning service members start and grow their businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). NSBA supports. H.R. 3807 -- Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 Congress provided $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), which provided relied to more than 100,000 restaurants and other food and beverage businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend and modify the eligibility requirements for the Generalized System of Preferences, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4256 - Investing in Main Street Act of 2021 It amends the Small Businesses Investment Act of 1958 to increase the percentage of capital and surplus that a bank or federal savings association may invest in Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to match current banking regulations. NSBA supports. H.R.4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4481 - Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act It provides oversight of 7(a) loan agents, including by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a registration system for such agents. NSBA supports. H.R.4513 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2021 The act aims to create proactive partnerships between small businesses and the government to help protect small businesses from criminal cyber-attacks. NSBA supports. H.R. 4521 -- the America COMPETES Act The bill is aimed at increasing U.S. competitiveness and boosting manufacturing, particularly in the semiconductor industry. NSBA supports. H.R. 4531 - 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act It requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit an annual report containing specified information related to 7(a) loan agents. These agents provide fee-based referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. NSBA supports. H.R.4515 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021 The bill aims to establish a cyber counseling certification program at SBDCs to become better trained to assist small businesses with their cybersecurity and cyber strategy needs. NSBA supports. H.R.5065 - Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R.5078 - Prison to Proprietorship Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison. NSBA supports. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, childcare, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. NSBA is monitoring. S.53 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. S.205 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. S.480 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. S.522 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. S.533 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. S.537 - Healthy Workplaces Ac This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. S. 617-the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. S.749 - American Innovation and Jobs Act This bill revises and expands the deductibility of research and experimental expenditures to allow immediate expensing of such expenditures. NSBA supports. S.936 - INFORM Consumers Act A bill to require online marketplaces to collect, verify, and disclose certain information regarding high-volume third-party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers. NSBA is monitoring. S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities and programs for FY2022 and addresses various other issues. NSBA supports certain provisions. S.1687 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2021 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 Bills amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform retirement provisions, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring.
Client expense: $24,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 225, the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021; S. 1388, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021; H.R. 603 / S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021; H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act; Promoting Competition in the American Economy Executive Order; UnitedHealth Group proposed merger of Change Healthcare; Unfair Competition and Anticompetitive Contract Terms; Occupational exposure to COVID-19 and vaccine mandates; FTC 6(b) Study of Pharmacy Benefit Managers; S. 4293, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
General labor policy and regulatory issues; NLRB and DOL Joint Employer status; S.420 + HR.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act; S.205 + HR.7, Paycheck Fairness Act; S.1636 + HR.3185, Save Local Business Act; S.3074 + HR.5743, Ensuring Workers get Paid Act HR.5376, Build Back Better; American Jobs Plan; Independent Contractor Status; Wage Equity Act; U.S. Department of Labor Nominations; Safer Federal Workforce Task Force ("Task Force") guidance pursuant to Executive Order 14042; Employee Rights Act; Amici Curiae re Thryv Inc (Employer) and IBEW Local 1269 (Petitioner) before the NLRB; Amici Curiae re Atlanta Opera (Employer) and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Lock 798 (Petitioner) before the NLRB; Port Labor Agreement Negotiations; Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Rules; EEOC Nominees; Amicus Curiae re Glacier Northwest (Employer) and IBEW before the Supreme Court; Motion requesting NLRB solicit Amicus briefs in Cemex; Comments on OSHA's proposed rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illnesses; Potential Strike and collective bargaining negotiations between U.S. railroads and the unions that represent rail workers; Amicus Brief (Arrmaz Products) in opposition to the General Counsel's motion for summary judgement seeking extraordinary remedies in violation of the Board's longstanding Ex-Cell-O doctrine;
Client expense: $280,060 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislation and regulations related to the Department of Labor, NLRB collective bargaining and FLSA. Issues related to vaccine incentives. Regulations related to heat illness prevention. Regulations related to DOL's Warehouse and Logistics Worker Initiative. Regulations related to injury and illness filing requirements. S.420 & H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 S.1636 & H.R.3185 - Save Local Business Act H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 S.205 & H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act S.1068 & H.R.2193 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021 S.2510 & H.R.5296 - Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Small Business
H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2021 To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. H.R.971 - Small Business Succession Planning Act Bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create an online business succession planning toolkit that will assist small businesses through the process of creating business succession plans with the aid of SBA and its resource partners. NSBA supports. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 This bill provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.1381 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 1482 - 504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2021 The measure would increase and streamline oversight of the Small Business Administrations (SBA) 504 Loan Program, allowing small businesses to grow, modernize, and recover. NSBA supports. H.R. 1487 - Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021 The bill requires the SBA to perform an annual portfolio risk analysis of the Microloan Program, to ensure taxpayer money is safeguarded. NSBA supports. H.R.1490 - 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill modifies the SBA 504 Loan Program, which provides a small business with SBA financing--through a certified development company (CDC) intermediary-for expansion or modernization. NSBA supports. H.R.1502 - Microloan Improvement Act of 2021 The bill revises the microloan program through which the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides financial assistance to small businesses through designated intermediaries. NSBA supports. H.R.1507 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. H.R.1508 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. H.R.1712 - Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. H.R.1799 - PPP Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. NSBA supports. H.R. 1944 - Healthy Workplaces Act This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate cannabis-related business. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3462 - SBA Cyber Awareness Act The bill expands cybersecurity operations at the Small Business Administration (SBA) by requiring them to issue a report assessing the agencys ability to combat cyber threats within six months of passage. The legislation requires the SBA to notify Congress of future breaches with information on those affected and how the breach occurred. NSBA supports. H.R. 3469 - Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Boots to Business (B2B) program for five years to help transitioning service members start and grow their businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). NSBA supports. H.R. 3807 -- Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 Congress provided $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), which provided relied to more than 100,000 restaurants and other food and beverage businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend and modify the eligibility requirements for the Generalized System of Preferences, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4256 - Investing in Main Street Act of 2021 It amends the Small Businesses Investment Act of 1958 to increase the percentage of capital and surplus that a bank or federal savings association may invest in Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to match current banking regulations. NSBA supports. H.R.4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4481 - Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act It provides oversight of 7(a) loan agents, including by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a registration system for such agents. NSBA supports. H.R.4513 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2021 The act aims to create proactive partnerships between small businesses and the government to help protect small businesses from criminal cyber-attacks. NSBA supports. H.R. 4521 -- the America COMPETES Act The bill is aimed at increasing U.S. competitiveness and boosting manufacturing, particularly in the semiconductor industry. NSBA supports. H.R. 4531 - 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act It requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit an annual report containing specified information related to 7(a) loan agents. These agents provide fee-based referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. NSBA supports. H.R.4515 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021 The bill aims to establish a cyber counseling certification program at SBDCs to become better trained to assist small businesses with their cybersecurity and cyber strategy needs. NSBA supports. H.R.5065 - Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R.5078 - Prison to Proprietorship Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison. NSBA supports. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, childcare, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. NSBA is monitoring. S.53 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. S.205 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. S.480 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. S.522 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. S.533 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. S.537 - Healthy Workplaces Ac This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. S. 617-the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. S.749 - American Innovation and Jobs Act This bill revises and expands the deductibility of research and experimental expenditures to allow immediate expensing of such expenditures. NSBA supports. S.936 - INFORM Consumers Act A bill to require online marketplaces to collect, verify, and disclose certain information regarding high-volume third-party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers. NSBA is monitoring. S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities and programs for FY2022 and addresses various other issues. NSBA supports certain provisions. S.1687 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2021 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 Bills amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform retirement provisions, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring.
Client expense: $33,500 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Government Issues
ERA SJ RES.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. SJ RES. 17 Lead sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Introduced January 21, 2021. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Text: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the United States Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. H.R. 7 This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex, which is defined to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. Specifically, it limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, and makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages. The bill also increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program to provide training in negotiation skills related to compensation and equitable working conditions, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The bill establishes the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. It also establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to address compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws. Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, S. 205, the Paycheck Fairness Act. H.R. 5444, the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies. Issues relating to voting rights, election reform, and election security.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
NLRB Joint Employer Regulations; NLRB Independent Contractor Regulations; DOL Joint Employer Regulations; DOL Independent Contractor Regulations; Tipped Employee Regulations; H.R. 842 and S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act; H.R.1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; H.R. 963 Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act; Build Back Better Act (National Labor Relations Act provisions. Fair Labor Standards Act provisions, and universal paid leave program)
Client expense: $2,910,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE, White House Office
S. 248/H.R. 804, FAMILY Act, In support of paid family and medical leave; S. 205/H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act, In support of empowering women to negotiate for equal pay, in support of prohibiting retaliation against workers who inquire or share their wages; S. 1486/H.R. 1065, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, In support of allowing pregnant workers receive reasonable job accommodations; H.R. 2243, Fair Pay Act of 2021, In support of comparable worth; H.R. 2242, Pay Equity for All Act of 2021, In support of a ban on the use of salary history in negotiations; S. 53/H.R. 603, Raise the Wage Act, In support of increasing the federal minimum wage; S. 740/H.R. 1987, WORK NOW Act, In support of preserving and creating jobs in the nonprofit sector; H.R. 1911, Child Care is Infrastructure Act, In support of increasing access to high quality infrastructure; S. 1360/H.R. 2817, Child Care for Working Families Act, In support of increasing access to child care and early learning, in support of increasing access to living wages and skills-based training for childcare providers and educators; S. 1195/H.R. 2465, Healthy Families Act, In support of paid sick and safe days; S. Con. Res. 12/H. Con. Res. 46, A concurrent resolution recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to men and to Black women, In support of equal pay for equal work; S. 2569/H.R. 4826, Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act, In support of strengthening protections and access for domestic workers; S. 3219/H.R. 5994, BE HEARD in the Workplace Act, In support of ending workplace harassment; H.R. 5842, EMPOWER Act, In support of eliminating workplace harassment; S. 3641/H.R. 6699, Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act, In support of extending protections to part-time workers; S. 3642/H.R. 6670, Schedules That Work Act, In support of flexible workplace policies; S. 3748/H.R. 6938, Job Protection Act, In support of increasing access and eligibility for paid leave; In support of increasing access to high quality affordable child care; In support of long-term investments in the child care workforce; In support of paid sick days and family medical leave during a public health emergency; In support of breaking down barriers for women in science, technology, engineering, and math.
Client expense: $115,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Government Issues
Paycheck Fairness, H.R. 7; Equal Rights Amendment, H.J. Res 17, S.J. Res 1
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
School Staff Workforce related issues Child Care Workforce related issues H.R.7900, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, Union related issues on Military Bases Monitor the following: H.R.7, Paycheck Fairness Act, Pay Equity for Women Child Care, generally Made in America, Labor related issues Workforce Development related issues H.R.842/S.420, Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021, Entirety Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, Entirety Championing Local Efforts to Advance Resiliency Act (CLEAR Act), Wage related issues H.R.1065/S.4431, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act, Entirety Right of Congressional Workers to Organize
Client expense: $350,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act Various issues relating to employer use of employee credit history; employer consideration of applicant employment status; Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) Enforcement Directive 2022-01 regarding pay audits and attorney-client privilege; Nomination of Kalpana Kotagal to be a member of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
H.R. 5/S. 393, Equality Act H.R. 7/S. 205, Paycheck Fairness Act 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. 4841, Restoring Justice for Workers Act H.R. 5017/S. 2710, Open App Markets Act H.R. 5376, Build Back Better 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. 7309, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2022 H.R. 7701, Wage Theft Prevention and Wage Recovery Act 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 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. 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" Draft legislation titled Retirement Savings Modernization Act Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes Nomination of Alvaro Bedoya to be a Member of the Federal Trade Commission Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Proposed rule on Independent Contractor status under the Fair Labor Standards Act (85 Fed. Reg. 60,600-60,639, September 25, 2020) Interim final rule on Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 32,376-32,628, June 21, 2021) Interim final rule on COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (86 Fed. Reg. 61,402-61,555, November 5, 2021) Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Settings (86 Fed. Reg. 59,309-59,326, Oct. 27, 2021) Proposed Amendments to Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (87 Fed. Reg. 9,005-9,021, February 17, 2022) Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees (85 Fed. Reg. 82,798-82,866, December 18, 2020) Final rule on Financial Factors in Selecting Plan Investments (85 Fed. Reg. 72,846-72,885, November 13, 2020) Final rule on Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights (85 Fed. Reg. 81,658-81,695, December 16, 2020) Proposed rule on Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights (86 Fed. Reg. 57,272-57,304, October 13, 2021) Proposed rule, Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (87 Fed. Reg. 18,528-18,558, March 30, 2022) Request for Information, U.S. Department of Agriculture; Access to Fertilizer: Competition and Supply Chain Concerns (87 Fed. Reg. 15,191-15,194, March 17 2022) Notice of Limited Reopening of Comment Period, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Occupational Exposure to COVID-19 in Healthcare Settings (87 Fed. Reg. 16,426-16,431, March 23, 2022) Proposed Rule, Occupational Safety and Health Administration; Powered Industrial Trucks Design Standard Update (87 Fed. Reg. 8,755-8,764, February 16, 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; paid family leave; paid sick leave; reforms to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); independent contractors; unemployment insurance and the coronavirus pandemic; contractor 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 Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on classification of independent contractors and 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; Subject: Pay Equity Audits, Effective March 15, 2022; Executive Order 13999 Protecting Worker Health and Safety; Executive Order 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety Protocols for Federal Contractors; Executive Order 14063, Promoting Competition in the American Economy; President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic: COVID Action Plan; paid sick and paid family leave under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) (P.L. 116-127); 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; efforts to revise the 1995 Bank Merger Competitive Review Guidelines; efforts to modernize enforcement of the antitrust laws regarding mergers; competition in the agriculture marketplace; 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); GAO study on Fiduciary Investment Advice
Client expense: $15,800,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), 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, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC)
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
S. 225, the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Reform Act of 2021; S. 1388, the Prescription Pricing for the People Act of 2021; H.R. 603 / S. 53, the Raise the Wage Act of 2021; H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act; Promoting Competition in the American Economy Executive Order; UnitedHealth Group proposed merger of Change Healthcare; Unfair Competition and Anticompetitive Contract Terms; Occupational exposure to COVID-19 and vaccine mandates; FTC 6(b) Study of Pharmacy Benefit Managers; S. 4293, the Pharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency Act of 2022
Client expense: $460,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
General labor policy and regulatory issues; NLRB and DOL Joint Employer rule; S.420 + HR.842, Protecting the Right to Organize Act; S.205 + HR.7, Paycheck Fairness Act; S.1636 + HR.3185, Save Local Business Act; S.3074 + HR.5743, Ensuring Workers get Paid Act HR.5376, Build Back Better; American Jobs Plan; Independent Contractor Status; Wage Equity Act; U.S. Department of Labor Nominations; Safer Federal Workforce Task Force ("Task Force") guidance pursuant to Executive Order 14042; Employee Rights Act; Amici Curiae re Thryv Inc (Employer) and IBEW Local 1269 (Petitioner) before the NLRB; Amici Curiae re Atlanta Opera (Employer) and Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Lock 798 (Petitioner) before the NLRB; Port Labor Agreement Negotiations; Fair Labor Standards Act Overtime Rules; EEOC Nominees; Amicus Curiae re Glacier Northwest (Employer) and IBEW before the Supreme Court; Motion requesting NLRB solicit Amicus briefs in Cemex; Comments on OSHA's proposed rule to Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illnesses
Client expense: $127,984 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE
2022 · second_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
CHN supports S.205/H.R.7 Paycheck Fairness Act that would address wage discrimination based on sex. CHN supports S.53/H.R.2021 Raise the Wage Act that would raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025. CHN supports H.420/H.R.842 the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act of 2021 which would include the right to form unions. CHN supports H.R.1065 the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act which would prohibit employment practices that discriminate against making reasonable accommodations for qualified employees affected by pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · first_quarter · Government Issues
ERA SJ RES.1 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92nd Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. SJ RES. 17 Lead sponsor: Rep. Jackie Speier (D-CA) Introduced January 21, 2021. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Text: Removing the deadline for the ratification of the equal rights amendment. That notwithstanding any time limit contained in House Joint Resolution 208, 92d Congress, as agreed to in the Senate on March 22, 1972, the article of amendment proposed to the States in that joint resolution shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the United States Constitution whenever ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States. H.R. 7 This bill addresses wage discrimination on the basis of sex, which is defined to include pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics. Specifically, it limits an employer's defense that a pay differential is based on a factor other than sex to only bona fide job-related factors in wage discrimination claims, enhances nonretaliation prohibitions, and makes it unlawful to require an employee to sign a contract or waiver prohibiting the employee from disclosing information about the employee's wages. The bill also increases civil penalties for violations of equal pay provisions. Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs must train EEOC employees and other affected parties on wage discrimination. The bill directs the Department of Labor to (1) establish and carry out a grant program to provide training in negotiation skills related to compensation and equitable working conditions, (2) conduct studies to eliminate pay disparities between men and women, and (3) make available information on wage discrimination to assist the public in understanding and addressing such discrimination. The bill establishes the National Award for Pay Equity in the Workplace for an employer who has made a substantial effort to eliminate pay disparities between men and women. It also establishes the National Equal Pay Enforcement Task Force to address compliance, public education, and enforcement of equal pay laws. Finally, the bill requires the EEOC to issue regulations for collecting from employers compensation and other employment data according to the sex, race, and national origin of employees for use in enforcing laws prohibiting pay discrimination.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $20,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Legislation and regulations related to the Department of Labor, NLRB collective bargaining and FLSA. Issues related to vaccine incentives. Regulations related to heat illness prevention. Regulations related to DOL's Warehouse and Logistics Worker Initiative. S.420 & H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 S.1636 & H.R.3185 - Save Local Business Act H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 S.205 & H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act S.1068 & H.R.2193 - Asuncion Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatality Prevention Act of 2021 S.2510 & H.R.5296 - Preventing HEAT Illness and Deaths Act of 2021
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), SENATE
2022 · first_quarter · Small Business
H.R.3 - Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act This bill establishes several programs and requirements relating to the prices of prescription drugs. NSBA is monitoring. H.R.7 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. H.R.25 - Fair Tax Act of 2021 To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the states. NSBA supports H.R.603 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. H.R.842 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. H.R.971 - Small Business Succession Planning Act Bill directs the Small Business Administration (SBA) to create an online business succession planning toolkit that will assist small businesses through the process of creating business succession plans with the aid of SBA and its resource partners. NSBA supports. H.R.1319 - American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 This bill provides additional relief to address the continued impact of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) on the economy, public health, state and local governments, individuals, and businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.1381 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. (Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. H.R. 1482 - 504 Credit Risk Management Improvement Act of 2021 The measure would increase and streamline oversight of the Small Business Administrations (SBA) 504 Loan Program, allowing small businesses to grow, modernize, and recover. NSBA supports. H.R. 1487 - Microloan Transparency and Accountability Act of 2021 The bill requires the SBA to perform an annual portfolio risk analysis of the Microloan Program, to ensure taxpayer money is safeguarded. NSBA supports. H.R.1490 - 504 Modernization and Small Manufacturer Enhancement Act of 2021 This bill modifies the SBA 504 Loan Program, which provides a small business with SBA financing--through a certified development company (CDC) intermediary-for expansion or modernization. NSBA supports. H.R.1502 - Microloan Improvement Act of 2021 The bill revises the microloan program through which the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) provides financial assistance to small businesses through designated intermediaries. NSBA supports. H.R.1507 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. H.R.1508 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. H.R.1712 - Death Tax Repeal Act This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. H.R.1799 - PPP Extension Act of 2021 This bill extends the Paycheck Protection Program, established to support small businesses in response to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019), through June 30, 2021. NSBA supports. H.R. 1944 - Healthy Workplaces Act This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. H.R.1996 - SAFE Banking Act of 2021 This bill generally prohibits a federal banking regulator from penalizing a depository institution for providing banking services to a legitimate cannabis-related business. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 3462 - SBA Cyber Awareness Act The bill expands cybersecurity operations at the Small Business Administration (SBA) by requiring them to issue a report assessing the agencys ability to combat cyber threats within six months of passage. The legislation requires the SBA to notify Congress of future breaches with information on those affected and how the breach occurred. NSBA supports. H.R. 3469 - Veteran Entrepreneurship Training Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Boots to Business (B2B) program for five years to help transitioning service members start and grow their businesses. NSBA supports. H.R.3684 - Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act This bill addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). NSBA supports. H.R. 3807 -- Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021 Congress provided $28.6 billion for the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF), which provided relied to more than 100,000 restaurants and other food and beverage businesses. NSBA supports. H.R. 4037 - Trade Preferences and American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act To amend the Trade Act of 1974 to extend and modify the eligibility requirements for the Generalized System of Preferences, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4256 - Investing in Main Street Act of 2021 It amends the Small Businesses Investment Act of 1958 to increase the percentage of capital and surplus that a bank or federal savings association may invest in Small Business Investment Companies (SBICs) to match current banking regulations. NSBA supports. H.R.4350 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes FY2022 appropriations for military activities and programs of the Department of Defense (e.g., personnel; research, development, test, and evaluation; and procurement of items such as aircraft, missiles, and ammunition). NSBA is monitoring. H.R. 4481 - Small Business 7(a) Loan Agent Transparency Act It provides oversight of 7(a) loan agents, including by requiring the Small Business Administration (SBA) to establish a registration system for such agents. NSBA supports. H.R.4513 - Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2021 The act aims to create proactive partnerships between small businesses and the government to help protect small businesses from criminal cyber-attacks. NSBA supports. H.R. 4521 -- the America COMPETES Act The bill is aimed at increasing U.S. competitiveness and boosting manufacturing, particularly in the semiconductor industry. NSBA supports. H.R. 4531 - 7(a) Loan Agent Oversight Act It requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit an annual report containing specified information related to 7(a) loan agents. These agents provide fee-based referral and loan application services related to the SBA's 7(a) Program. NSBA supports. H.R.4515 - Small Business Development Center Cyber Training Act of 2021 The bill aims to establish a cyber counseling certification program at SBDCs to become better trained to assist small businesses with their cybersecurity and cyber strategy needs. NSBA supports. H.R.5065 - Prison to Proprietorship for Formerly Incarcerated Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require the Service Corps of Retired Executives to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to formerly incarcerated individuals. NSBA supports. H.R.5078 - Prison to Proprietorship Act This bill directs the Small Business Administration, in coordination with the Bureau of Prisons, to require women's business centers and small-business development centers to provide entrepreneurship counseling and training services to individuals incarcerated in a minimum-, low-, or medium-security prison. NSBA supports. H.R.5376 - Build Back Better Act This bill provides funding, establishes programs, and otherwise modifies provisions relating to a broad array of areas, including education, labor, childcare, health care, taxes, immigration, and the environment. NSBA is monitoring. S.53 - Raise the Wage Act of 2021 Bill would increase the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour over five years, allow for annual automatic increases without the consent of Congress, and eventually eliminate the tipped wage. NSBA opposes. S.205 - Paycheck Fairness Act A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, and for other purposes. NSBA opposes. S.420 - Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2021 This bill expands various labor protections related to employees' rights to organize and collectively bargain in the workplace. NSBA opposes. S.480 - Main Street Tax Certainty Act This bill makes permanent the tax deduction for qualified business income. Under current law, the deduction expires after December 31, 2025. NSBA supports. S.522 - Providing Accountability through Transparency Act of 2021 Bill would require that each government agency provide a 100-word plain language summary of each proposed rule. NSBA supports. S.533 - Guidance Clarity Act of 2021 Bill would require every federal agency to include text in guidance documents stating that guidance is not legally binding, making it easier for small businesses to understand which regulations apply to them. NSBA supports. S.537 - Healthy Workplaces Ac This bill allows tax credits for employer expenses for protecting employees from COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). NSBA supports. S. 617-the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2021 This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax. NSBA supports. S.749 - American Innovation and Jobs Act This bill revises and expands the deductibility of research and experimental expenditures to allow immediate expensing of such expenditures. NSBA supports. S.936 - INFORM Consumers Act A bill to require online marketplaces to collect, verify, and disclose certain information regarding high-volume third-party sellers of consumer products to inform consumers. NSBA is monitoring. S.1605 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 This bill authorizes Department of Defense (DOD) activities and programs for FY2022 and addresses various other issues. NSBA supports certain provisions. S.1687 - Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2021 This bill requires the Small Business Administration to establish a program for certifying at least 5 or 10% of the total number of employees of a small business development center to provide cybersecurity planning assistance to small businesses. NSBA supports. S. 1703 - Improving Access to Retirement Savings Act A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase retirement savings, to improve retirement plan administration, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring. S. 1770 - Retirement Security and Savings Act of 2021 Bills amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reform retirement provisions, and for other purposes. NSBA is monitoring.
Client expense: $33,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council of Economic Advisers (CEA), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Reserve System, Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors and Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - February 17, 2001. The American Jobs Plan. Davis-Bacon Act. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreement for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Proposal to expand Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements on Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. H.R. 1284/S. 403: the Fair and Open Competition Act. H.R. 842/S. 420: the Protecting the Right to Organize Act. Apprenticeship Programs, generally. H.R. 447: the National Apprenticeship Act of 2021. OSHA COVID-19 guidance for the construction industry, generally. Workplace safety (COVID-19), generally. OSHA COVID-19 Emergency Temporary Standard, pursuant to Executive Order 13999, Protecting Worker Health and Safety. H.R. 1180: Accurate Workplace Injury and Illness Records Restoration Act . Apprenticeship Requirements on Federal Contracts. Paycheck Protection Program: 501(c)(6) organizations and Lobbying Disclosure Act definition. Workforce development, generally. Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces/Blacklisting policies. Fair Labor Standards Act. H.R. 1275/S. 406: National Right-to-Work Act. H.R. 5339/ S. 905: the Freedom to Invest in Tomorrows Workforce Act. H.R. 2218/S. 805: the Davis-Bacon Repeal Act. S. 914: the Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021. H.R. 7: the Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 1298: the Clean Energy for America Act. American Families Plan. H.R. 3185/S.1636: Save Local Business Act. H.R. 1065/S. 1486: the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act. Amendment #1858 to S. 1260: the United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. COVID-19 liability protection, generally. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Occupational Exposure to COVID-19; Emergency Temporary Standard (RIN 1218-AD36). H.R. 3684: the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. H.R. 4502: the FY 2022 Appropriations Minibus. Nomination of David Weil as DOL Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division. H.R.3897: H-2B Returning Worker Exception Act of 2021. H.R. 4350: the National Defense Reauthorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. H.R. 5367: the Build Back Better Act. National Labor Relations Act. OSHA Mandatory Penalties under Reconciliation. Labor Policies under Reconciliation. H.R. 5178: Truth in Employment Act. H.R. 6161: the ERTC Reinstatement Act. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: Heat Injury and Illness Prevention in Outdoor and Indoor Work Setting (RIN 1218-AD39). COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, as required by President Bidens Path Out of the Pandemic COVID-19 Action Plan. DOL-OSHA (Reg.) Title: COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (RIN 1218-AD42). S.J.Res.29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard." H.R. 6222: EVs for All Act. Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. H.R. 4521: the America COMPETES Act of 2022 S. 1260: United States Innovation and Competition Act of 2021. H.R. 963: the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022. DOLs anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking on the exemption of bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Acts minimum wage and overtime requirements. S. 3768: Training Americas Workforce Act. DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40). USDA (Reg) Title: Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) (RIN 0599-AA28).
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT)
2022 · first_quarter · Small Business
Government-mandated project labor agreements (PLAs) on federal and federally assisted construction projects. Executive Order 13502: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects - February 6, 2009. Executive Order 13202: Preservation of Open Competition and Government Neutrality Towards Government Contractors and Labor Relations on Federal and Federally Funded Construction Projects - February 17, 2001. SBA's 8(a) Program, generally. Paycheck Protection Program. Paycheck Protection Program guidance. Family and Medical Leave Act. Temporary and targeted liability protections related to the COVID-19 pandemic. H.R. 7: the Paycheck Fairness Act. S. 1298: the Clean Energy for America Act. H.R. 1799/S. 723: PPP Extension Act of 2021. American Jobs Plan. American Families Plan. Made in America Tax Plan. H.R. 3185/S. 1636: Save Local Business Act. COVID-19 liability protection, generally. DOL-WHD (Reg.) Title: Updating the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts Regulations (RIN: 1235-AA40). Executive Order 14063: Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects. DOLs anticipated notice of proposed rulemaking on the exemption of bona fide executive, administrative, and professional employees from the Fair Labor Standards Acts minimum wage and overtime requirements.. Treasury (Reg.) Title: Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (RIN 1505-AC77). Treasury (Reg.) Title: Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements (RIN 1506-AB49).
Client expense: $610,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2022 · first_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
H.R. 7, S. 205, the Paycheck Fairness Act. Issues relating to voting rights, election reform, and election security.
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2022 · first_quarter · Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace
Conversations on COVID-19 and workplace safety; opposition to H.R. 842 and S. 420, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act; concerns with H.R. 7, the Paycheck Fairness Act; conversations on OSHA's COVID-19 guidance for the construction industry and workplace safety, generally; discussion on general workforce development issues facing the construction industry; concerns with the OSHA COVID-19 vaccine and testing ETS (RIN 1218-AD42); concerns with the Biden administrations nomination of David Weil as DOL Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division; concerns with President Biden's EO on Federal Contractor Vaccine Requirements (Executive Order 14042); concerns with provisions included in H.R. 5376, the Build Back Better Act; concerns with DOL's anticipated overtime regulations; and concerns with H.R. 963, the Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal Act of 2022.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Labor, Dept of (DOL), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, White House Office