COLIN TOOZE

Supported inclusion of 100-employee standard for determining small business eligibility in Senate Finance Committee draft of health care reform package.

Compliance window for Secure Flight program and required format for supplying information concerning affected travellers

Encouraged oversight hearings to ensure efficient distribution of stimulus funding to small businesses

CLEAR Airfares Act (S. 2823), all titles: educated Congressional staff on possible impact of legislation on travel distribution marketplace

Supported extension of bonus depreciation and increased sec. 179 expensing levels

Supported Congressional hearing into consumer impact of planned shifts of merchant fee costs and risks associated with purchasing travel via third-party intermediaries using credit cards

Compliance window for Secure Flight program and required format for supplying information concerning affected travellers

Supported inclusion of 100-employee standard for determining small business eligibility in Senate Finance Committee draft of health care reform package

Urged the Secretary of Transportation to require airlines and airports to report back to the Department of Transportation on their progress in implementing the recommendations of the National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays (Tarmac Delay Task Force).

H.R. 915, the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009: sec. 406 ("Air Passenger Service Improvements"), concerning disclosure of insecticide application in passenger aircraft

Implementation of government-wide plan to address the A(H1N1) influenza pandemic

Requested that the Senate version of H.R. 627, the Credit Cardholders Bill of Rights Act of 2009, include an amendment to provide explicit protections for users of small business credit cards.

Supporting legislation to permit Americans to travel to Cuba without restriction (H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act; section 2: "Travel to Cuba"; and S.428, section 2: "Travel to Cuba").

Urged the Secretary of Transportation to require airlines and airports to report back to the Department of Transportation on their progress in implementing the recommendations of the National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays (Tarmac Task Force).

Legislation to address worker classification for Department of Labor and tax reporting purposes (not introduced in 111th Congress; in 110th Congress, was S. 2044, the Independent Contractor Proper Classification Act of 2007).

Opposing Applicability to travel agents of H.R. 6355, the Air Service Improvement Act of 2008: section 102(a), concerning disclosure of insecticide application in passenger aircraft

Implementation schedule and data collection/reporting requirements for travel agents under the Secure Flight program (49 CFR 1540, 1544, and 1560)

Supported creation of new SBA direct lending program for small businesses

Supported and praised passage of H.R. 1424, the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (all titles)

Compliance window for Secure Flight program and required format for supplying information concerning affected travellers; method of biometric data collection under proposed Rule concerning Collection of Alien Biometric Data Upon Exit from the United States at Air and Sea Ports of Departure (US Exit Program)

General support for policy proposals that would result in reduced aviation fuel prices

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; Proposed Rulemaking, US-VISIT Exit Program; FAA Appropriations (FY2009); Disclosure of Insecticides on Aircraft; Car Rental Excise Tax; Travel Promotion Act; affordable health care for small businesses

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; Proposed Rulemaking, US-VISIT Exit Program; FAA Appropriations (FY2009); Disclosure of Insecticides on Aircraft; Car Rental Excise Tax; Travel Promotion Act; affordable health care for small businesses

Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative; Proposed Rulemaking, US-VISIT Exit Program; FAA Appropriations (FY2009); Disclosure of Insecticides on Aircraft; Car Rental Excise Tax; Travel Promotion Act; affordable health care for small businesses

H.R. 3232, the Travel Promotion Act of 2007, to establish a non-profit corporation to communicate United States entry policies and otherwise promote tourist, business, and scholarly travel to the United States / S. 1661, the Travel Promotion Act of 2007, to Communicate United States travel policies and improve marketing and other activities designed to increase travel in the United States from abroad. H.R. 3670, the Improving Public Diplomacy through International Travel Act, to direct the Secretary of State to enhance diplomatic relations with foreign countries and to promote domestic business interests abroad by establishing a grant program to promote international travel to the United States.