Reported covered position: Legislative Assistant, Rep. Dale Hobson
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Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2019 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Source: Senate LDA
Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
For the People Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7378, Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of US Department of Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
Trade Security Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative
Trade Security Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; latest round of U.S. tariffs is a 10 percent levy on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which is set to rise to 25 percent by the end of the year; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; effects of imports of uranium on national security
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Investing in Main Street Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
FAMILY Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1935, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance provisions related to pay discrimination, and for other purposes S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, issues relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, outsourcing Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); open multiple employer plans (MEPs); Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
FAMILY Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1935, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance provisions related to pay discrimination, and for other purposes S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, issues relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, outsourcing Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); open multiple employer plans (MEPs); Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
Medicare for All Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
Medicare for All Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Move America Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Wall Street Tax Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding certain hybrid arrangements (83 Fed. Reg. 67,612-67,651. December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy
Save the Internet Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative
Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; latest round of U.S. tariffs is a 10 percent levy on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which is set to rise to 25 percent by the end of the year; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; effects of imports of uranium on national security
Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019
Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Dairy and Sheep H–2A Visa Enhancement Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Wage Equity Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Investing for the People Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
REAL Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2168/S. 1074, Restoring Education And Learning (REAL) Act of 2019 H.R. 2321/S. 888, Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 H.R. 2768/S. 1490, Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019 S. 800, College Transparency Act S. 1059, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; income share agreements
Death Tax Repeal Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019
Death Tax Repeal Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding certain hybrid arrangements (83 Fed. Reg. 67,612-67,651. December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy
JOLT Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the work opportunity credit permanent.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019
RAISE Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2168/S. 1074, Restoring Education And Learning (REAL) Act of 2019 H.R. 2321/S. 888, Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 H.R. 2768/S. 1490, Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019 S. 800, College Transparency Act S. 1059, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; income share agreements
Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Legal Workforce Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Legal Workforce Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Insider Trading Prohibition Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
BUILD Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2168/S. 1074, Restoring Education And Learning (REAL) Act of 2019 H.R. 2321/S. 888, Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 H.R. 2768/S. 1490, Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019 S. 800, College Transparency Act S. 1059, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; income share agreements
TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Dream Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
American Promise Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Rebuild America Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
To add Ireland to the E–3 nonimmigrant visa program.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7378, Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of US Department of Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
H–4 Employment Protection Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1731, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act H.R. 2144, Token Taxonomy Act of 2019 H.R. 2409, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 2515, To amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 to amend the definition of whistleblower H.R. 2534, Insider Trading Prohibition Act H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 1256, PCAOB Enforcement Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1731, Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges (EQUITABLE) Act Draft legislation titled Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Draft legislation, the Stronger Enforcement of Civil Penalties Act Draft legislation establishing a whistleblower program at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Draft legislation to allow the SEC to seek restitution and disgorgement Draft legislation, the Corporate Management Accountability Act Draft legislation that would extend the statute of limitations for civil penalties by the SEC Draft legislation, the Bad Actor Disqualification Act Draft legislation, the Outsourcing Accountability Act Draft legislation, a bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to disclose information about human capital management in annual reports Draft legislation to require the SEC to study stock buybacks under rule 10b-18 Draft legislation, the Greater Accountability in Pay Act Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Proposed rule on unsafe and unsound banking practices: brokered deposits and interest rate restrictions (84 Fed. Reg. 2,366-2,400, February 6, 2019) Proposed rule on self-regulatory organizations; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc.; notice of filing of a proposed rule change to establish a corporate bond new issue reference data service (84 Fed. Reg. 13,977-13,983, April 8, 2019) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large foreign banking organizations; revisions to proposed prudential standards for large domestic bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (84 Fed. Reg. 21,988-22,036, May 15, 2019) Proposed rule on implementing revisions to regulatory capital requirements and liquidity requirements for foreign banking organizations and certain U.S. subsidiaries of foreign banking organizations (84 Fed. Reg. 24,296-24,358, May 24, 2019) Proposed amendments to resolution planning requirements of section 165(d) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (84 Fed. Reg. 21,600-21,631, May 14, 2019) Proposed interpretive guidance Stability Oversight Council; Authority to Require Supervision and Regulation of Certain Nonbank Financial Companies, (84 Fed. Reg. 9,028-9,048, Mar. 13, 2019) Propose rule on solicitations of interest prior to a registered public offering (84 Fed. Reg. 6,713-6,732, February 28, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA); Nominations of Sheryl Wright to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Tim Welch to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB; Nominations of Ky Tran-Trong to serve on the Consumer Advisory board of the Consumer Financial Protection Board CFPB Various issues relating CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; potential legislation related to the rulemaking and enforcement authority of Sec. 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act (P.L.111-203); potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 10D of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; potential legislation to require the SEC to complete rulemaking required by section 14(i) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232), including provisions relating to sections 1654 and 1655; application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; comment on fund of funds arrangements; Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Innovation Pilot Program; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; enforcement of Securities Exchange Commission penalties; inter-affiliate initial margin relief; substituted compliance and equivalence between the U.S. derivatives regulatory regime and the European Unions European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR); European Supervisory Authority review and provisions regarding portfolio delegation; EU third country equivalency process; EU sustainable finance and incorporating ESG factors into financial services; upcoming IOSCO proposal on funds use of leverage; review of prudential regime for investment firms; Brexit risk; SEC amendments regarding thresholds for shareholder proposals under Rule 14a-8; SEC amendments to address proxy advisors reliance on the proxy solicitation exemptions in Rule 14a-2(b); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01; Incentive based executive compensation regulation under Dodd-Frank Section 956
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 5/S. 788, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1230, Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1784/S. 840, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1935, Wage Equity Act of 2019 H.R. 2474, Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019 H.R. 2694, Pregnant Workers Fairness Act H.R. 3279, Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2019 S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes S. 1043, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2019 Draft legislation titled ADA Education and Reform Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act (115th Congress) Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Proposed rule on Joint Employer Status Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, (84 Fed. Reg. 14,043-14,061, April 9, 2019) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); Department of Labor Field Assistance Bulletin No. 2018-01 regarding compliance with Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 and 2015-01
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 549, Venezuela TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act H.R. 1996, Secure Travel Partnership Act of 2019 H.R. 2187, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2019 H.R. 2278/S. 1103, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act H.R. 2413, Nicaragua TPS Act of 2019 H.R. 2418/H.R. 2877, To add Ireland to the E-3 nonimmigrant visa program H.R. 2658, Commercial Fishing and Seafood Business Act of 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 2783, TPS and DED Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 2813, Asylum Seeker Work Authorization Act of 2019 H.R. 2820, Dream Act of 2019 H.R. 2821, American Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 3033, H-4 Employment Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 3401 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1744, Keep STEM Talent Act of 2019 S. 1806, Permanent E-Verify Act S. 1887, Paperwork Reduction for Farmers and H-2A Modernization Act S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Draft legislation titled Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 3407, United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618); International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), Title II of Pub.L. 95-223; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Ghana economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Indonesia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Nigeria economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Vietnam economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. trade relations with Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; international artificial intelligence policy; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; latest round of U.S. tariffs is a 10 percent levy on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, which is set to rise to 25 percent by the end of the year; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative; supplemental funding for additional Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at ports-of-entry; effects of imports of uranium on national security
H.R. 2168/S. 1074, Restoring Education And Learning (REAL) Act of 2019 H.R. 2321/S. 888, Understanding the True Cost of College Act of 2019 H.R. 2768/S. 1490, Reverse Transfer Efficiency Act of 2019 S. 800, College Transparency Act S. 1059, Fund for Innovation and Success in Higher Education (FINISH) Act Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 115-224); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; American Workforce Policy Advisory Board; income share agreements
H.R. 1, For the People Act of 2019 H.R. 300, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2019 S. 1419, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2019 S. 1857, Federal Energy and Water Management Performance Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 7378, Guidance Clarity Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act (115th Congress) Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Proposed rule on national emission standards for hazardous air pollutants: coal and oil fired electric utility steam generating units-reconsideration of supplemental finding and residual risk and technology review (84 Fed. Reg. 2,670-2,704, February 7, 2019) Nomination of David Bernhardt to be Secretary of US Department of Interior Various issues relating to regulatory reform; government shutdown; regulatory cost-benefit analysis; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; Green New Deal
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 2740, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3055, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3164, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including potential provisions relating to relief for inter-affiliate derivatives transactions H.R. 3351, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020 H.R. 3401, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.Res. 294, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1644) to restore the open internet order of the Federal Communications Commission; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2021) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to establish a congressional budget for fiscal year 2020; and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief S. 1004, Securing America's Ports of Entry Act of 2019 S. 1790, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 S. 1900, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, (P.L. 115-245); John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, (P.L. 115-232); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); process reform for the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform; debt ceiling, budget caps and budget sequestration; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1725/S. 765, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2019 H.R. 2213/S. 978, Work Opportunity Tax Credit and Jobs Act S. 604, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for dividends received from certain foreign corporations and amounts eligible for section 954 look-through exception (84 Fed. Reg. 28,426-28,427, June 18, 2019) Rules for determining stock ownership, guidance under section 958 and section 951A (Global Intangible Low Taxed Income)(84 Fed. Reg. 29,114-29,133, June 21, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; Internal Revenue Service controlled foreign corporation (CFC) look thru rule; pending bilateral tax treaties before the U.S. Senate; potential repeal of the State and Local Tax (SALT) cap; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy; notice 2019-30: recommendations for items that should be included on the 2019-2020 Priority Guidance Plan, as published in the Internal Revenue Bulletin on May 13, 2019
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 1922/S. 1089, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2019 H.R. 1985, Family Savings for Kids and Seniors Act S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 61, Safe and Affordable Drugs from Canada Act of 2019 S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 340, Creating and Restoring Equal Access to Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2019 S. 344, Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 S. 1416, Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act of 2019 S. 1541, Tobacco-Free Youth Act S. 1895, Lower Health Care Costs Act S. 1948, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2019 Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulations on Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; interoperability and patient access for Medicare advantage organization and Medicaid managed care plans, state Medicaid agencies, CHIP agencies and CHIP managed care entities, issuers of qualified health plans in the federally-facilitated exchanges and health care providers; supplement and extension of comment period (84 Federal Register 16,834, April 23, 2019) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; reauthorization of the Patient Centered Outcomes Research Institute; (PCORI); potential premium reduction/reinsurance program to reduce health insurance premiums
H.R. 1251, Public Buildings Renewal Act of 2019 H.R. 1508/S. 146, Move America Act of 2019 H.R. 2440, Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act H.R. 2541/S. 352, Building United States Infrastructure and Leveraging Development (BUILD) Act H.R. 2741, Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow's America Act H.R. 2864, Rebuild America Act of 2019 H.R. 3163, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020, including provision relating to implementation of a community development block grant (CDBG) program S. 1211, Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets Act S. 1398, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2019 S. 1939, Moving and Fostering Innovation to Revolutionize Smarter Transportation (Moving FIRST) Act Potential legislation similar to S. 3352, Developing Responsible Individuals for a Vibrant Economy (DRIVE-Safe) Act (115th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act (115th Congress) Nomination of Stephen Dickson to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; infrastructure modernization; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources, including issues relating to water conveyance and storage; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure package; potential increase in the federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; patented and proprietary products and new technologies for infrastructure; driving safety and road safety; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 implementation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2019 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 739, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2019 H.R. 764, United States Reciprocal Trade Act H.R. 940/S. 287, Bicameral Congressional Trade Authority Act of 2019 H.R. 948, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels Act of 2019 H.R. 1008/S. 365, Trade Security Act of 2019 H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 S. 2, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; Reforms to export controls; Implementation of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD Act) (Public Law No: 115-254); Implementation of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, Title XVII, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (P.L. 115-232); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Colombia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Iraq economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-South East Asia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; Russia related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114); comments on U.S. Customs and Border Protection 21st century customs framework initiative
H.R. 21, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 648, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 1, Making further continuing appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 27, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 28, Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 H.J.Res. 45, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes S. 811, A bill to provide for additional supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, for border security and disaster relief Fiscal Year 2020 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 115-245); Appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); Implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 5, Equality Act H.R. 7, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 582/S. 150, Raise the Wage Act H.R. 1185/S.463, Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act H.R. 1309, Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act H.R. 1935, To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to enhance provisions related to pay discrimination, and for other purposes S. 920, A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to make available parental leave benefits to parents following the birth or adoption of a child, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 Potential legislation similar to S. 3802, Effective Apprenticeships to Rebuild National Skills (EARNS) Act Fiscal Year 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, issues relating to procurement policy, space policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, outsourcing Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2018) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Proposed rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (84 Fed. Reg. 10,900-10,969, March 22, 2019) Proposed rule on regular rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act (84 Fed. Reg. 11,888-11,912, March 29, 2019) Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Final Rule on representation - case procedures (79 Fed. Reg. 74,308-74,490, December 15, 2014) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program; Department of Labor overtime eligibility regulations; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); potential legislation on the minimum wage; Pregnant Workers Fairness Act; 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); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; definition of labor organization under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (P.L. 85-257); open multiple employer plans (MEPs); Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 H.R. 60, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 250, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 641/S. 175, Agricultural Worker Program Act of 2019 H.R. 773, To Terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1044/S. 386, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2019 H.R. 1399/S.556, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act H.R. 1740, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for an H-2C nonimmigrant classification, and for other purposes H.R. 1778, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Visa Enhancement Act S. 135, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 301, E-Verify Act of 2019 S. 328, Startup Act S. 599, Singh's Law S. 636, Venezuela Temporary Protected Status Act of 2019 S. 874, A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children, and for other purposes H.J.Res. 31, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-1B registration rule; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 rule; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 rule; EB-5 regional center program; H-2A Visa Program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; visa waiver program; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 275, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2019 H.R. 448/S. 99, Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Act H.R. 748/S. 684, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2019 H.R. 1346, Medicare Buy-In and Health Care Stabilization Act of 2019 H.R. 1384, Medicare for All Act of 2019 H.R. 1398/S. 172, Health Insurance Tax Relief Act of 2019 S. 12, Health Savings Act of 2019 S. 80, Jobs and Premium Protection Act, including provisions relating to repeal of the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 62, Empowering Medicare Seniors to Negotiate Drug Prices Act of 2019 S. 470, Medicare at 50 Act S. 692, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6 Support for Patients and Communities Act, including provisions relating to end-stage rental disease (115th Congress) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Proposed regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2020 (84 Fed. Reg. 227-321, January 24, 2019) Proposed regulation on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28,912-28,964, June 21, 2018) Request for information on modifying HIPAA rules to improve coordinated care (83 Fed. Reg. 64,302-64,310, December 14, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, exchanges, the impact on small business, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part Ds Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, and coordination and disease management programs; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; balance or surprise billing and related issues; single-payer health care options; health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans; Health and Human Services international pricing index (IPI) model; legislation addressing mental health parity; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda
H.R. 218/S. 215, Death Tax Repeal Act H.R. 1516/S. 647, Wall Street Tax Act of 2019 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding certain hybrid arrangements (83 Fed. Reg. 67,612-67,651. December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding deduction for foreign-derived intangible income and global intangible low-taxed income (84 Fed. Reg. 8,188-8,234, March 6, 2019) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; 199A tax deduction; comments to Department of Treasury and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Developments public consultation on possible solutions to the tax challenges arising from the digitization of the economy
H.R. 56, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 87, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2019 H.R. 116, Investing in Main Street Act of 2019 H.R. 189, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2019 H.R. 609, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2019 H.R. 624/S. 573, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 758, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2019 H.R. 969, TABS Act of 2019 H.R. 1018, Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act of 2019 H.R. 1815, SEC Disclosure Effectiveness Testing Act S. 452, Fostering Innovation Act of 2019 S. 536, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2019 S. 566, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act S. 592, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 S. 603, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2019 S. 733, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2019 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer; Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies; Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company; Draft legislation on credit bureaus Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017; Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act (115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to S. 1744, Brokaw Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act(115th Congress); Potential legislation similar to H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act (115th Congress); Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018); Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018); Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018); Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018); Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September 10, 2018); Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements (83 Fed. Reg. 66,024-66,059, December 21, 2018) Final rule on loan guaranty: revisions to VA guaranteed or insured cash-out home refinance loans (83 Fed. Reg. 64,459-64,470, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on prudential standards for large bank holding companies and savings and loan holding companies (83 Fed. Reg. 61,408-61,460, November 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative Contracts (83 Fed. Reg. 64,660-64,728, December 17, 2018) Proposed rule on payday, vehicle title, and certain high-cost installment loans; delay of compliance date (84 Fed. Reg. 4,298-4,305, February 14, 2019) Nomination of Mark Calabria to lead the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Various issues relating to implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; proxy voting systems; Securities Exchange Commission strategic plan; Securities Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Securities Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Securities Exchange Commission request for comment on quarterly reporting; Securities Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Securities Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Securities Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau lacking jurisdiction over the business or insurance; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB); Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation related to Commodity Exchange Act reauthorization; potential legislation regarding the previous IRS Data Verification Modernization Act; potential legislation related to the supplementary leverage ratios treatment of client cleared derivatives; credit bureau issues; potential legislation related to crowdfunding amendments act; potential legislation related to compensation for cheated investors act; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Securities Exchange Commission; Best Interest and Enhancing Investment Adviser Regulation relating to broker-dealers, registered investment advisers, conflicts of interest; small business lending; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance; corporate common ownership; role of credit reporting agencies (CRAs) in the U.S. economy; comments on earnings releases and quarterly reports; Financial Stability Oversight Council and the designation of nonbank financial firms as systemically important; Federal Reserve System and large institution supervision coordinating committee; updated disclosure requirements and summary prospectus for variable annuity and variable life insurance contracts; potential housing finance reform legislation; valid when made legal doctrine
S. 800, College Transparency Act Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2018 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 including the following provisions: ~~Additional customs officers at ports of entry ~~Modernizing security and trade processes ~~H2B returning worker exemption ~~Funding of the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, Automated Indicator Sharing capability, Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies Act of 2002 (SAFETY Act), Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2018 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Modernizing Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 (House Amendment) S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. 3577, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2018 S. 3614, Corporate Governance Fairness Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Draft legislation on cryptocurrencies Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Policy to Encourage Trial Disclosure Programs (83 Fed. Reg. 45,574-45,578, September, 10, 2018) Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Security Exchange Commission, Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Proposed Revisions to Prohibitions and Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Certain Interests in, and Relationships with, Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds - Docket No. OCC-2018-0010 (OCC); Docket No. R-1608 (Federal Reserve); RIN 3064-AE67 (FDIC); File Number S7- 14-18 (SEC); RIN 3038-AE72 (CFTC) Proposed changes to applicability thresholds for regulatory capital and liquidity requirements. Docket IDs: OCC-2018--0037 RIN 1557-AE56; Docket No. R-1628 RIN 7100-AF21 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers (File No. S7-08-12); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau trial disclosures and no action letter process; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; Accounting standards developed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, including the current expected credit loss (CECL) standard; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; potential legislation on anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act reporting improvements; credit bureau issues; financial technology issues; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech; adoption of the current expected credit loss accounting standard; proxy process, proxy advisory firms, and other related aspects of corporate governance
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Mark Pearce Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Proposed regulations on the standard for determining joint employer status (83 Fed. Reg. 46,681-46,697, September 14, 2018) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 Fed. Reg. 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); workplace harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act Department of Educations Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 47,614-47,615, September 20, 2018) Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40,167- 40,183, August 14, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; Nominations to the Higher Education Negotiated Rulemaking Committee
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4916, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 S.J. Res. 64, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations" Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule titled guidance regarding transition tax under Section 965 and related provisions (83 Fed. Reg. 39,514-39,575, August 9, 2018) Proposed rule regarding additional first year depreciation deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 39,292-39,322, August 8, 2018) Proposed rule regarding qualified business income deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 40,884-40,930, August 16, 2018 Proposed rule regarding investing in qualified opportunity funds (83 Fed. Reg. 54,279-54,296, October 29, 2018) Proposed rule regarding guidance related to section 951A (global intangible low-taxed income) (83 Fed. Reg. 51,072-51,111, October 10, 2018) Proposed rule regarding limitation on deduction for business interest expenses (83 Fed. Reg. 67,490-67,610, December 28, 2018) Proposed rule regarding guidance related to the foreign tax credit, including guidance implementing changes made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (83 Fed. Reg. 63,200-63,266, December 7, 2018) Proposed rule regarding base erosion and anti-abuse tax (83 Fed. Reg. 65,956-65,997, December 21, 2018) Proposed Regulations on Deduction for Pass-Through Businesses (Federal Register REG-107892-18) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; IRS Notice 2018-68: Guidance on application of section 162(m) (August 21, 2018); Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; IRS opportunity zones Comments provided on: Notice 2018-68: Guidance on the Application of Section 162(m) REG_104397-18 (Proposed Rules Relating to 168(k) Additional First Year Depreciation Deduction), 83 FR 39292 REG-104226-18 (Proposed Rules Relating to 965 Transition Tax), 83 FR 39514 REG-104390-18: Guidance Related to Section 951A (Global Intangible Low-Taxed Income), 83 FR 51072
S. 756, First Step Act of 2018 S. 3649, First Step Act
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4777, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2293, Visa Transparency Anti-Trafficking Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Proposed rule regarding registration requirement for petitioners seeking to file H-1B petitions on behalf of cap-subject aliens (83 Fed. Reg. 62,406-62,447, December 3, 2018) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel issues; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 Fed. Reg. 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442/S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including issues related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States and sanctions related to the government of India H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security H.R. 6923, Promoting Responsible and Free Trade Act S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2736, Asia Reassurance Initiative Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions related to the Corker/Toomey amendment to strengthen Congressional authority over tariffs, issues related to reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and sanctions related to the government of India S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018 S. 3470, Mongolia Third Neighbor Trade Act H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; U. S.- Mexico-Canada (USMCA) trade agreement; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-232, Title XVII); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); e-commerce issues pertaining to the World Customs Organization; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S. sanctions on Turkey; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-U.K. trade agreement; U.S.-EU trade agreement; U.S.-Japan trade agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy including digital tax proposals; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China; customs and duties on electronic transmissions, particularly a proposal considered by the World Customs Organization (WCO); honey shipments from the nation of India held by CBP officials at ports of entry; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. and the European Union; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. United Kingdom; trade negotiations and trade priorities between the U.S. Japan; universal postal union; privacy and civil liberties oversight board; suspension of Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democracy Solidarity Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-114)
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulation on health reimbursement arrangements and other account-based group health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 54,420-54,477, October 29, 2018) Final Regulation, definition of employer under Section 3(5) of ERISA - association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 28912-28964, June 21, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); medical device tax; protect Medicare Part D's Non-Interference Clause from repeal Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report; A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options; aligning 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (P.L. 104-191) for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health car operation (TPO); inclusion of prescription drug pricing on 2019 congressional agenda; general advocacy for Congress to reach a working quorum for the board of the Export-Import Bank; section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974; U.N. Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in Int'l Trade
H.R. 4/H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Proposed rules regarding hours of service of Drivers (83 Fed. Reg. 42,361-42,635. August 23, 2018) Preparing for the future of transportation: automated vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) (83 Fed. Reg. 50,746-50.747, October 9, 2018) California meal and rest break rules; petition for determination of preemption (83 Fed. Reg. 50,142-50,143, October 4, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-95); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure legislation; federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 FR 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511) compliance by Federal agencies and enforcement by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy; Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations process reform
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 3798, Save American Workers Act of 2017 H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 H.R. 5892, To establish an Advisory Committee on Opioids and the Workplace to advise the Secretary of Labor on actions the Department of Labor can take to address the impact of opioid abuse on the workplace H.R. 6199, Restoring Access to Medication and Modernizing Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 H.R. 6311, Increasing Access to Lower Premium Plans and Expanding Health Savings Accounts Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2004, Combating the Opioid Epidemic Act S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings S. 3057, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 Draft legislation to stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioids crisis, including end-stage renal disease; balance or surprise billing; single-payer health care options
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6157, Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6183, Family Reunification Act H.R. 6195, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.R. 6385/S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6417, AG and Legal Workforce Act H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6536, Workforce for an Expanding Economy Act H.R. 6618, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2018 H.R. 6696, TPS Extension Act of 2018 H.R. 6776/S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6794/ S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; H-4 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy and reforms; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; administrative-regulatory efforts related to public charge, notice to appear, H-4 & OPT; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; family separations; family reunification; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2723, Employee Rights Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 4548, Workplace Action for a Growing Economy (WAGE) Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act H.R. 6080/S. 3064, Workers' Freedom to Negotiate Act of 2018 H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 6544, The Employee Rights Act of 2018 S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring and Mark Pearce Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to revise final regulations (82 Fed. Reg. 36,494, July 30, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Proposed rule regarding tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (83 FR 36,494-36,507, July 30, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2128, Due Process Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4753, Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5036, Financial Technology Protection Act H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5534, Give Useful Information to Define Effective (GUIDE) Compliance Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6021, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act H.R. 6158, Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Modernization Act of 2018 H.R. 6177, Developing and Empowering our Aspiring Leaders Act of 2018 H.R. 6319, Expanding Investment in Small Businesses Act H.R. 6320, Promoting Transparent Standards for Corporate Insiders Act H.R. 6321, Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act H.R. 6322, Enhancing Multi-Class Stock Disclosures Act H.R. 6324, Middle Market IPO Underwriting Cost Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, JOBS and Investor Confidence Act of 2018 S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. 3421, Blue Sky Harmonization Act S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Proposed rule on auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships (83 Fed. Reg. 20,753-20,773, May 8, 2018) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Kathleen Kraninger to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Nomination of Elad Roisman to serve as a Commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Dr. Dino Falaschetti to serve as Director of the Office of Financial Research Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Nomination of Kimberly Reed to serve as President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); implementation of the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 115-174, section 215); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB regulatory sandbox for disclosures; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission strategic plan; Security Exchange Commission Rule 701 Form S-8 reforms; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; Security Exchange Commission amendments to the Commissioners whistleblower rules file no. S7-16-18; Security Exchange Commission auditor independence with respect to certain loans or debtor-creditor relationships file no. S7-10-18; Security Exchange Commission Staff Legal Bulletin 20 Proxy Voting: Proxy Voting Responsibilities of Investment Advisers and Availability of Exemptions from the Proxy Rules for Proxy Advisory Firms; Security Exchange Commission proposal on the use of derivatives by registered investment companies and business development companies; Security Exchange Commission standards of conduct for investment advisers and broker-dealers; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), including draft strategic plan for 2018-2022; Federal Trade Commission competition and consumer protection in the 21st century hearings regarding common ownership; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; CFTC Proposed rulemaking on the De Minimis Exception to the Swap Dealer Definition; HUD proposed rulemaking regarding implementation of the Fair Housing Acts Disparate Impact Standard; Federal Trade Commission concerning Common Ownership; SEC proposed amendments to the Commissions Whistleblower Program rules; blockchain and fintech
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 H.R. 5904, No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act of 2018 H.R. 6337/S. 3013, To amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3329, Trade Security Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) renegotiation; global supply chain priorities; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (P.L. 87-794); International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; implementation of World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's intellectual property regime, industrial policies and cyber security; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S. Canada economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs, including on China
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2353/S. 3217, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act H.R. 6470/S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking (83 Fed. Reg. 40167-40183, August 14, 2018) Department of Educations Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations (83 Fed. Reg. 47614-47615, September 20, 2018) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; general education and workforce preparation; child care and early education; Department of Labor Training and Employment Notice No. 3-18, Creating Industry-Recognized Apprenticeship Programs to Expand Opportunity in America
H.R. 4/H.R. 302, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800/S. 3021, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-095); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; general infrastructure legislation; federal gas tax; streamlining permit process for construction of rural broadband; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4916, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 6760, Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule regarding qualified business income deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 40,884-40,930, August 16, 2018) Proposed rule titled guidance regarding transition tax under Section 965 and related provisions (83 Fed. Reg. 39,514-39,575, August 9, 2018) Proposed rule regarding additional first year depreciation deduction (83 Fed. Reg. 39,292-39,322, August 8, 2018) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97), including implementation of, legislative technical corrections, regulatory guidance, and follow up such as making individual rates and pass-through rates permanent; Internal Revenue Code section 965/tax overpayments, and changes made to section 965 by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act; IRS Notice 2018-68: Guidance on application of section 162(m) (August 21, 2018); Dept. of Treasury: Transition Rule for Foreign Tax Credit; Foreign tax carryforwards transition; pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; IRS opportunity zones
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2018 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 5895/S. 2975, Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5952/S. 3072, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 5961/S. 2976, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6072/S. 3023, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6147/S. 3073, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6157/S. 3159, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019 H.R. 6258/S. 3107, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Fiscal Year 2019 Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democracy (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 6, Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 3331, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology H.R. 4284, Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids (INFO) Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5009, Jessies Law H.R. 5041, Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 5272, To provide additional guidance to grantees seeking funding to treat or prevent mental health or substance use disorders H.R. 5582, Abuse Deterrent Access Act of 2018 H.R. 5788, Synthetics Trafficking and Overdose Prevention (STOP) Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 974, Creating and Restoring Equal Access To Equivalent Samples (CREATES) Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1850, Protecting Jessica Grubb's Legacy Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition; addressing the opioid crisis
H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act S. 3158, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016) Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; child care and early education; welfare reform; Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50/S. 1523, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 S. 1577, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 S. 3017, Federal Permitting Reform and Jobs Act Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Proposed rule on increasing consistency and transparency in considering costs and benefits in the rulemaking process (83 FR 27,524-27,528, June 13, 2018) Nomination of Francis R. Fannon to be Assistant Secretary of State Various issues relating to regulatory reform and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA
H.R. 4, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 H.R. 8, Water Resources Development Act of 2018 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act S. 2800, America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation and reauthorization of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-095); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; autonomous vehicles; smart cities; Department of Transportation AV 3.0 guidelines for autonomous vehicles; infrastructure modernization
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act H.R. 5515, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 5665, Accountability for Represented Workers Act H.R. 5728/ S. 2810, Workplace Democracy Act S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Department of Labor Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Proposed regulations on rescission of rule interpreting advice exemption in section 203(c) of the labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (82 Fed. Reg. 26,877-26,883, June 12, 2017) Request for Information on modifications or revocation of NLRB elections procedures regulation (82 Fed. Reg. 58,783-58,790, December 14, 2017) Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division rulemaking on Regular Rate under the Fair Labor Standards Act, RIN 1235-AA24 National Labor Relations Board, Rulemaking on Joint Employer Status under the National Labor Relations Act, RIN 3142-AA13 Notice of proposed amendments extension of transition period and delay of applicability dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 Fed. Reg. 41,365-41,376, August 31, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545 - 56,560, November 28, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; contractor blacklisting; reforms to National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; flexible benefits systems for the independent workforce
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4170/S. 2309, Disclosing Foreign Influence Act H.R. 4265/S. 2086, Sugar Policy Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program H.R. 5105/S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5515/S. 2987, John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 1983, United States Foreign Investment Review Act of 2017 S. 2482, Foreign Agents Registration Amendments Act of 2018 S. 2826, Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act S. 3013, A bill to amend the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to require Congressional approval before the President adjusts imports that are determined to threaten to impair national security H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); global supply chain priorities; U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; reforms to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (P.L. 75-583); reforms to Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA) (P.L. 104-65); implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with agencies; drafting of World Customs Organizations E-Commerce Framework Standards; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Brazil economic and commercial relations; U.S.-China economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Cuba economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Israel economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Mexico economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Russia economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Turkey economic and commercial relations; U.S.-U.K. economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; EU tax policy; Ukraine related sanctions; modernizing the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; international trade and regulatory practices impacting digital goods and services; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN); trade policy; steel and aluminum tariffs
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule regarding arbitrage investment restrictions on tax-exempt bonds (83 Fed. Reg. 27,302-27, 303, June 12, 2018) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; implementation of and revisions to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97); pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79/S. 588, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645/S. 2126, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1702, Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746/S. 2702, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3903/S. 2347, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281/S. 2953, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4790, Volcker Rule Regulatory Harmonization Act H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5054, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act of 2018 H.R. 5059, State Insurance Regulation Preservation Act H.R. 5105/S. 2436, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H.R. 5192/S. 2498, Protecting Children from Identity Theft Act H.R. 5266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2018 H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act H.R. 5645, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2018 H.R. 5749, Options Markets Stability Act H.R. 5756, To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to adjust certain resubmission thresholds for shareholder proposals H.R. 5783, Cooperate with Law Enforcement Agencies and Watch Act of 2018 H.R. 5877, Main Street Growth Act H.R. 5970, Simplifying Disclosures for Investors Act H.R. 5999, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6035, Streamlining Communications for Investors Act H.R. 6068, Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act H.R. 6130, Helping Startups Continue to Grow Act H.R. 6139, Improving Investment Research for Small and Emerging Issuers Act S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1117, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1744, Brokaw Act S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2499, A bill to require the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority to establish a relief fund to provide investors with the full value of unpaid arbitration awards issued against brokerage firms or brokers regulated by the Authority S. 2756, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act S. 2765, RBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2018 S. 3004, Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018 S. J. Res. 57, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Draft legislation directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to increase and align the smaller reporting company and nonaccelerated filer financial thresholds Draft legislation to remove the limitation on large accelerated filers qualifying as an emerging growth company Draft legislation to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise the definition of a qualifying portfolio company to include an emerging growth company, for purposes of the exemption from registration for venture capital fund advisers under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 Draft legislation to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to increase the percentage of voting shares a diversified company may hold in a single issuer Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,945-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on Regulation Best Interest (83 Fed. Reg. 21,574-21,682, May 9, 2018) Proposed Commission interpretation regarding standard of conduct for investment advisers; request for comment on enhancing investment (83 Fed. Reg. 21,203-21,214, May 9, 2018) Proposed rule on form CRS relationship summary; amendments to form ADV; required disclosures in retail communications and restrictions on the use of certain names or titles (83 Fed. Reg. 21,416-21,575, May 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Civil Investigative Demands and Associated Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 3,686-3,687, January 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rules and Practices for Adjudication Proceedings (83 Fed. Reg. 5,055-5,056, February 5, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Enforcement Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 5,999-6,000, February 12, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau External Engagements (83 Fed. Reg. 8,247-8,249, February 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Public Reporting Practices of Consumer Complaint Information (83 Fed. Reg. 9,499-9,501, March 6, 2018) Request for Information Regarding Bureau Rulemaking Processes (83 Fed. Reg. 10,437-10,440, March 9, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Adopted Regulations and New Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,286-12,289, March 21, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Inherited Regulations and Inherited Rulemaking Authorities (83 Fed. Reg. 12,881-12,883, March 26, 2018) Request for Information Regarding the Bureaus Supervision Program (83 Fed. Reg. 7,166-7,168, February 20, 2018) Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: Regulatory Capital Rules: Regulatory Capital, Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio Standards for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies and Certain of Their Subsidiary Insured Depository Institutions; Total Loss-Absorbing Capacity Requirements for U.S. Global Systemically Important Bank Holding Companies; Federal Reserve System Docket No. R-1604 and OCC Docket ID OCC-2018-0002 Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 3.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending; consolidated asset thresholds related to the Advanced Approaches capital framework, the net stable fund ratio rule, and the liquidity coverage ratio rule; impact of prudential regulations on lending to small businesses by depository institutions; testimony by the Vice Chairman for Supervision, Federal Reserve Board, to the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; blockchain and fintech
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 H.R. 5956, Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018 H.R. 6135, Keep Families Together Act H.R. 6136, Border Security and Immigration Reform Act of 2018 H.R. 6195, To limit the separation of families seeking asylum in the United States and expedite the asylum process for individuals arriving in the United States with children S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act S. 2972, Prioritizing Help to Businesses Act S. 3036, Keep Families Together Act S. 3091, Protect Kids and Parents Act S. 3108, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019 S. 3109, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2019 H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Program; L-1 Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment-based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family-based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2018 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); social cost of carbon in cost-benefit analyses underlying federal regulations; energy security; offshore energy exploration; establishment of a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR); Fiscal Year 2019 funding for energy efficiency programs managed by the Department of Energy; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2017 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 732, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 Draft FCC reauthorization and reform legislation Draft legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Michael Dourson, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention Nomination of Matthew Leopold, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of the General Counsel Nomination of David Ross, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Water Nomination of William Wehrum, for EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Air & Radiation Nomination of Cheryl Marie Stanton to be Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Peter B. Robb to be General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Andrew Wheeler to be Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Susan P. Bodine to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance, Environmental Protection Agency Nomination of Preston Rutledge to be Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor Nomination of Kathleen Hartnett White to be Chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Nomination of Jerome H. Powell to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Scott Mugno to be Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511), and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-13); Office of Management and Budget M-17013 Extension of Policy to Provide Accelerated Payment to Small Business and Small Business Subcontractors; environment and energy policy; Federal Trade Commission informational injury workshop; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation of Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
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2017 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act Draft legislation titled Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; loan guarantee program under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58); potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2017 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 66/S.J. Res. 32, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 67/S.J. Res. 33, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 83/S.J. Res. 27, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness" Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Member, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Solicitor of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634-60,733, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792-91,810, December 19, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); federal paid parental leave benefit
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2017 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 38, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 10, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by the Secretary of the Interior relating to stream protection S.J. Res. 28, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to accidental release prevention requirements of risk management programs under the Clean Air Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436-44,698, July 27, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on TSCA inventory notification (active-inactive) requirements (82 Fed. Reg. 4,255-4,269, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 7,562-7,580, January 19, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for prioritization of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,825-4,837, January 17, 2017) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on waste prevention, production subject to royalties, and resource conservation (81 Fed. Reg. 83,008-83,089, November 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; Clean Power Plan; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies Appropriations Act for 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 S. 612, Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205), including provisions relating to state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75-411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (P.L. 96-510) section 108(b) rulemaking; EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment
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2016 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act H.R. 4530, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 4598, American Jobs First Act of 2016 H.R. 4609, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5253, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 5398, Immigration for a Competitive America Act of 2016 H.R. 5634, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 98, STEM Jobs Act of 2015 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015 S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015 S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 S. 2449, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2016 S. 2827, Willing Workers and Willing Employers Act of 2016 S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Potential legislation related to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; inclusion of Singapore in the Global Entry Program; administrative changes to the EB-5 regional center program; changes by Department of Labor to the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) process
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2015 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 647, Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans (ABLE) Act H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716 /S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1732, Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 H.J.Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4848, Repeal and Rebuild Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (113th Congress) Proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles - phase 2 (80 Fed. Reg. 53,756, September 8, 2015) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; Federal preemption of state meal and rest brake laws (F4A)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2015 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Federal Trade Commission definition for labeling Made in the U.S.A. Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 181, Startup Act S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1025, to establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to H-1B visas Notice of Request for Information, Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, modernizing and streamlining the U.S. immigrant and nonimmigrant visa systems for the 21st century, (79 Fed. Reg. 78,458-78,460, December 30, 2014), including provisions relating to estimates of cost of information resubmissions for previously approved temporary foreign worker visa extensions Various issues relating to 22 C.F.R. Part 62, Exchange Visitor Program, including provisions relating to costs and benefits and compliance with Executive Order 12866; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
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2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2014 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes H.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-67); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions, 1502 relating to conflict minerals and resulting rule from the Securities Exchange Commission, and Volcker Rule - including trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Securities Act of 1933 (P.L. 73-22), including amendments to Rule 701; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2014 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 5137, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5272, To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal non-agricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; House Republican Principles on Immigration Reform
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2014 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2014 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3819, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1391, A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49: Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; 40 hour work week; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; unemployment insurance; Department of Labor issues including persuader regulation and advice exemption, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, regulatory agenda, and implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issues including legislation and oversight and implementation of NLRB Act (P.L. 74-198), determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate and legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, decisions in general, regulatory agenda, and ambush elections regulations; silica rule extension of comment period
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3304, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor compensation, Buy America, counterfeit parts, and motor vehicle rules H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Various issues relating to implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; National Freight Advisory Council; Buy America provisions
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2013 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 2958 / S. 1435, Clean Ports Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Various issues relating to implementation Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; National Freight Advisory Council; Buy America provisions
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2013 · second_quarter · 2A
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 815, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1013, Discretionary Spending Reduction Act H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1248 / S. 610, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 43, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 399, American Job Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 606, SEAL Act S. 953, Student Loan Affordability Act of 2013, provisions relating to tax H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness of 2011 Various issues relating to implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform and sequestration; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryan's FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; higher education, including student loan interest rates; small business tax reform; tax reform; entitlement reform; national debt/deficit
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2013 · first_quarter · Q1
P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 Various issues relating to H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; guidance and interpretation of regulations regarding issuance of L1 visas; sources of data to inform employment based immigration decisions
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families and Seniors Health Expenses Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 605 / S. 312, Patients Freedom Choose Act H.R. 1051, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 H.R. 1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 1509, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1744 / S. 20, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1845 / S. 960, Medicare IVIG Access Act H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 2529 / S.1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act H.R. 2590, Seniors Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3682, Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2011 H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012 H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 5906, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on medical devices H.R. 6048, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including provisions relating to 1099 reporting amendments S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients Freedom Choice Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Notice of Public Hearing Regarding Fees on Health Insurance Policies and Self-Insured Plans for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund (77 Fed. Reg. 22691-22706, Apr. 17, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Minimum Value of an Employer-Sponsored Plan (Notice 2012-31, Apr. 26, 2012) Request for Information Regarding Stop Loss Coverage (77 Fed. Reg. 25788-25790, May 1, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage (Notice 2012-32, May 14, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (Notice 2012-33, May 14, 2012) Final Regulations on Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit (77 Fed. Reg. 30377-30400, May 23, 2012 (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1 and 602)) Notice and Request for Comments on Health Flexible Spending Arrangements (Notice 2012-40, May 30, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on the Guidance on 90-Day Waiting Period Limitation (DOL Technical Release 2012-02, Aug. 31, 2012) Notice and Request for Comments on Determining Full-Time Employees For Purposes of Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Notice 2012-58, Aug. 31, 2012) Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156)) Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150)) Proposed Rule on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012 (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158)) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts; regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011, provisions relating to Brady Full Estate Tax Repeal H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens. H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542 / S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 H.R. 6179, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012, including provisions relating to expedited tax reform process H.R. 6152 / S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6262, Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6338, Managed Carbon Price Act of 2012 S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2230, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act, provisions relating to in-sourcing legislation S. 3401, Tax Relief Act of 2012 S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act S. 3413, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3417, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 H.J. RES. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff and tax reform; implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (proposal to impose a bank tax); IRS Forms 1099 K, 1099 MISC (the listing and questions involving 1099 K and 1099 MISC on all federal income tax forms); tax reform
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2012 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual rate for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542, Bring Jobs Home Act, incentives for insourcing S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S.1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculation Tax Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2050, Small Business Tax Extenders Act of 2012, small business tax extenders, reauthorization of the R&D tax credit S. 2059, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012: Buffet Rule tax S. 2075, CUT Loopholes Act: International tax loopholes closers S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act, eliminate tax provisions benefitting oil and gas industry S. 2230, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 S. 2237, Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act, small business tax incentives S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012, payroll tax on S Corporations S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act, incentives for insourcing S. 3205, Ex-PATRIOT Act, capital gains tax increase Various issues relating to the implementation of P.L. 112-96, The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012; Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; tax reform; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; IRS Forms 1099K, 1099 MISC (the listing and questions involving 1099K and 1099MISC on all federal income tax forms)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2012 · first_quarter · 1A
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R.639, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2423, Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2493, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program, and for other purposes H.R. 2722, Buy American Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tarrif Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act) S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, including amendments related to outsourcing public infrastructure projects, and the requesting and reporting process for Buy American waivers S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2007, A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, and for other purposes S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 S.2143 and H.R. 4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) (specific legislation not yet introduced) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft to be released in April 2012) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Potential legislation and regulation relating to: U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), participation in 3 Sub-Committees; Land Border Trade Facilitation, Global Supply Chain Security Air Cargo, and One U.S. Government at the Border The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010. Updated rule expected Fall of 2012 The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials for mutual recognition of regulation including trusted shipper programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in the U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in the U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) throughout the review. Report anticipated Winter 2012 Various issues relating to the Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia (specific legislation not yet introduced); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; implementation of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR; Industrial Policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S-India commercial and trade relationship; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; The Transatlantic Economic Council; Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; International concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; ACUS International Regulatory Cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; design piracy; funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Canada, China, India and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage; plain packaging; the USPTO IP Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones or ROZs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R.639, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2423, Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2493, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program, and for other purposes H.R. 2722, Buy American Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tarrif Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act) S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, including amendments related to outsourcing public infrastructure projects, and the requesting and reporting process for Buy American waivers S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2007, A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, and for other purposes S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 S.2143 and H.R. 4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) (specific legislation not yet introduced) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft to be released in April 2012) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Potential legislation and regulation relating to: U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), participation in 3 Sub-Committees; Land Border Trade Facilitation, Global Supply Chain Security Air Cargo, and One U.S. Government at the Border The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010. Updated rule expected Fall of 2012 The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials for mutual recognition of regulation including trusted shipper programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in the U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in the U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) throughout the review. Report anticipated Winter 2012 Various issues relating to the Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia (specific legislation not yet introduced); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; implementation of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR; Industrial Policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S-India commercial and trade relationship; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; The Transatlantic Economic Council; Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; International concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; ACUS International Regulatory Cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; design piracy; funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Canada, China, India and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage; plain packaging; the USPTO IP Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones or ROZs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 2112, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions related to THUD Appropriations and provisions regarding Buy America requirements H.R. 2887, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658 / S, 233, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1449, Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (Mariah's Act) S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011, including provisions related to Buy America S. 1769, Rebuild America Jobs Act S. 1786, Long-Term Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1952, Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1953, Research and Innovative Technology Administration Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.J. RES. 91 / S.J. RES. 30 / S.J. RES. 31 / S.J. RES. 32, various joint resolutions regarding the railway labor dispute Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank and public/private partnerships; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; Advanced Technology Vehicle Manufacturing (ATVM) loan program; expanding Buy America requirements; rail labor dispute; Public Private Partnerships
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act H.R. 2511, Innovative Design Protection and Piracy Prevention Act S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Legislation FY 12 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding) Various issues relating to draft privacy legislation; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal (data breach provisions) Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1872, Employment Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 H.R. 2170, Cutting Red Tape to Facilitate Renewable Energy Act H.R. 2171, Exploring Geothermal Energy on Federal Lands Act H.R. 2172, Utilizing Americas Federal Lands for Wind Energy Act H.R. 2354, A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes S. 228, Defending Americas Affordable Energy and Jobs Act S. 231, EPA Stationary Source Regulations Suspension Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 S. 1000, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act S. 1061, Government Litigation Savings Act H.R. 10/S.299, REINS Act H.R. 910/S.482, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 FY 2012 Budget of the U.S. Government Environmental legislation (not yet introduced) advocating measures for permit streamlining, balancing of environmental and economic considerations, and implementation of data quality Proposed Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heater; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 Proposed Rule: National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone Proposed Rule: National Emission Standards for HAPs from coal and oil fired steam units Proposed Rule: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter Final Rule: National Emissions Standards for HAPs from Portland cement plants EPA Greenhouse Gas Regulations Draft Permit: Construction General Permit for Stormwater Discharges Draft Guidance: Definition of the Waters of the US Various issues regarding the Fiscal Year 2012 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act; issues related to various Water Resources Development Acts; proposed GHG new source performance standards for refiners and coal-and oil-fired electric generating units; federal permitting of infrastructure projects
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2011 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 399, STAPLE Act H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting a Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1120, International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639, SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642, To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program H.R. 1114 / S. 565, Startup Visa Act of 2011 Regulatory Comments: Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program, Final Rule, 76 Fed. Reg. 3452 Notice of Information Collection, Comments Requested from the Public on E-Verify Self Check Program (OMB-59) USCIS Information Collection, 75 Fed. Reg. 7789 Agency Meetings: Discuss L-1B visa category Discuss employment-based immigration issues Discuss technical and procedural errors in I-9 employment verification system Discuss H-2B issues Various issues including: high skilled immigration, low skilled immigration, travel and tourism, immigration reform, worksite enforcement, H-1B workers, employer sponsored permanent residents, E-Verify expansion, and the H-2B (specific legislation not yet introduced)
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2010 · first_quarter · 1A
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau H.R. 4537, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 6038, Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010 H.R. 6086 / S. 3717, A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes H.R. 6098 / S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 President Obama's nomination of Elizabeth Warren to be special advisor to the President and Secretary of the Treasury SEC S7-10-09, Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations SEC S7-14-10, Concept Release on the US Proxy System SEC Proposed Self Regulatory Organization Rules Changes Adding Releases 62411, 62414, and SRO Rules Changes to Add Additional Circuit Breaker Pilot Rules Various issues related to a proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, private placement issues, regulations pursuant to the implementations of H.R. 4173, legislative proposals to alter the derivitaves proposed rule, the SEC Reform Commission, regulation of proxy advisory firms and shareholder empowerment, and Net Access Value, which deals with money market funds in how they value certain securities (specific legislation not yet introduced)
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531 / S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran S. 2799, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 5160, Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, PRO-IP Act H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.122/ H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S. 2821/ H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 H.R. 4128, Conflict Minerals Trade Act H.R. 3192, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2009 S. 2799/ H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S.1027/ H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 5312, Reciprocal Government Procurement with China Creates American Jobs Act H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 (PEACE) Act of 2009 S. 3325/ H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/ H.R. 874, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, particularly the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act (offered as an amendment in the committee mark-up process to H.R. 2200) H.R. 5393, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically Title XV on conflict materials S. 3639, Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2010 H.R. 5875, Emergency Supplimental Appropriations for Border Security Act of 2010 S. 1606/ H.R. 4678, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 S. 569/ H.R. 6098, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010 Continued from pg # 71: Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom The following have no legislation/regulation tied to them: US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Economic Relations U.S.-China Economic Relations U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO The Transatlantic Economic Council International Concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards, and Investment Intellectual Property, specifically the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO Trade Dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program Trade Dispute with Brazil regarding U.S. Cotton Subsidies U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Engaging U.S. Government to support American companies in India as they grapple with new cyber security, encryption, and telecommunications security policies IP issues related to the Internet, S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, H.R. 496 the "Trade Enforcement Act of 2009,and S. 1631, "Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009" Issues relating to legislation to extend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) for Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador (specific legislation not yet introduced) White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review, report anticipated winter 2010/2011) Issues relating to a decision by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to deny loan guarantees for the sale by Bucyrus International, Inc. of mining equipment to a subsidiary of Reliance Power Ltd. of India Various issues relating to sugar import levels as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's sugar program General issues regarding: China IPR polices, IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), unilateral economic sanctions, border measures, carbon tariffs, and export controls reform The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, (see January 11, 2010, Fed. Reg. notice, updated rulemaking expected Fall of 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the exsisting regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See FMCSA 2004 - 19608, January 4, 2010, updated rulemaking September of 2010) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) attempts to modify the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States (language included in USCBP-2007-0083 prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009, updated rulemaking Fall 2010) FY11 Homeland Security Appropriations, including provisions related to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision (bill number not yet assigned) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (bill number not yet assigned, draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007") Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Various issues relating to U.S. compliance with the World Trade Organization ruling in the dispute settlement case brought by Brazil regarding U.S. cotton subsidies, policy developments in China that would create "indigenous innovation" programs that would threaten to exclude U.S. firms from the Chinese market, and a terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg.# 77: DiPaula-Coyle - Chief of Staff (Schedule C), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; Policy Advisor (Schedule C Position), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce; Special Assistant (Schedule C Position), Office of the Under Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce
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2010 · first_quarter · 1A
Various legislative concepts on endangered species regulatory process and streamlined environmental permitting (no specific legislation introduced) S. J. Res. 26, a joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H. J. Res. 76/H. J. Res. 77, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4805, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act Combined Rulemaking on Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers (Boiler MACT) (not yet published) Proposed rulemaking to regulate coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste (not yet published) Senate energy and climate bill (draft bill, not yet introduced) Issues related to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (specific legislation not introduced)
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
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2010 · second_quarter · Q2
Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The following have no legislation/regulation tied to them: U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations The Transatlantic Economic Council U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement U.S.-China Economic Relations Trade Dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program Trade Dispute with Brazil regarding U.S. Cotton Subsidies Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO #18. Continued Lobbyists: David Hirschmann, LD, Office of Cong. Toby Roth (NEW) Various issues including: policy developments in China that would create "indigenous innovation" programs, sugar import levels, IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Border Measures, Customs and Border Protection First Sale Rule and Carbon Tariffs (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this) Implementation of DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See FMCSA 2004 - 19608, published January 4, 2010) All trade provisions of the following bills: H.R. 874/S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 2194/S. 2799, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 5160, Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 4128, Conflict Minerals Trade Act H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 5393, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 H.R. 5156, Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 S. 3395, Renewable Energy Market Access Program Act of 2010 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Act S.2821/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, United States-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 3325/H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
Various legislative concepts on endangered species regulatory process and streamlined environmental permitting (no specific legislation introduced) S. J. Res. 26, a joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H. J. Res. 76/H. J. Res. 77, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4805, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act Combined Rulemaking on Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers (Boiler MACT) (not yet published) Proposed rulemaking to regulate coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste (not yet published) Senate energy and climate bill (draft bill, not yet introduced) Issues related to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (specific legislation not introduced)
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
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2009 · fourth_quarter · 4A
General background on the endangered species regulatory process and streamlined environmental permitting (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S. 787, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 S. 373, a bill to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal Proposed Rulemaking for major sources under the Clean Air Act (not yet published in the Federal Register) Proposed Rulemaking to establish light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and corporate average fuel economy standards (not yet published in the Federal Register) Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Decision granting a waiver of clean air preemption for Californias 2009 and subsequent model year greenhouse gas emission standards for new motor vehicles Environmental Protection Agency proposed endangerment and cause or contribute finding for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (See April 24, 2009 Federal Register)
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
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2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
General background on the endangered species regulatory process and streamlined environmental permitting (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act S. 787, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 S. 373, a bill to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal Proposed Rulemaking for major sources under the Clean Air Act (not yet published in the Federal Register) Proposed Rulemaking to establish light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and corporate average fuel economy standards (not yet published in the Federal Register) Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Decision granting a waiver of clean air preemption for Californias 2009 and subsequent model year greenhouse gas emission standards for new motor vehicles Environmental Protection Agency proposed endangerment and cause or contribute finding for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (See April 24, 2009 Federal Register)
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2009 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 3357, a bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes H.R. 3617/S. 1498, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 3607, FY 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act H.R. 1512, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 233/S. 146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 3183/S. 1436, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act FY 2010 S. 1308, Maritime Administration Authorization Act of 2010 H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, provisions relating to short sea shipping H.R. 3503, Salmon Solutions and Planning Act Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues Issues relating to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) General transportation infrastructure issues including; cross-border trucking with Mexico; border infrastructure; National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission; National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission; port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth; future of transportation policy; financing and funding options for transportation; maritime issues; ballast water discharge; project delivery time; rail capacity and investment; and public transit funding.
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
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2009 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
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2009 · first_quarter · 1A
H.R. 1705 / S. 556, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009 S. 664, Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 Issues related to the Federal Risk Regulator (no specific legislation introduced) Issues related to the administration of TARP (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 225, Emergency Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Ongoing issues related to P.L. No: 110-343 (no legislation introduced) Issues related to securities litigation reform (no legislation introduced) Issues relating to Build America Bonds, Private Activity Bonds, the State Revolving Fund, and other transportation and infrastructure financing mechanisms. (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009, especially the Myrick Amendment (H. AMDT 8) Issues relating to mark-to-market accounting standards H.R. 1586, a bill to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients S. 651, Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards Restrictions on unrelated lobbying activities of TARP participants (no specific legislation or regulation) # 18 Continued: Jason Matthews (Covered Official Positions) Management Analyst - US Department of Veterans Affairs Legislative Correspondent, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu # 18 Continued: Steven Law (Covered Official Positions) Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Issues related to the 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, provisions regarding Cross-Border Trucking H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions regarding the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 Issues relating to adjusting the tariff rate quotas that restrict imports of sugar into the United States (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China (no specific legislation) H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 Issues pertaining to Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation (no specific legislation introduced) Regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia (no specific legislation introduced) Issues pertaining to economic relations with Russia and acceptance of Russia in the WTO (no specific legislation introduced) S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register) 2009 Customs Reauthorization bill (legislation not introduced) Reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (legislation not introduced) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilot program to test 100% maritime cargo scanning Air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Department of Homeland Security's 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Additional Lobbyists as the maximum allotted addendum pages was reached for line 18: Adam Salerno
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 2450, A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine H.R. 4008, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 S. 2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008 H.R. 5767, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes H.R. 6870, Payments System Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 3997/H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Ongoing implementation issues related to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission "Reg SHO" and Naked Short Selling issue (no legislation introduced)
H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act HR 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act HR 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act of 2007 H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act FTC Part 3 and 4 Rules of Practice Rulemaking: Parts 3 and 4 Rules of Practice Rulemaking Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. 541 (related to the exemption under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees) and their interpretation. Regulations promulgated by DOL to clarify employer duty to provide personal protective equipment and train each employee, codified at 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926. Regulations finalized by DOL revising requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act, codified at 29 CFR 825, including new leave provisions benefiting families of military personnel. Regulations proposed by DOL standardizing requirements for a drug and alcohol testing program for mine operators, to be codified at 30 CFR Part 66.
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2008 · third_quarter · Q3
Colombia Free Trade Agreement Korea Free Trade Agreement Legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities (not yet introduced) An agreement to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no specific legislation introduced) An agreement to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no specific legislation introduced) U.S. Department of Homeland Security policies at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements - Proposed Rule S.1677, "The Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007" S.1607, "The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007" U.S.-Korea economic relations and U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China China's Anti-Monopoly Law China's standards setting regime and policies China's government procurement policies China's IPR policies Panama Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Program and reauthorization H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, the Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement S. 3325, Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
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2008 · second_quarter · 2A
S. 1926 / H.R. 3401, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 H.R. 3896, National Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 S. 775, H.R. 3398 and H.R. 3538, National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 S. 2021, Build America Bonds Act of 2007 S. 1125 and H.R. 2116, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 5102, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 H.R.5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, including potential provisions relating to infrastructure investment National Transportation Strategic Plan H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, including provisions related to the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 1195, SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2480, Gas Price Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 5995, Gas Tax Relief and Earmark Moratorium Act of 2008 H.R. 2415, Affordable Gas Price Act H.R. 5986 Diesel Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 2890, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide for a Highway Fuel Tax Holiday S. 2971, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide for a Suspension of the Highway Fuel Tax, and for Other Purposes H.R. 6030, COMMUTER Act of 2008 H.R. 6052, Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 Proposed Rulemaking on National Marine Fisheries Service, specifically the provision to impose a 10-knot speed restriction on all commercial vessels within 30 nautical miles of the U.S. East Coast. General transportation infrastructure issues (no specific legislation introduced) including: cross-border trucking, border infrastructure, ensuring the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, financing and funding options for transportation, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, and public transit funding
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 H.R. 3195 / S. 1881, ADA Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (S-MINER) Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 4301/S. 2419, Working Families Flexibility Act Nominations for Member, National Labor Relations Board, and Director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed revisions to Family and Medical Leave Act regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 5630, Innovation Employment Act H.R. 5634, New American Innovators Act Department of Homeland Security E-Verify Rule Possible future inclusion of Korea in U.S. Visa Waiver ProgramH.R. 4088, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007; H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008; S. 1083/HR 1930, Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act; H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007; S. 1035, H1B and L1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act; H.R. 1645 Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act; S. 988/H.R. 1843, Save our Small and Seasonal Business Act; H.R. 1061, Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act; S.Con.Res 70, amendment to create a deficit neutral reserve fund for border security through on H-1B/EB recapture visas plus adjustment of status; H.R. 5642, Strengthening United States Technology and Innovation Now Act Regulation from the Department of Homeland Security on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter;" Expected regulation from the Department of Homeland Security on requiring government contractors to use E-Verify Expected regulation from the Department of Homeland Security relating to Optional Practical Training (OPT) for student visa holders Secure Borders Open Doors Advisory Committee to the Departments of State and Homeland Security to improve the visa process and overall travel experience. Draft legislation on comprehensive immigration reform, H-1B visa and employment-based visa reform, H-2B visa reform, employment verification, H-2A reform, and "AgJobs." Covered Official Positions Continued: John Gonzales; Deputy State Director - Senator Gramm, Deputy Director - Sen. Hutchison
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 H.R. 4978/S. 2410, Chronic Disease Management Act of 2018 H.R. 5138, Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-association health plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including changes to the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition
H.R. 620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 986/S. 63, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 1516/S. 636, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 including provisions relating to enhanced reporting requirements for DOD contractors H.R. 3441, Save Local Business Act H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 4219, Workflex in the 21st Century Act S. 140, A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including Scott Mugno Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including John Ring Nomination of General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Deputy Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Final rule regarding 18-month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016-02) (82 FR 56,545-56,560, November 28, 2017) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Proposed regulations on the definition of employer under section 3(5) of ERISA-Association Health Plans (83 Fed. Reg. 614-636, January 5, 2018) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; paid leave; paid family leave; paid sick leave; project labor agreements (PLAs); sexual harassment; contractor blacklisting; National Labor Relations Act (P.L.74-198) and the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75-178); legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); current population survey, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Bureau of Census joint program; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 3989, USA Liberty Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S. 2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4943/S. 2383, Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act H.R. 4979, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and to make technical changes to the competitive need limitations provision of the program S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 2463, Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act of 2018 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be a Member Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Spencer Bachus to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with federal agencies; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; trade policy; United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; steel and aluminum tariffs; Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) (PL 75-583); reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226/S. 2013, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312/S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3860, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation A+ Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4537, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4550, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act H.R. 4607, Comprehensive Regulatory Review Act H.R. 4659, To require the appropriate Federal banking agencies to recognize the exposure-reducing nature of client margin for cleared derivatives H.R. 4771, Small Bank Holding Company Relief Act of 2018 H.R. 4861, Ensuring Quality Unbiased Access to Loans (EQUAL) Act of 2018 H.R. 5051, Public Company Registration Threshold Act H.R. 5323, Derivatives Fairness Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2282, Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 S. 2498, Protecting Children From Identity Theft Act Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and Technology Accountability and Security Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Nomination of Jelena McWilliams to be Chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Federal Reserve: Enhanced Disclosure of the Models Used in the Federal Reserves Supervisory Stress Test, Docket No. OP-1586; Stress Testing Policy Statement, Docket No. OP-1587; Policy Statement on the Scenario Design Framework for Stress Testing, Docket No. OP-1588; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128); application of Customer Identification Program requirements under anti-money laundering rules to bank-affiliated premium finance companies; application of the May 2016 Customer Due Diligence Rule to routine cash refunds issued by bank-affiliated premium finance companies; proposals to audit the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; small business lending
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1301, Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2579, Broader Options for Americans Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act H.R. 4760, Securing America's Future Act of 2018 H.R. 4796/S. 2367, Uniting and Securing America (USA) Act of 2018 H.R. 4873, DACA Compromise Act of 2018 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 S. 2199, Border Security and Deferred Action Recipient Relief Act S. 2344, Immigration Innovation Act of 2018 S. 2464, Three-Year Border and DACA Extension Act H.Res. 774, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4760) to amend the immigration laws and the homeland security laws, and for other purposes H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2 Visa Programs; L-1 Visa Programs; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration policy; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; size and administration of employment based immigrant visa categories; size and administration of family based immigrant visa categories; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 3860/S. 1958, IRS Data Verification Modernization Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; implementation of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (PL 115-97); pension reform; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3901/S. 1809, Moving FIRST Act H.R. 3912/S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); Executive Order 13502, Use of Project Labor Agreements for Federal Construction Projects; unmanned aircraft systems; autonomous vehicles; smart cities
H.R. 195, Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes H.R. 1301, Continuing Appropriations Amendments Act, 2018 H.R. 1370, An Act to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 1892, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 4667, Making further supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, for disaster assistance for Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria, and calendar year 2017 wildfires, and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 H.J. Res. 125, Making an extension of continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2019 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding for the National Endowment for Democrac (NED); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 1625, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016) Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; child care and early education; welfare reform; Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America
H.R. 1224, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, Assessment, and Auditing Act of 2017 H.R. 2105, NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act of 2017 H.R. 2213/S. 595, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2825, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3089/S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018, including provisions relating to National Institute of Standards and Technology budget H.R. 3359, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2017 H.R. 3548, Border Security for America Act of 2017 H.R. 3776, Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 H.R. 4036, Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act H.R. 4176, Air Cargo Security Improvement Act of 2018 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4668, Small Business Advanced Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2017 H.R. 4747, Defending U.S. Government Communications Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 770, MAIN STREET Cybersecurity Act of 2017 S. 1157, Protecting Our Ability to Counter Hacking (PATCH) Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1691, Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017 S. 1872, TSA Modernization Act S. 1904, Smart Cities and Communities Act of 2017 S. 2083, Strengthening Cybersecurity Information Sharing and Coordination in Our Ports Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act S. 2289, Data Breach Prevention and Compensation Act of 2018 S. 2392, Cyber SAFETY Act of 2018 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Draft legislation titled Air Cargo Advance Screening Program and Explosives Detection Canine Teams for Air Cargo Security Draft legislation titled Data Acquisition and 4 Technology Accountability and Security Act Various issues relating to Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program reauthorization; cybersecurity protections; Executive Order 13800, Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure; National Telecommunications and Information Administration request for public comment, Promoting Stakeholder Action Against Botnets and Other Automated Threats; National Institute of Standards and Technology proposed update to the Framework for Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity; implementation of Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) (P.L. 114-113, Division N); implementation of Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2017 (P.L. 115-91, Subtitle G); Department of Commerce/Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) proposed rule on Wassenaar Arrangement intrusion software and surveillance items; Department of Commerce/National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) cybersecurity framework-like effort on IoT security and resilience; Department of Justice Cyber-Digital Task Force; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission notice of proposed rulemaking, Cyber Security Incident Reporting Reliability Standards; National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) cybersecurity vulnerabilities disclosure initiative; Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) statement and guidance on public company cybersecurity disclosures
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1917/S. 839, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2017 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 1448, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2017 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition and outsourcing Draft legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 477, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1116, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 H.R. 1153, Mortgage Choice Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1457, Making Online Banking Initiation Legal and Easy (MOBILE) Act of 2017 H.R. 1585, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1645, Fostering Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2201, Micro Offering Safe Harbor Act H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2319, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 2396, Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2706, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3093, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 3110, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3299, Protecting Consumers' Access to Credit Act of 2017 H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3762, International Insurance Standards Act of 2017 H.R. 3857, Protecting Advice for Small Savers (PASS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3861, Federal Insurance Office Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 3903, Encouraging Public Offerings Act of 2017 H.R. 3911, Risk-Based Credit Examination Act H.R. 3948, Protection of Source Code Act H.R. 3971, Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 3972, Family Office Technical Correction Act of 2017 H.R. 3973, Market Data Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 3978, TRID Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4015, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 4028/S. 1982, Promoting Responsible Oversight of Transactions and Examinations of Credit Technology (PROTECT) Act of 2017 H.R. 4061, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4248, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to conflict minerals, and for other purposes H.R. 4263, Regulation At Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4267, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4279, Expanding Investment Opportunities Act H.R. 4281, Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act H.R. 4289, To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to coal and mine safety H.R. 4292, Financial Institution Living Will Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4293, Stress Test Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 4294, Prevention of Private Information Dissemination Act of 2017 H.R. 4296, To place requirements on operational risk capital requirements for banking organizations established by an appropriate Federal banking agency H.R. 4311, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4519, To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to repeal certain disclosure requirements related to resource extraction, and for other purposes H.R. 4529, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2017 H.R. 4545, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 4566, Alleviating Stress Test Burdens to Help Investors Act S. 366, Taking Account of Institutions with Low Operation Risk (TAILOR) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1241, Combating Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing, and Counterfeiting Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE)Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 S. 1893, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 S. 2155, Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" Draft legislation titled Credit Services Protection Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Counter Terrorism and Illicit Finance Act Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 347, Facilitating Access to Credit Act of 2015 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Nomination of Governor Jerome Powell to serve as Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128) modernization; anti-money laundering and Bank Secrecy Act (P.L. 91-508) improvements; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; Federal Reserve proposed guidance on supervisory expectation for boards of directors 2017-16735; proxy voting systems; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; Security Exchange Commission request for information regarding standards of conduct for investment advisors and broker-dealers; Security Exchange Commission staff legal bulletin 141 (CF) shareholder proposals; Security Exchange Commission FAST Act (P.L. 114-94) modernization and simplification of regulations S-K file no. S7-08-17; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; potential legislation to create legal framework for venture exchange; credit bureau issues; tailoring bank rules to reduce the burden on small, midsize, and regional banks; beneficial ownership; reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States; modernization of the Community Reinvestment Act (P.L. 95-128)
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1687 H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 849/S. 260, Protecting Seniors Access to Medicare Act H.R. 1101/S. 1818, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 4616, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage H.R. 4617, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on the medical device excise tax H.R. 4618, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a temporary moratorium on certain taxes affecting purchases of prescription medication H.R. 4619, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to provide temporary relief from the annual fee imposed on health insurance providers, to the extent that such fee is due to Puerto Rican health insurance H.R. 4620, Protecting Families and Small Businesses Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 251, Protecting Medicare from Executive Action Act of 2017 S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1835, Lower Premiums Through Reinsurance Act of 2017 S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 1859, Healthcare Tax Relief Act S. 1978, Small Business and Family Health Tax Relief Act of 2017 S. 2164, To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health savings H.Con.Res.71 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1227 Draft legislation titled To stabilize individual market premiums for the 2018 and 2019 plan years and provide meaningful State flexibility (Alexander-Murray) Proposed regulations on benefit and payment parameters for 2019 (82 Fed. Reg. 51,052-51,148, November 2, 2017) Request for Information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & Improving Health Care Choices to Employer Patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017) Request for Information Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; IRS Notice application of market reform and other provisions of the Affordable Care Act to HRAs, Health FSAs, and certain other employer healthcare arrangements HRAs (Notice 2013-54, September 13, 2013); IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015); IRS Notice on qualified small employer health reimbursement arrangements (Notice 2017-67, October 31, 2017); House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Executive Order 13813, Promoting Healthcare Choice and Competition
H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act H.R. 4508, Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016) Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; child care and early education; Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 2266, Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3219, Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 H. J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); blacklisting of government contractors that change corporate domicile; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 1, An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018 H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; border adjustment tax; value added tax; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint; Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3823, Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 4151, Smart Technology for Resilient, Efficient, Economic and Reliable Transportation in Cities and Communities (STREET) Act S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 S. 1405, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); autonomous vehicles; smart cities
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3718, International Communications Privacy Act H.R. 3989, USA Liberty Act of 2017 H.R. 4067, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4311/S. 2098, Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2017 H.R. 4318/S.2108, Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of 2017 H.R. 4478, FISA Amendments Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 2986, International Communications Privacy Act H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; ratification of the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade Convention; implementation of the American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 (P.L.114-159); implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; trade policy; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window; United Nations Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 4239, Strengthening the Economy with Critical Untapped Resources to Expand American Energy (SECURE) Act S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 Environmental Protection Agency nominees, Andrew Wheeler, Susan Bodine, Michael Dourson, Matthew Leopard, David Ross and William Wehrum Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017) Proposed rule on definition of "waters of the United States"--addition of an applicability date to 2015 Clean Water Rule (82 Fed. Reg. 55,542-55,547, November 22, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone; Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule on repeal of carbon pollution emission guidelines for existing stationary sources: electric utility generating units (82 Fed. Reg. 48,035-48,049, October 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; loan guarantee program under section 1703 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-58); establishment of a competitive oil and gas leasing program in the non-wilderness portion of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 H.R. 4092, Agricultural Guestworker (AG) Act H.R. 4184, Extending Status Protection for Eligible Refugees with Established Residency (ESPERER) Act of 2017 H.R. 4207, Small and Seasonal Business Relief Act S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act S. 2144, Safe Environment from Countries Under Repression and Emergency (SECURE) Act S. 2192, Security, Enforcement, and Compassion United in Reform Efforts (SECURE) Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 123, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; extension of temporary protected status (TPS) designations for El Salvador, Honduras, and Haiti; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number or ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
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H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2213, Anti-Border Corruption Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 H.R. 3551, C-TPAT Reauthorization Act of 2017 H.R. 3718/S. 1671, International Communications Privacy Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 722, Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 H. Res. 60, Expressing continued support for the special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom and urging commencement of negotiations for the development of a North Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (NATIP) between the United States and the United Kingdom Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; IP issues relating to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-India economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1468, Recognizing America's Children Act H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 2717, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s From Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act 2017 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3440/S. 1615, Dream Act of 2017 H.R. 3711, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 3775, Immigration in the National Interest Act of 2017 S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354/S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1720, Reforming American Immigration for a Strong Economy (RAISE) Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA) program; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; travel issues; biometric entry-exit; aerial security enhancements; tourism
H.R. 986, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017 H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.R. 2775, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 2776, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H..R. 3441, Save Local Business Act S. 1321, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Patrick Pizzella to be Deputy Secretary of Labor Nomination of Thomas J. Donohue to the Task Force on Apprenticeship Expansion Nomination of Janet Dhillon to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of Daniel Gade to be Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board, including Marvin Kaplan and William Emanuel Nomination of General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation standards improvement project phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) and proposal to extend deadline for reporting (82 Fed. Reg. 29,261, June 28, 2017) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Request for information defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (82 Fed. Reg. 34,616-34,619, July 26, 2017) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; open multiple employer plans (MEPs); proposal to combine Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP); Hurricane Harvey relief efforts; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments; Department of Labor interpretive bulletin relating to the exercise of shareholder rights
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312/S. 416, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 1849, Practice of Law Technical Clarification Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2359, FCRA Liability Harmonization Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 3089, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 3179, Transparency and Accountability for Business Standards Act H.R. 3312, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 3746, Business of Insurance Regulatory Reform Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 536, Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2017 S. 1284, Community Bank Relief Act S. 1454, True Incorporation Transparency for Law Enforcement (TITLE) Act S. 1463, Financial Stability Oversight Council Insurance Member Continuity Act S. 1717, Corporate Transparency Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 111/S.J. Res. 47, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Arbitration Agreements" Draft legislation titled Facilitating Access to Credit Act Draft legislation titled Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled TRID Improvement Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Proposed rule on bylaws; bank conversions and mergers; and voluntary mergers of federally insured credit unions (82 Fed. Reg. 26,605-26,615, June 8, 2017) Request for comments on proprietary trading and certain interests in and relationships with covered funds (Volcker Rule) (82 Fed. Reg. 36,692-36,697, August 7, 2017) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); implementation of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB reform; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; Clarifying the Exemption of Business of Insurance from CFPB Regulation; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; FSOC reform; Department of Treasury review of FSOC determination and designation process; Office of Financial Research transparency and accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0005; Remittance Rule Assessment, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0004; beneficial ownership
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; border adjustment tax; value added tax; conversion of future 401(k) or Individual Retirement Account (IRA) contributions to Roth accounts; House Republican Tax Reform Blueprint; Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74/S. 919, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEWS) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1274, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2603, Saving Americas Endangered Species (SAVES) Act H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, including provisions relating to procurement policy, contractor blacklisting, Buy America, IT acquisition, and outsourcing H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Draft legislation titled APA-Based Permit Streamlining Draft FCC reorganization and reform legislation Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards Nomination of Neil Chatterjee to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Vishal J. Amin to be U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Nomination of Kenneth Ian Juster to be Ambassador to the Republic of India Nomination of Emily Webster Murphy to be Administrator of General Services Nomination of Spencer Bachus III to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Scott Garrett, of New Jersey, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Kimberly Reed to be First Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Claudia Slacik to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Judith Delzoppo Pryor to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,568-25,590, June 2, 2017) Proposed rule accelerating wireline broadband deployment by removing barriers to infrastructure investment (82 Fed. Reg. 22,453-22,476, May 16, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101/S. 1818, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017, including provisions relating to Graham-Cassidy-Heller-Johnson substitute amendment H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act S. 1852, Solution for Undocumented Children through Careers, Employment, Education, and Defending our Nation (SUCCEED) Act Proposed regulation on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed regulation on HHS notice of benefit and payment parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Request for information reducing regulatory burdens imposed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act & improving healthcare choices to empower patients (82 Fed. Reg. 26,885-26,887, June 12, 2017) Request for information, Treasury proposed review of regulations & recommendations to further compliance with Executive Orders 13771 and 13777 (82 Fed. Reg. 27,217-27,218, June 14, 2017) Various issues relating to Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, the Cost Sharing Reduction (CSR) program, the section 9010 Health Insurance Providers Fee or Health Insurance Tax (HIT), 40% excise tax on high-cost employer-sponsored health coverage (Cadillac tax); Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations; Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2018 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and the 2018 Call Letter
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 424, Gray Wolf State Management Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1274, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2603, Saving Americas Endangered Species (SAVES) Act H.R. 3131, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on TSCA inventory notification (active-inactive) requirements (82 Fed. Reg. 4,255-4,269, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 7,562-7,580, January 19, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for prioritization of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,825-4,837, January 17, 2017) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Proposed rules on definition of "Waters of the United States"-- recodification of pre-existing rules (82 Fed. Reg. 34,899-34,909, July 27, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; 2015 National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ozone; Presidential Executive Order 13807, on establishing discipline and accountability in the environmental review and permitting process for infrastructure
H.R. 1695/S.1010, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 S. 1781, National White Collar Crime Control Act of 2017 Various issues relating to intellectual property protections; implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP Issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and High Level Panel on Access to Medicines
H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016) Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; child care and early education; Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act H.R. 3282, ELD Extension Act of 2017 H.R. 3388, Safely Ensuring Lives Future Deployment and Research In Vehicle Evolution (SELF DRIVE) Act H.R. 3823, Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2017 S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 S. 1405, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes S. 1885, American Vision for Safer Transportation Through Advancement of Revolutionary Technologies (AV START) Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A); autonomous vehicles
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 601, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018 and Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Requirements Act, 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 H.R. 2998/S. 1557, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3162/S. 1648, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3219, Defense, Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, Legislative Branch, and Energy and Water Development National Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3266/S. 1609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3267/S. 1662, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3268/S. 1603, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3362/S. 1780, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3280, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3353/S. 1655, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3354, Make America Secure and Prosperous Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3355, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2018 H.R. 3358/S. 1771, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2018 H. Con. Res. 71, Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027 Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); funding issues for programs in energy research and development at the Department of Energy, including Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; funding for Brand USA; funding for democracy programming by the federal government through the National Endowment for Democracy; funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation program; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 244, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 99, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2017 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2017 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); implementation of Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of the Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Centruy Act (P.L. 114-182); implementation of Executive Order 13547, Stewardship of the Ocean, Our Coasts and the Great Lakes; funding issues for programs in energy research and development at the Department of Energy, including Office of Electricity Delivery & Energy Reliability, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; funding for Brand USA; funding for democracy programming by the federal government through the National Endowment for Democracy; funding for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers navigation program; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; budget policy
H.R. 10, Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 H.R. 21/S. 34, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 79, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 238, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.R. 910/S. 327, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017 H.R. 1219/S. 444, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2017 H.R. 1257, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 1312, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 1343, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2017 H.R. 1611, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2017 H.R. 2226, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 S. 462, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act S. 488, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act Potential legislation similar to H.R 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act (114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act(114th Cong.) Potential legislation similar to H.R 6392, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830-32,934, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on universal proxy (81 Fed. Reg. 79,122-79,186, November 10, 2016) Joint advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards (81 Fed. Reg. 74,315-74,326, October 26, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments and including the proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) transparency and accountability; CFPB consumer complaint database; CFPB small business data collection; CFPB arbitration rulemaking; CFPB Commission; CFPB alternative data; CFPB rule assessments; CFPB card issue (deferred interest); Clarifying the Exemption of Business of Insurance from CFPB Regulation; Notice of Stakeholder Consultations on Responsible Conflict Mineral Sourcing; Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) engagement initiative; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) designation of non-bank financial companies; FSOC reform; Office of Financial Research Transparency and Accountability; reform of international standard setting bodies including Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision; Federal Reserve reform; proxy voting system; Security Exchange Commission conflict mineral rule; Security Exchange Commission pay ratio rule; Security Exchange Commission Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies; disclosure requirements and materiality; JOBS Act 2.0; initial public offerings and private placements; Small Business Lending Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0011; Consumer Credit Market, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0006; Use of Alternative Data and Modeling Techniques in the Credit Process, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0005; Remittance Rule Assessment, Docket No. CFPB-2017-0004; beneficial ownership
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74/S. 919, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 78, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 659, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096/S. 565, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1300/S. 515, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act H.R. 2553, Taking Account of Bureaucrats Spending (TABS) Act of 2017 H.R. 2810, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 S. 584, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 44, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Fiscal Year 2018 Department of Defense Appropriations Act Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Potential legislation titled Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 Potential legislation titled Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Nomination of Robert Powelson to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Neil Chatterjee to be Commissioner of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Nomination of Neil Gorsuch to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States Nomination of Alexander Acosta to be Secretary of the Department of Labor Nomination of Kevin McAleenan to be Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Nomination of Vishal J. Amin to be U.S. Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed rule restoring internet freedom (82 Fed. Reg. 25,586-25,590, June 2, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Executive Order 13772, Core Principles for Regulating the United States Financial System; Presidential Memorandum for the Secretary of the Treasury regarding Orderly Liquidation Authority; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; banking regulatory reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.R. 1873, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2910, Promoting Interagency Coordination for Review of Natural Gas Pipelines Act H.J. Res. 36, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" Draft legislation titled Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; energy security; potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 2353, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act H.R. 2434/S. 1121, College Transparency Act Final regulations on student assistance general provisions, Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, and Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education Grant Program (81 Fed. Reg. 75,926-76,089, November 1, 2016) Final regulations on program integrity: gainful employment (79 Fed. Reg. 64,889-65,103, October 31, 2014) Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; child care and early education; borrower defense to repayment regulation; Executive Order 13801, Expanding Apprenticeships in America
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1215, Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 H.R. 2430/S. 934, FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017 (discussion draft) Proposed regulations on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care; association health plans; importation of foreign pharmaceuticals into the United States and preemptive authority of federal food and drug regulations
H.R. 5/S. 951, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 806/S. 263, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1273/S. 376, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1654, Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act S. 69, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" Potential legislation extending Endangered Species Act deadlines Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Proposed regulations on TSCA inventory notification (active-inactive) requirements (82 Fed. Reg. 4,255-4,269, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for chemical risk evaluation under the Amended Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 7,562-7,580, January 19, 2017) Proposed regulations on procedures for prioritization of chemicals for risk evaluation under the Toxic Substances Control Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,825-4,837, January 17, 2017) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel
H.R. 2997, 21st Century Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization (AIRR) Act S. 1229, Move America Act of 2017 S. 1405, A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 2520, Balancing the Rights Of Web Surfers Equally and Responsibly (BROWSER) Act of 2017 S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 S. 722, Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Various issues relating to international trade agreements; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) including implementation work with U.S. Customs and the U.S. Trade Representative; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. sanctions on Russia; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations and Brexit; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; agricultural trade and regulatory issues; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window; trade policy
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631/S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795-21,808, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Final regulations on treatment of certain Interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 72,858-72,984, October 21, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; border adjustment tax; value added tax; Executive Order 13789, Identifying and Reducing Tax Regulatory Burdens; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, A Better Way to Fix Health Care
H.R. 114, Social Media Screening for Terrorists Act of 2017 H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 1941, Returning Worker Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 2004, Strengthen Employment And Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 2388, Poland Visa Waiver Act of 2017 H.R. 2407, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services Authorization Act H.R. 2461, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes S. 1040, State Sponsored Visa Pilot Program Act of 2017 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify program; expansion of the use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements; tourism; global entry for India
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 33, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2017 H.R. 50, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 74, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2017 H.R. 76, Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2017 H.R. 469, Sunshine for Regulations and Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 H.R. 717, Listing Reform Act H.R. 978, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2017 H.R. 1004, Regulatory Integrity Act of 2017 H.R. 1096, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2017 H.R. 1301, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 1430, Honest and Open New EPA Science Treatment (HONEST) Act of 2017 H.R. 1431, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2017 S. 119, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2017 S. 375, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 452, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2017 S. 453, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 454, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2017 S. 579, Early Participation in Regulations Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 36/S.J. Res. 11, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Waste Prevention, Production Subject to Royalties, and Resource Conservation" H.J. Res. 37/S. J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 38/H.J. Res. 11/H.J. Res. 16/S.J. Res. 10, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 28, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Accidental Release Prevention Requirements: Risk Management Programs under the Clean Air Act" S.J. Res. 21, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Cross-State Air Pollution Rule Update for the 2008 Ozone NAAQS Potential legislation similar to S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1607, Independent Agency Regulatory Analysis Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 1817, Smarter Regs Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Regulatory Accountability Act Draft legislation titled Independent Regulatory Analysis Act Draft legislation titled Smarter Regulations Act Final regulations on accidental release prevention requirements: risk management programs Under the Clean Air Act (82 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,705, January 13, 2017) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436-44,698, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on protecting and promoting the open internet (80 Fed. Reg. 19,738-19,850, April 13, 2015) Proposed rules on financial responsibility requirements under CERCLA 108(b) for classes of facilities in the Hardrock mining industry (82 Fed. Reg. 3,388-3,512, January 11, 2017) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; implementation of Paperwork Reduction Act (P.L. 96-511); environment and energy policy; Federal Reserve regulatory reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Commodity Futures Trading Commission reform; permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel on the topic; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; potential amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); citizen suits recodifications; small business regulatory reform legislation; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182)
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 281, Family Farm Relief Act of 2017 H.R. 391, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2017 H.R. 392/S. 281, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2017 H.R. 496/S. 128, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act H.R. 641, Better Agriculture Resources Now (BARN) Act H.R. 670, High-Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 730, Equal Protection in Travel Act of 2017 H.R. 979, Promoting Tourism to Enhance our Economy Act of 2017 H.R. 1125, Visa Investigation and Social Media Activity (VISA) Act of 2017 H.R. 1303/S. 180, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2017 H.R. 1502, To terminate the EB-5 program H.R. 1627, Small Business Assistance Act of 2017 H.R. 1705, Keeping American Jobs Act S. 179, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 232, A bill to terminate the EB-5 Visa Program and to reallocate the employment creation visas to the other employment-based visa classifications S. 354, Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act S. 504, APEC Business Travel Cards Reauthorization Act of 2017 S. 727, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 792, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish an H-2B temporary non-agricultural work visa program, and for other purposes Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H-1B Visa Program; H-2B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; EB-5 Visa Program; EB-5 regional center program; E-Verify Program; increased use of the E-Verify system; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; high-skilled immigration; lesser skilled immigration; temporary agriculture guest worker; temporary non-agriculture guest worker; optional practical training program; employment based immigrant visa numbers; family based immigrant visa numbers; employment verification; interior enforcement; temporary suspension of entry of nationals from certain countries; increased vetting of visa applicants; unfair immigration related employment practices; travel and trusted traveler programs; biometric entry-exit; increasing the number of ICE officers, border patrol officers and Customs and Border Protection officers; aerial security enhancements
H.R. 351, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2017 H.R. 442, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 H.R. 525, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act S. 472, Cuba Trade Act of 2017 Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2017 Nomination of members of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Nomination of Robert Lighthizer to be United States Trade Representative Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-125); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; U.S.-U.K. trade and investment relations; Ukraine related sanctions; potential reforms to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window; trade policy
H.R. 5, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2017 H.R. 26/S. 21, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2017 H.R. 723/S. 239, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2017 H.R. 1443/S. 385, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act H.J. Res. 41, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers" Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; Clean Power Plan; energy security; potential amendment to House budget bill regarding energy savings performance contracts; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency; conflict mineral disclosures
H.R. 35, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 143, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2017 H.R. 173/S. 40/S. 58, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 184, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2017 H.R. 246, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 247/S. 28, Health Savings Account Expansion Act of 2017 H.R. 394/S. 85, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2017 H.R. 1101, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2017 H.R. 1175/S. 403, Health Savings Act of 2017 H.R. 1280, Health Savings Account Act H.R. 1313, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1628, American Health Care Act of 2017 S. 108, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 191, Patient Freedom Act of 2017 S. 222, Obamacare Replacement Act Proposed regulations on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; market stabilization (82 Fed. Reg. 10,980-10,998, February 17, 2017) Proposed regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed regulation on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year (CY) 2018 for Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and 2018 Call Letter Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings account (HSAs), health reimbursement account (HRAs), and flexible spending account (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'; association health plans
H.R. 1180, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2017 H.J. Res. 37/S.J. Res. 12, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation H.J. Res. 66/S.J. Res. 32, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 67/S.J. Res. 33, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees H.J. Res. 83/S.J. Res. 27, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "Clarification of Employer's Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness" Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Fiscal Year 2018 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Nomination of Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor Nomination of Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Nomination of Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health Administration Nomination of Deputy Undersecretary, Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor Nomination of Director, Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654-58,768, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (81 Fed. Reg. 59,581-59,592, August 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg. 34,869-34,871, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006-72,014, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728-4,741, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383-28,386, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196-67,197, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding standards improvement project-phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504-68,685, October 4, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634-60,733, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286-16,890, March 25, 2016) as corrected (81 Fed. Reg. 60,272-60,274, September 1, 2016) Final rule to improve tracking of workplace injuries and illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624-29,694, May 12, 2016) Final rule regarding definition of the term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946-21,002, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391-32,552, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562-58,651, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598-67,724, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792-91,810, December 19, 2016) Final rule on occupational exposure to beryllium (82 Fed. Reg. 2,470-2,757, January 9, 2017) Notice of agency information collection activities; notice of submission for OMB review, final comment request: revision of the Employer Information Report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 45,479-45,497, July 14, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including provisions relating to paycheck transparency; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; paid leave; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018; open multiple employer plans (MEPs)
H.R. 904, Buy American Improvement Act of 2017 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act (P.L. 114-322); implementation of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation and repatriation holidays; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 308/S. 47, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act H.R. 631, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 H.R. 1393/S. 540, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2017 H.R. 1670, Infrastructure 2.0 Act S. 205, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795-21,808, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413-51,425, August 4, 2016) Final regulations on treatment of certain Interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 72,858-72,984, October 21, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 6100/S. 3436, Protect Family Farms and Businesses Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest (81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act H.R. 4530, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 4598, American Jobs First Act of 2016 H.R. 4609, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5253, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 5801, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 5992, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2016 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015 S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015 S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 S. 3542, Bar Removal of Individuals who Dream and Grow our Economy (BRIDGE) Act S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1025 Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions funding the Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act S. 3462, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act S. 3464, Overtime Reform and Review Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by state political subdivisions for non-governmental employees (81 Fed. Reg. 59,581, August 30, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding standards improvement project-phase IV (81 Fed. Reg. 68,504, October 4, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496 - 47,533, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Final rule on clarification of employer's continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (81 Fed. Reg. 91,792, December 19, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, including provisions relating to paycheck transparency; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to potential amendment prohibiting funds from being used to implement, administer or enforce section 902(b) of the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000 requiring agriculture commodities sales to Cuba be carried out on a cash basis H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes H.R. 6431, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; global food security strategy; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act S. 3344, Innovation for Tomorrow's Workforce Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; Department of Educations Borrower Defense to Repayment regulations; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 4469/S.2499, Health Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5445, Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5447/S.3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 1099, Protecting Affordable Coverage for Employees (PACE) Act S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) Proposed rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (80 Fed. Reg. 54,172-54,221, September 8, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pt. 92) Proposed rule on Expatriate Health Plans, Expatriate Health Plan Issuers, and Qualified Expatriates; Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (81 Fed. Reg. 38,020-38,048, June 10, 2016) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64,660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Final regulations on stream protection rule (81 Fed. Reg. 93,066-93,445, December 20, 2016) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,234-75,411, December 17, 2014) Final regulations on clean water rule: Definition of Waters of the United States (80 Fed. Reg. 37,054-37,127, June 29, 2015) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and United States Geological Survey (USGS) draft technical report: Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration (81 Fed. Reg. 10,620, March 1, 2016) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) notice Draft Ecological Risk Assessment: Atrazine (81 Fed.Reg. 36,301, June 6, 2016) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (81 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; implementation of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act (P.L. 114-182); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; implementation and potential reform of the Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation & Liability Act (P.L. 96-510) section 108(b) rulemaking; EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment
H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1477/S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 1907/S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2045, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Various issues relating to copyright review; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP Issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 9, Innovation Act H.R. 805, Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2015 H.R. 1477/S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1137, Protecting American Talent and Entrepreneurship (PATENT) Act of 2015 S. 2044, Consumer Review Freedom Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 Various issues relating to copyright review; United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); IP Issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 213, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 962/S. 181, Startup Act H.R. 1147, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1148, Michael Davis, Jr. in Honor of State and Local Law Enforcement Act H.R. 1153, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1401/S. 2091, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 H.R. 2758, To make permanent the returning worker exception to the annual numerical limitation on nonimmigrant visas issued under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3370, Entrepreneurial Businesses Creating Jobs Act of 2015 H.R. 3918, Strengthen Employment and Seasonal Opportunities Now (SEASON) Act H.R. 4403, Enhancing Overseas Traveler Vetting Act H.R. 4530, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2016 H.R. 4598, American Jobs First Act of 2016 H.R. 4609, Keeping American Jobs Act H.R. 5203, Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5253, Strong Visa Integrity Secures America Act H.R. 5325, Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act including provisions relating to the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 2017 H.R. 5801, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act H.R. 5992, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2016 S. 153, I-Squared Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 1501, American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 2015 S. 2115, Targeted Employment Areas Improvement Act S. 2122, Invest in Our Communities Act S. 2225, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2015 S. 2266, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2015 S. 2337, Visa Waiver Program Security Enhancement Act S. 2362, Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015 S. 2365, Protecting American Jobs Act S. 2394, American Jobs First Act of 2015 S. 2415, EB-5 Integrity Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas (SKILLS) Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to visa waiver program; H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-B5 Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
H.R. 283/S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act S. 2607, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 2931, Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 Draft data encryption legislation Proposed rule protecting the privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (81 Fed. Reg. 23,360, April 20, 2016) Proposed rule expanding consumers' video navigation choices; commercial availability of navigation devices (81 Fed. Reg. 14,033, March 16, 2016) Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; EU-US privacy shield agreement; net neutrality; Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) transition; open internet order
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and House Amendments 1262 and 1263 H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act H.R. 5587, Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest ( 81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 4469/S.2499, Health Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5445, Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5447/S.3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017, (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) Proposed rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (80 Fed. Reg. 54,172-54,221, September 8, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pt. 92) Proposed rule on Expatriate Health Plans, Expatriate Health Plan Issuers, and Qualified Expatriates; Excepted Benefits; Lifetime and Annual Limits; and Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance (81 Fed. Reg. 38,020-38,048, June 10, 2016) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, 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 the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, 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 the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, 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 defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 6, 21st Century Cures Act H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R. 4469/S.2499, Health Savings Act of 2016 H.R. 5284, World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 H.R. 5445, Health Care Security Act of 2016 H.R. 5447, Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 S. 2985, World's Greatest Healthcare Plan Act of 2016 S. 3060, Small Business Health Care Relief Act of 2016 Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017, (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) Proposed rule on Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities (80 Fed. Reg. 54,172-54,221, September 8, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pt. 92) Proposed Rule on How the Americans with Disabilities Act Relates To Employer Wellness Programs (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 1630) Proposed Rule on How the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Relates to Employer Wellness Programs (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853-66,862, October 30, 2015) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 1635) CMS Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2017 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and the 2017 Call Letter (February 19, 2016) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including the employer-sponsored health care system, implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, section 1557 on nondiscrimination, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs; House Republican Taskforce on Health Care report, 'A Better Way to Fix Health Care'
H.R. 283/S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 699, Email Privacy Act H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 1731, National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act of 2015 H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2205, Data Security Act of 2015 H.R. 2583/S. 421, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 2666, No Rate Regulation of Broadband Internet Access Act H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act H.R. 3326/S. 1890, Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2015 H.R. 4651/S. 2604, Digital Security Commission Act of 2016 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 356, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2015 S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act S. 2555, Making Opportunities for Broadband Investment and Limiting Excessive and Needless Obstacles to Wireless (MOBILE NOW) Act S. 2607, Developing Innovation and Growing the Internet of Things (DIGIT) Act S. 2931, Botnet Prevention Act of 2016 Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity Draft data encryption legislation Proposed rule protecting the privacy of customers of broadband and other telecommunications services (81 Fed. Reg. 23,360, April 20, 2016) Proposed rule expanding consumers' video navigation choices; commercial availability of navigation devices (81 Fed. Reg. 14,033, March 16, 2016) Various issues relating to Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10) modernization; EU-US privacy shield agreement; net neutrality; unmanned aerial vehicle multi-stakeholder process to establish accountability, privacy, and transparency; National Telecommunications and Information Administration Facial Recognition Technology Multi-stakeholder process; G-7 circular economy summit planning; open internet order
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 3801 and Senate Amendment 3811 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Proposed rule to reissue and modify nationwide permits (80 Fed. Reg. 35,186-35,240, June 1, 2016) Proposed rules on National Pollutant Discharge System (NPDES): applications and program updates (81 Fed. Reg. 31,344-31,374, May 18, 2016) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); risk management programs under the Clean Air Act (P.L. 88-206); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; EPA-USGS technical report titled Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and Iran S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including legislation to implement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 2518/S. 1195, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015 H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4901, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization (SOAR) Act S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 414, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 432/S. 1978, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 957/S. 510, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform (CFPB-IG) Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1317, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1941, Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2287 /S. 924, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2769, Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act H.R. 3192, Homebuyers Assistance Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3857, To require the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Financial Stability Oversight Council to carry out certain requirements under the Financial Stability Act of 2010 before making any new determination under section 113 of such Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 876, A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1963, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Board Enhancement Act S. 2232, Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2015 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd- Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; conflict of interest rule, retirement investment advice; international capital standards for non-banks and insurance companies; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system; impact of international regulatory standards on the competitiveness of U.S. insurers; case law arising under Section 316 of the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 (P.L. 76-253)
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 30, Save American Workers Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 248, American Job Protection Act H.R. 879, Ax the Tax on Middle Class Americans' Health Plans Act H.R. 928, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1189/S. 620, Preserving Employee Wellness Programs Act H.R. 1190/S. 141, Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015 H.R. 1196, Health Savings Act of 2015 H.R. 1270/S. 709, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2015 H.R. 1423/S. 775, Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 2050, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2712, Commonsense Reporting and Verification Act of 2015 H.R. 2911, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015 H.R. 4469/S.2499, Health Savings Act of 2016 S. 30, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 183, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 305, American Job Protection Act S. 1697, Small Business Healthcare Relief Act S. 1996, Commonsense Reporting Act of 2015 S. 2045, Middle Class Health Benefits Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 2075, American Worker Health Care Tax Relief Act of 2015 Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Rule on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2017 (80 Fed. Reg. 75,488-75,588, December 2, 2015) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 146, 147 et al.) Proposed Rule on How the Americans with Disabilities Act Relates To Employer Wellness Programs (80 Fed. Reg. 21,659-21,670, April 20, 2015) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 1630) Proposed Rule on How the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Relates to Employer Wellness Programs (80 Fed. Reg. 66,853-66,862, October 30, 2015) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 1635) CMS Advance Notice of Methodological Changes for Calendar Year 2017 for Medicare Advantage Capitation Rates, Part C and Part D Payment Policies and the 2017 Call Letter (February 19, 2016) IRS Notice on Section 4980I - Excise Tax on High Cost Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage (Notice 2015-16, February 23, 2015). Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148) and the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including implementation of regulatory process, provider network adequacy, delivery system reform, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, IPAB, employer mandate, reporting requirements for issuers and applicable large employers, premium stabilization programs, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, section 1332 waivers, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analysis, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Public Health Services Act (P.L.78-410), Internal Revenue Code and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93-406), regarding regulatory process and legislative corrections to ERISA preemption, changes to Medicare Advantage and Parts B, C, and D, including rebates and non-interference with prescription drug prices, entitlement reform, health information technology, telemedicine services in Medicare, and coordination and disease management programs
H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R.585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1599, Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015 H.R. 1644, Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental Actions in Mining (STREAM) Act H.R. 1667/S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 1732, Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2098/S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 4557, Blocking Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns Act of 2016 H.R. 4715/S. 2659, Recognizing the Protection of Motorsports (RPM) Act of 2016 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1140, Federal Water Quality Protection Act S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 S. 2446, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2016 H.J. Res. 59/S.J. Res. 22, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Army Corps of Engineers and the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the definition of "waters of the United States" under the Clean Water Act H.J. Res. 71/S.J. Res. 23, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New, Modified, and Reconstructed Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units H.J. Res. 72/S.J. Res. 24, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to Carbon Pollution Emission Guidelines for Existing Stationary Sources: Electric Utility Generating Units Draft legislation on reforming the Endangered Species Act, particularly state review of potential species listings and critical habitat designations Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Proposed regulations on stream protection (80 Fed. Reg. 44,436, July 27, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; regional haze; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs ozone national ambient air quality standards; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; FOIA requests for citizen suits; support for testimony regarding the Clean Power Plan, new ozone standards, and the Waters of the United States Rule; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; G-7 circular economy summit planning; compensatory mitigation; proposed revisions to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service mitigation policy; EPAs stream buffer rule; EPAs guidelines for human exposure assessment; EPA-USGS technical report titled Protecting Aquatic Life from Effects of Hydrologic Alteration; collection of citizen science and crowdsourcing information for regulatory purposes; Waters of the United States definition rule issued by the EPA and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
H.R 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2015 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2686/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Fiscal Year 2017, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) and correction (76 Fed Reg. 37,292, June 27, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grants H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 H.Res. 450, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 597) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to House Amendment 2 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Senate Amendments 2881 and 2882 and anti-inversion policy H.R. 3856, Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns H.R. 3934, Corporate Fair Share Tax Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; sales tax collection issues; international tax policy; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185/S. 2006, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 527, Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015 H.R. 555, Federal Exchange Data Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 585/S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712/S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029/S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030/S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1155, Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily Burdensome (SCRUB) Act of 2015 H.R. 1320/S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327/S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388/S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 1770, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2134, Listing Reform Act H.R. 2557, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to section 547 H.R. 2631/S. 1487, Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015 H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 3438/S. 1927, Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists (REVIEW) Act of 2015 H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 4000, Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard Deadline Harmonization Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act S. 88, General Duty Clarification Act of 2015 S. 177, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 779, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2015 S. 1027, Data Breach Notification and Punishing Cyber Criminals Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Data Breach and Cybersecurity Interim rule relating to Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement: Network Penetration Reporting and Contracting for Cloud Services (80 Fed. Reg. 51,739, August. 26, 2015) Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining, government transparency in rulemakings, and performing administrative proceedings; environment and energy policy; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; retrospective review of existing agency regulations by federal agencies; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; FOIA requests for citizen suits; Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554, Section 515) private right of action;proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); proposed amendment to House and Senate appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; use of linear no-threshold model for assessing the risks of low-level exposures of ionizing radiation; citizen suits recodifications; open internet order; petition for reconsideration for FCC protective order in Time Warner/Charter Communications licensing proceeding; OMB/OIRA policy regarding calculation of environmental, energy, and other regulations economic benefits based on estimates of social cost of carbon dioxide and social cost of other greenhouse gases
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including the ability of South Africa to receive benefits under it; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 413, Partnership to Build America Act of 2015 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1393, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund including the gas tax; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 240 / H.R. 861 / S. 272, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 4007, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (NCPAA) of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2952, Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5793, Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1691, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2384, Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 (P.L. 113-66), including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations; White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program
H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 685, Mortgage Choice Act of 2015 H.R. 686, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1023, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1266, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015 H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 S. 181, Startup Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act H. Res. 27, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 37) to make technical corrections to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to enhance the ability of small and emerging growth companies to access capital through public and private markets, to reduce regulatory burdens, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 185) to reform the process by which Federal agencies analyze and formulate new regulations and guidance documents; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 240) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Potential legislation similar to H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 Potential legislation titled Making All Data Open for Financial Transparency MADOFF Act of 2015 Various issues relating to regulatory reform in the financial industry; implementation of and changes to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including regulation of money market funds and third party payment systems; Basel III capital standards; Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; credit risk retention rules; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study
H.R. 234, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Draft legislation titled Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Homeland Security, Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to individual countries; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum; IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
H.R. 1007, Get Reinvesting in Opportunities for Workers (GROW) American Jobs Act H.R. 1393, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Potential legislation titled Invest in Transportation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to repatriation Potential legislation similar to H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R.3486, Transportation Empowerment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4848, Repeal and Rebuild Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1702, Transportation Empowerment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1716, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (113th Congress) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); implementation of the Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-159); reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 415 / S. 198, Stop Corporate Inversions Act of 2015 H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 11, lowering the threshold for electronic filings with the IRS and section 12, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file a return Potential legislation titled Invest in Transportation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to repatriation Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; contracting ban for inverted U.S. companies; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c)
H.R. 158, Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 229, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 399, Secure Our Borders First Act of 2015 H.R. 616, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 878, United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization Act H.R. 1401, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel (JOLT) Act of 2015 S. 208, Secure the Border First Act of 2015 S. 542, Counterterrorism Border Security Enhancement Act Various issues relating to visa waiver program
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5696 / S. 2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act H.R. 5859 / S. 2828, Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on financial service reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; International capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 491, Global Online Freedom Act of 2013 H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 749, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 756, Cyber-Security Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 983, Online Communications and Geolocation Protection Act H.R. 1123 / S. 517, Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act H.R. 1312 / S. 639, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 1468, SECURE IT H.R. 1847 / S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013 H.R. 1852, Email Privacy Act H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 3990 / S. 1897, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 H.R. 4711 / S. 2378, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2014 S. 467, Wireless Device Independence Act of 2013 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 1193, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2013 S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 S. 1927, Data Security Act of 2014 S. 1976, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 S. 1989, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2014 S. 1995, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2014 S. 2171, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2014 S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 S. 2588, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2014 (discussion draft) 21st Century Cyber Threats, House Judiciary Committee (discussion draft) Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations legislation, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding Various issues relating to modernization of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 108-10); Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, including data breach provisions; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) preliminary cybersecurity framework; transition of National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stewardship of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; ICANN's gTLD program; White House big data review; distinguishing national security related privacy from commercial privacy practices; cell phone geotracking; privacy legislation; cybersecurity; net neutrality; data breach
H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 4871, TRIA Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to capital standards clarification S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program
H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337 / S. 2569 , Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 886, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5278 / S. 2704, No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 11, lowering the threshold for electronic filings with the IRS and section 12, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file a return S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); implementation of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-289), including Section 3091 - provisions relating to data collection and return requirements; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; tax inversion; tax gap and small business paperwork and compliance burdens; sequestration; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); IRS efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of the 1099-K pilot matching program
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, Supplying Knowledge-based Immigrants and Lifting Levels of STEM Visas Act H.R. 2278, Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement (SAFE) Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4178, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes H.R. 4303, Border Enforcement Accountability, Oversight, and Community Engagement Act of 2014 H.R. 4450, Travel Promotion, Enhancement, and Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 5137, Asylum Reform and Border Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5272, To prohibit certain actions with respect to deferred action for aliens not lawfully present in the United States, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for America's Future Act S. 169, Immigration Innovation (I-Squared) Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Final Regulation on Exchange Visitor Program-General Provisions, including provisions relating to audit provisions and compliance cost (79 Fed. Reg. 60,293-60,317, October 6, 2014) (to be codified at 22 C.F.R. pt. 62) Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement
H.R. 647, Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 3486 / S. 1702, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials Act of 2013 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act S. 1716, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); Highway Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-159); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, including provisions relating to Export-Import Bank reauthorization Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Free Trade Agreements with the European Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S. - Argentina economic relations; U.S. - Bangladesh economic relations; U.S. - Brazil economic relations; U.S. - China economic relations; U.S. - Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Japan economic relations; U.S. - Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Korea economic relations; U.S. - Mexico economic relations; U.S. - Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2279, Reducing Excessive Deadline Obligations Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4315, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act H.R. 4316, Endangered Species Recovery Transparency Act H.R. 4317, State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act H.R. 4318, Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 491, Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development (BUILD) Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1536, Agency PAYGO Act of 2013 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Nomination hearing for Director of the Office of Management and Budget Various issues relating to Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554), requests for reconsideration; EPAs Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; definition of waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); EPA review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards; EPAs definition of solid waste rule; EPA science and research and development; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; EPA regulations, including identifying advantages of computable general equilibrium models for estimating impacts on entire economy of regulatory policy decisions; role of economy wide modeling in EPA analysis of air regulations; EPA Air and Water programs, including estimation of combined costs of regulations affecting energy industries; EPA Air Programs, including incompleteness of estimates of regulatory costs/benefits and employment impacts of proposed and final regulations; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; whole economy modeling of economic impact of environment and energy policy; Superfund policy; mining policy
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; sugar program reform
H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 H.R. 2146 / S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 3370 / S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 H.R. 4871, TRIA Reform Act of 2014 S. 1926, A bill to delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 and to reform the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers, and for other purposes Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 10, Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act H.R. 4897, Transparency in Education Act S. 406, Students First Act of 2013 S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 S. 2304, Expanding Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329), also including development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492; Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; 90/10 rule requiring for-profit colleges to receive at least 10% of their revenues for sources other than federal student aid; Common Core State Standards Initiative; early childhood education
H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, including provisions in conference report H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act of 2013, including provisions relating to infrastructure investment H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Preserving Americas Transit and Highways (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Various issues relating to implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; national gas tax; voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4615 / S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Director of the Office of Management and Budget Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; authorization of the Keystone XL pipeline; liquefied natural gas exports; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency; energy efficiency regulations, including provisions relating to cost-benefit analysis
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4429, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2014 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4454, Permanent S Corporation Charitable Contributions Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4464, Permanent CFC Look-Through Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act Draft Tax Reform Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR); House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; sequestration; internet sales tax
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act of 2013, including provisions relating to infrastructure investment H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Various issues relating to implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; National Freight Advisory Council; Buy America provisions
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 4238, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for requirements for employers of H-2B nonimmigrants, and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 703, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; L-1B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security; immigration reform; guest worker programs; legalization concepts; visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; implementation of the Triman measure (French Decree FRA/153); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; industrial policies and cyber security issues; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Trade & Development Agency (TDA)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank reauthorization; export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Trade & Development Agency (TDA) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1525, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3233 / S. 1566, To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; biometric entry-exit system at land, air, and sea ports of entry; comprehensive immigration reform
H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1616 / S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 H.R. 1829 / S. 861, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 Draft legislation regarding EPAs regulation of greenhouse gasses from new and existing power plants Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining; shale oil production and U.S. energy resources; Environmental Protection Agency regulations; the social cost of carbon and energy conservation standards for metal halide lamp fixtures, commercial refrigeration, and walk-in coolers; proposed rule on assistance to foreign atomic energy activities; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost benefit analysis; environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; energy savings performance contracts; energy efficiency
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to internet sales tax H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 3724, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1654, Government Settlement Transparency and Reform Act Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform and sequestration; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryan's FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; Chairmen Baucus and Camps blank slate approach to comprehensive tax reform; Form 1099K, credit card reporting and IRS use of the information to audit businesses; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Sen. Baucus draft legislation; tax reform issues surrounding changes in reporting
H.R. 2216, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2217, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2397 / S. 1429, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2410 / S 1244, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2609 / S. 1245, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2610 / S. 1243, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2786 / S. 1371, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2787 / S. 1329, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014, including provisions relating to section 515 H.R. 2792 / S.1283, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2855 / S. 1372, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2014 S. 1284, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 H.J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution 2014 Fiscal Year 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6), including provisions relating to section 516, procurement policy, and contractor compensation; debt ceiling; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the Office of Advocacy budget; funding issues related to the USPTO; funding issues related to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues related to the Department of Justice; funding issues related to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues related to the State Department; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, and Office of Financial Research
H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527 / S. 783, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 888, General Duty Clause Clarification Act of 2013 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act S. 19, A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 601, Water Resource Development Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 Draft legislation regarding EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases from new and existing power plants Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; EPAs Bristol Bay Watershed Assessment; formaldehyde emissions standards for composite wood products; EPA draft rule Definition of Waters of the United States Under the Clean Water Act; Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); Information Quality Act (P.L. 106-554), requests for reconsideration; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost benefit analysis; TSCA formaldehyde third party certification rule; mining policy
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1202 / S. 547 / S. 1436, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 S. 1533, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act, including provisions relating to proposed tax increases on multinationals H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014, including provisions relating to proposed tax increases Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness of 2011 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform and sequestration; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryan's FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; Chairmen Baucus and Camps blank slate approach to comprehensive tax reform; 1099K regulations; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax
H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1525, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 1923 / S. 703, Immigration and Nationality Act, to amend and to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; extending E-1 and E-2 visas to New Zealanders
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 693 / S. 345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, Shaheen/Toomey/Kirk Amendment #925 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; sugar reform; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update
H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, AG Act H.R. 1923 / S. 703, Immigration and Nationality Act, to amend and to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, including S. Amdt. 1183, regarding border security and enforcement and S. Amdt. 1284, regarding work-authorized visa status for hiring Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; green card fees and H1B visa fees; small business and grassroots engagement; data and analysis regarding numbers of workers, unemployment and employment, job openings, wages and characteristics of workers potentially affected; sources of data to inform employment based immigration decisions
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 233, To amend chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for an orderly process by which the debt ceiling is increased H.R. 243, Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering Americas Debt Act H.R. 325, A bill to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 684 / S. 336, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 815, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make certain dividends and distributions paid to individuals from certain small businesses exempt from tax to the extent of the increased wages of the small business H.R. 851 / S. 337, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 880 / S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 886, Americas Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1013, Discretionary Spending Reduction Act H.R. 1202 / S. 547, One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013 H.R. 1248, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act S. 18, Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013 S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 43, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 399, American Job Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 606, SEAL Act S. 610, A bill to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.Res. 39, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 325) to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes H.Res. 115, Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress H.Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation regarding Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Various issues relating to fiscal cliff; tax reform; entitlement reform; the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; exemptions for active financing income; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts; 1099K; IRS forms to report credit card sales for small businesses; debt ceiling; FY14 Budget; sequestration
P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (formerly H.R. 933) issues related to transportation H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.Res. 122, Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 25) establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023; providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the expenses of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress; and for other purposes H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Various issues relating to implementation Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; funding sources for the Highway Trust Fund; financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; clean and drinking water funding and financing
H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248, To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to repeal certain limitations on health care benefits H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 610, Family Healthcare Flexibility Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 Potential legislation related to Medicare Part D rebates Potential legislation related to non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, Proposed Rule, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Request for Comment Regarding the Stage 3 Definition of Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Health Information Technology; Health IT Policy Committee, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,444, November 26, 2012) Proposed Rule on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing, (78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, Jan. 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 CFR Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Various issues relating to caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148); Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts; the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business; non-interference with Part D prescription drug prices
P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, (formerly H.R. 933) including issues related to the inclusion of language to expand the Visa Waiver Program H.R. 313, Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 933, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 1108, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States and for other purposes S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 S. 300, To prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 478, To clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review Various issues relating to Executive Order 13597, Establishing Visa and Foreign Visitor Processing Goals and the Task Force on Travel and Competitiveness; expansion of DHS trusted traveler programs including Customs and Border Protections Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administrations PreCheck; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; brand USA and travel promotion; government travel and meetings
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, A bill to prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual rate for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3313, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542 / S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6152 / S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6262, Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6474, Implementation of Simpson-Bowles Spending Reductions Act of 2012 H.R. 6616, To protect securities transactions in the United States from enforcement of certain excise taxes imposed by any foreign government, and for other purposes H.R. 6684, Spending Reduction Act of 2012 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates. S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1787, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 2075, CUT Loopholes Act H.RES. 841, Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 66) approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6684) to provide for spending reduction H.J. RES. 66, Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff, tax reform, entitlement reform, and sequestration; the implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 budget proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; excise tax on medical devices; general tax reform; financial crisis responsibility fee (proposal to impose a bank tax) Stephen McAllister - Official Covered Positions: June 2002 - March 2009 - Constituent/Community Liaison, Manchester Office - Office of Senator John Sununu
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3632, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act H.R. 3864 / S. 1913, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4350 / S. 3263, Safe Skies Act of 2012 H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to agreements for reimbursements to the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6051, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 2132, Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175) European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-200), including Senate Amendment #2859 to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay taxes and penalties imposed on United States air carriers pursuant to the European Union emissions trading scheme and Senate Amendment #2860 to provide for the reassessment by the Secretary of Transportation of a determination that it is in the public interest to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme Various issues relating to the implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy; highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank, public/private partnerships, and bonding programs such as Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Projects (TRIP); U.S. Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; the Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013; the Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships; National Freight Program; the potential labor strike in East and Gulf Coast ports; the potential labor strike in West Coast ports
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy American policy H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011, including S.AMDT.2859 to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay taxes and penalties imposed on United States air carriers pursuant to the European Union emissions trading scheme and S.AMDT.2860 to provide for the reassessment by the Secretary of Transportation of a determination that it is in the public interest to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3632, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act H.R. 3864 / S. 1913, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) H.R. 4350 / S. 3263, Safe Skies Act of 2012 H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to agreements for reimbursements to the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6051, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1813, MAP-21, provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 2132, Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 H.RES. 697, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5972) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes H.J. RES. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank, public/private partnerships, and bonding programs such as Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Projects (TRIP); Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships; National Freight Program; potential labor strike in East and Gulf Coast ports
H.R. 3472 / S. 1890, Pirate Fishing Vessel Disposal Act of 2011 Various issues relating to maritime security and liability; United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3864, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4239, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 4276, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II, including issues related to motions to instruct conferees and the final conference report H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R.6057, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 6058, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 6064, To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs H. Res. 619, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes H.RES.697, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5972) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1449, Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (Mariah's Act) S. 1525, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1952, Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1953, Research and Innovative Technology Administration Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 2132, Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank, public/private partnerships, and bonding programs such as Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Projects (TRIP); Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships; National Freight Program
H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To Require Federal Contractors to Participate in the E-Verify Program for Employment Eligibility Verification H.R. 399, STAPLE Act H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting a Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1114, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1120, International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R. 2055, FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 2161, IDEA Act of 2011 H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847, American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2895, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for other purposes H.R. 2972, Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act H.R. 3012, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3119, Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3146, American Innovation and Education Act of 2011 H.R. 3162, To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3341, VISIT USA Act H.R. 3692, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology (INVEST) in America Act of 2011 H.R. 3718, To prioritize certain returning workers for purposes of the numerical limitation on H-2B temporary workers H.R. 3720, New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act H.R. 3855, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 3875, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012 H.R. 3983, Strengthening Americas Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act H.R. 3992, E-2 nonimmigrant visas for Israeli nationals H.R. 4159, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 H.R. 5741, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 (JOLT Act of 2012) H.R. 5855, DHS FY2013 Appropriations H.R.5869, STARS Act H.R. 5874, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2012 H.R. 5893, Startup Act 2.0 H.R. 5964 / S. 3279, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 H.J. RES.104, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 565, Start Up Visa Act of 2011 S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639, SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642, To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 852, H-2A Improvement Act S. 952, DREAM Act of 2011 S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 S. 1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act S. 1746, VISIT USA Act S. 1857, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011 S. 1986, IDEA Act S. 1983, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 S. 2005, E-3 Irish Nationals S. 2046, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act S. 2167, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 S. 2233, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel Act (JOLT Act) S. 3185, Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century (STAR) Act of 2012 S. 3192, Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology (SMART) Jobs Act of 2012 S. 3199, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel Act of 2012 (JOLT Act of 2012) S. 3216, DHS FY2013 Appropriations S. 3217, Startup Act 2.0 S. 3245, A bill to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program S. 3279, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 Various issues relating to the H1-B Visa Program (including potential legislation); the H2-B Visa Program (including potential legislation); high skilled immigration reform relating to H-1B and L-1B workers and employer sponsored permanent residents; general immigration reform; E-Verify expansion; the H-2B category; the L-1B visa category; employment-based immigration issues; technical and procedural errors in I-9 employment certification system; the need for data to inform employment based immigration decisions; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; Polish Visa Waiver efforts
H.R. 959 / S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 2042 / S. 1487, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 H.R. 2055, FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 2146, Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act of 2011, specifically a provision to limit government conference spending, increase reporting requirements for federal agencies holding or participating in conferences, and place restrictions on government employees attending meetings and conferences H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011 H.R. 3312, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2011 H.R. 3341 / S. 1746, Visa Improvements to Stimulate International Tourism to the United States of America Act H.R. 3855 / S. 2046, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 4006, To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to devise and submit a plan to Congress to ensure that the top ten airports with the largest volume of international travelers are sufficiently staffed by CBP officers H.R. 5741 / S. 3199, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 S. 1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions related to the issuance of B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas S. 1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act of 2012, specifically a provision to limit government conference spending, increase reporting requirements for federal agencies holding or participating in conferences, and place restrictions on government employees attending meetings and conferences S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 2233, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act S. 3199, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 (JOLT Act of 2012) S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions related to the Visa Waiver Program and Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry Various issues relating to the expansion of DHS trusted traveler programs including Customs and Border Protections Global Entry program and the Transportation Security Administrations PreCheck; the implementation of P. L. 112-074, The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012; Executive Order 13597; the importance of travel and reform and tourism (B-Visa Issues); the issuance of B-1/B-2 Visitor Visas for international travelers, including provisions relating to staffing at U.S. Consulates and a visa videoconferencing pilot program; expansion of the Visa Waiver Program
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 H.R. 2250/S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 H.R. 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3400, Jobs Through Growth Act H.R. 3407, Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act H.R. 3408, PIONEERS Act H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 3410, Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H.R. 3537, North American Energy Security Act H.R. 3811, Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act H.R. 4107, Smart Energy Act H.R. 4211, American Energy First Act H.R. 4230, HOMES Act S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 S. 1226, Offshore Energy and Jobs Permitting Act of 2011 S. 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for 21st Century Progress S. 1932, A bill to require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline S. 1971, Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011 S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act S.J. RES. 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Legislation Energy efficiency legislation (specific legislation not yet introduced) Permit streamlining of infrastructure projects bill (specific legislation not yet introduced) EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Final Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 Proposed Rule: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491 Proposed Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0234 Proposed Carbon Pollution Rule for Power Plants Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; the Keystone XL pipeline project; regulatory permit streamlining; Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658 / S, 233, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 3864, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4239, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 4276, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1449, Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (Mariah's Act) S. 1525, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011, including provisions related to Buy America S. 1769, Rebuild America Jobs Act S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1952, Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1953, Research and Innovative Technology Administration Reauthorization Act of 2011 H. RES. 547, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3408) to set clear rules for the development of United States oil shale resources, to promote shale technology research and development, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3813) to amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs, and for other purposes Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank and public/private partnerships; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658 / S, 233, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 3864, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4239, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 4276, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1449, Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (Mariah's Act) S. 1525, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011, including provisions related to Buy America S. 1769, Rebuild America Jobs Act S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1952, Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1953, Research and Innovative Technology Administration Reauthorization Act of 2011 H. RES. 547, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3408) to set clear rules for the development of United States oil shale resources, to promote shale technology research and development, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3813) to amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs, and for other purposes Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank and public/private partnerships; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships
H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 H.R. 2250/S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 H.R. 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3400, Jobs Through Growth Act H.R. 3407, Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act H.R. 3408, PIONEERS Act H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 3410, Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H.R. 3537, North American Energy Security Act H.R. 3811, Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act H.R. 4107, Smart Energy Act H.R. 4211, American Energy First Act H.R. 4230, HOMES Act S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 S. 1226, Offshore Energy and Jobs Permitting Act of 2011 S. 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for 21st Century Progress S. 1932, A bill to require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline S. 1971, Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011 S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act S.J. RES. 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Legislation Energy efficiency legislation (specific legislation not yet introduced) Permit streamlining of infrastructure projects bill (specific legislation not yet introduced) EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Final Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 Proposed Rule: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491 Proposed Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0234 Proposed Carbon Pollution Rule for Power Plants Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; the Keystone XL pipeline project; regulatory permit streamlining; Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 747, Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 1034, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 1802, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2553, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV H.R. 2644, Aviation Jobs and Safety Act of 2011 H.R. 2887, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 2971, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 340, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act S. 1387, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV S. 1525, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 FY12 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization and extension legislation; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization and extension legislation; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank and public/private partnerships; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline Alex Herrgott - Covered Official Positions: Professional Staff - Senate Comittee on Environment and Public Works Research Assistant - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Intern - Office of Senator John McCain
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3035, Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 FY 12 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding) White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal (data breach provisions) Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Legislation (specific legislation not yet introduced) Cloud Computing Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Potential Energy and Commerce Committee legislation on Privacy (specific legislation not yet introduced) Potential Guidance or Rules Regarding Disclosure of Information Security Risk, Including Material Network Breaches Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Various issues relating to draft privacy legislation; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; broadband, spectrum, privacy, and ICANNs gTLD Program Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 43, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 399, STAPLE Act H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting A Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 704, SAFE for America Act H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1114, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1120, International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R. 1720, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 2161, IDEA Act of 2011 H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847, American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 565, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639, SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642, To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 852, H-2A Improvement Act S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2011 S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258 Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 Potential Immigration Legislation regarding the H1-B Visa Program Potential Immigration Legislation regarding the H2-B Visa Program Regulatory Comments: RIN 1205-AB61 Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Final Rule, 76 Fed. Reg. 3452 E-Verify Self Check Program (OMB-59) USCIS Information Collection, 75 Fed. Reg. 7789 (Notice of Information Collection, Comments Requested from the Public) RIN 1205-AB58 Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens, 76 Fed. Reg. 15130 Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-lB Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to the Numerical Limitations, 76 Fed. Reg. 1186, Docket No.: USCIS-2008-0014 Various issues relating to immigration reform; mandatory E-verify (specific legislation not yet introduced); immigration reform generally and high skilled immigration reform relating to H-1B workers and employer sponsored permanent residents specifically; E-Verify expansion; H-2B category; L-1B visa category; employment-based immigration issues; technical and procedural errors in I-9 employment verification system Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 605, Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 1063, Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2011 H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 H.R. 1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1744, American Job Protection Act H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 20, American Job Protection Act S. 218, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the Amendment offered by Senator McConnell to repeal P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and an Amendment offered by Senator Stabenow which would repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including an Amendment offered by Senator Johanns which would fully repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Amendment Number 197 offered by Senator Hutchison S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, issues related to 1099 reporting amendments S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients Freedom Choice Act P.L. 111-148 (111th Congress), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act P.L. 112-009 (Formerly H.R. 4), Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform. (P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information; Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule; Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule; Preexisting Condition Exclusion; Lifetime & Annual Limits; Rescissions; Patient Protections Interim Final Rule; Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule; Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule; Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule; 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments; Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments; National Quality Plan Request For Comments; Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments; Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study); Amended Interim Final Rule for Grandfathered Plan Status; Guidance on OTC Medicine & Definition of Medical Expenses; Development of Health Risk Assessment, Medical Loss Ratio, Rate Increase Disclosure and Review; Value Based Insurance Design; Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Programs; Nondiscrimination in favor of Highly Compensated Individuals - second notice re timing, DOL: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563, Treasury: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563; State Innovation Waivers; ACOs & Medicare Shared Savings Program; Electronic Disclosure by Employee Benefit Plan; Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Section 4980H); Amendment to the Interim Final Rule on Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes; HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures; Medical Data Sharing Various issues relating to P.L. 111-148 (111th Congress) also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; these issues include anything being implemented during the 112th Congress or rulemaking, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts; issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections to P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (coverage, financing, and delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio); regulatory process and legislative corrections to P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; ERISA preemption; impact on small business; health care reform; employer mandate repeal Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 FY 12 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding) Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Legislation Potential Energy and Commerce Committee Legislation on Privacy The Cloud Computing Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal (data breach provisions) Potential Guidance or Rules Regarding Disclosure of Information Security Risk, Including Material Network Breaches Various issues relating to the implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance; draft privacy legislation; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; rogue websites; broadband, spectrum, privacy, and ICANNs gTLD Program Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 548, Restoring Democracy in the Workplace Act H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Section 903, House Amendment 229, to repeal a National Mediation Board Rule which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act H.R. 972, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1976, Job Protection Act H.R. 2017, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (H.Amdt. 388 only) H.R. 2118, related to the authority to enjoin state laws that are preempted by the National Labor Relations Act H.R. 2153, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, House Amendment 411, Regarding Project Labor Agreements H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act H.R. 2854, Employer Free Choice Act H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 658, Amendment to repeal a National Mediation Board Rule which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act H.Amdt. 411 to H.R. 2055, Regarding Project Labor Agreements H.R. 2040/S.504, National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 735/S. 119, Government Neutrality and Contracting Act H.R. 1976/S. 964, Job Protection Act H.R. 2810 / S. 1425 / S. 1507, Employee Rights Act S. 217, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011 S. 964, Job Protection Act Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board NLRB Poster Rule NLRB Nominations, no specific legislation NLRB/DOL Labor Election Rules Regulation related to a posting of labor rights (75 Fed. Reg. 80,410, Dec. 22, 2010; 76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, Aug. 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13,384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19,345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibility" as it relates to engineering and administrative controls under the OSHA Noise Reduction Standard (29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) and 1926.52(b)) (75 Fed. Reg. 64,216, October 19, 2010) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, Jan. 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for the Family and Medical Leave Act Employer and Employee Surveys (76 Fed. Reg. 18,254, Apr. 1, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, Oct. 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to the Workforce Investment Act (specific legislation not yet introduced); issues regarding the National Football League labor dispute; potential legislation regarding bargaining units under the National Labor Relations Act; legislation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Board, including the Notice Mandate, Quickie Elections Rule, and Specialty Health Care Rule; Legislation and Oversight of The Department of Labors Persuader Rule; Labor Relations Boards Complaint against Boeing; NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2832, Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and various amendments offered H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R.639/S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1228, Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 Appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403) The Customs facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance (discussion draft) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010. Updated rule expected Fall of 2011 The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010). Updated rule Fall 2011 DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) The issue will re-emerge in the SAFE Port of Act of 2011 Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials for mutual recognition of regulation including trusted shipper programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Winter 2012 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Commercial Operations Advisory Committee, participation in 3 Sub-Committees, Land Border Trade Facilitation, Global Supply Chain Security Air Cargo, and One U.S. Government at the Border Various issues relating to Russias status of Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Chinese currency; a terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA); the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); and Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and Industrial Policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-Korea economic relations; The Transatlantic Economic Council Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; International concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S. economic relations with countries in the Middle East, including Egypt and Israel; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to China; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; Business Competitiveness, Trade Facilitation, Supply Chain and Customs sections: United States Trade Representative; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia; Creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones or ROZs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 1892, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 2017, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2219, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2434, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2551, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2596, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.J. RES. 79, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2012 S. 365, Budget Control Act of 2011 S. 719, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 S. 981, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 S. 1572, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 1573, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2012 FY12 Homeland Security Appropriations legislation FY12 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation FY12 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation FY12 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation FY2012 Financial Services Appropriations Act P.L. 112-25, Budget Control Act of 2011 and issues related to its implementation Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues relating to the U.S. International Affairs Budget for FY2012; debt ceiling debate Alex Herrgott - Covered Official Positions: Professional Staff - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Research Assistant - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Intern - Office of Senator John McCain Daniel Hillenbrand - Official Covered Positions: Intern- Office of Congressman John Kline
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 605, Patients Freedom to Choose Act H.R. 1173, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 1370, a bill to repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the Amendment offered by Senator McConnell to repeal P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and an Amendment offered by Senator Stabenow which would repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including an Amendment offered by Senator Johanns which would fully repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Amendment Number 197 offered by Senator Hutchison S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, issues related to 1099 reporting amendments S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients Freedom Choice Act H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 1744/S.20, American Job Protection Act P.L. 112-009 (Formerly H.R. 4), Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform. (P.L. 111-148 and 111-152). Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information, Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule, Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule, Preexisting Condition Exclusion, Lifetime & Annual Limits, Rescissions, Patient Protections Interim Final Rule, Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule, Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule, Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule, 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments, Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments, National Quality Plan Request For Comments, Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments, Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study), Amended Interim Final Rule for Grandfathered Plan Status, Guidance on OTC Medicine & Definition of Medical Expenses, Development of Health Risk Assessment, Medical Loss Ratio, Rate Increase Disclosure and Review, Value Based Insurance Design, Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Programs, Nondiscrimination in favor of Highly Compensated Individuals - second notice re timing, DOL: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563, Treasury: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563, State Innovation Waivers, ACOs & Medicare Shared Savings Program, Electronic Disclosure by Employee Benefit Plan, Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Section 4980H) Various issues related to P.L. 111-148 (111th Congress) also known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; these issues include anything being implemented during the 112th Congress or rulemaking, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts; issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections to P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (coverage, financing, and delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio); regulatory process and legislative corrections to P.L. 111-152, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010; ERISA preemption; impact on small business
H.R. 43, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program and to re-allocate those visas to certain employment-based immigrants who obtain an advanced degree in the United States H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To require federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 399, Stopping Trained-In-America PhDs From Leaving the Economy Act of 2011 H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting a Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 704, Security and Fairness Enhancement for America Act of 2011 H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1114, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1120, International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R. 2161, IDEA Act H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 565, StartUp Visa Act of 2011 S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639, SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642, To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 1196, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 Regulatory Comments: -RIN 1205-AB61 Wage Methodology for the Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment H-2B Program; Final Rule, 76 Fed. Reg. 3452 -E-Verify Self Check Program (OMB-59) USCIS Information Collection ,75 Fed. Reg. 7789 (Notice of Information Collection, Comments Requested from the Public) -RIN 1205-AB58 Temporary Non-Agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens, 76 Fed. Reg. 15130 -Registration Requirement for Petitioners Seeking to File H-lB Petitions on Behalf of Aliens Subject to the Numerical Limitations, 76 Fed. Reg. 1186, Docket No.: USCIS-2008-0014 Potential Immigration Legislation regarding the H1-B Visa Program Potential Immigration Legislation regarding the H2-B Visa Program Various issues relating to immigration reform (specific legislation not yet introduced); efforts to address high skilled immigration, low skilled immigration, travel and tourism, enforcement including worksite enforcement
H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 126, Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Budget in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act (tax provisions) H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obamas Offshore Moratorium Act (tax provisions) H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 (tax provisions) H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (tax provisions) H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 89, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 S. 164, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, which was enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, including Amendment 405 by Senator Brown and Senator Snowe, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, which was enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act (tax provisions) H.Con.Res. 34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 P.L. 112-009 (Formerly H.R. 4), Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Various issues relating to three percent tax withholding mandate, repatriation holiday, tax extenders, tax reform, debt ceiling
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1228, Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 H.R. 639/S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act Appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Free Trade Agreement The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The 2011 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, particularly, the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably (SAFE) Act (offered as an amendment) (discussion draft) Fiscal 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 1), particularly the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision The Customs facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Statement submitted to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Committees June 21, 2011 Oversight of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Efforts hearing The Department of Transportations Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010 The Department of Transportations notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Spring 2011 White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Spring 2011 Air Cargo Security Working Group , U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to attempts on air cargo planes Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Supply Chain and Customs Working Group: United States Trade Representative Various issues relating to Russia PNTR; Chinese currency; terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA); the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); Brazilian Cotton Institute funding; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to China; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); plain packaging; the USPTO IP Attache Program; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia; creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) for Afghanistan and Pakistan; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; export controls reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; Chinas IPR and industrial policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption, and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-Korea economic relations; the Transatlantic Economic Council; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S. economic relations with countries in the Middle East including Egypt and Israel; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation) Chris Strow - Covered Official Positions: Deputy Chief of Staff -- Rep. Jack Metcalf Deputy Chief of Staff/Communications Director -- Rep. Denny Rehberg
S. 623, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2011, including amendments that provide sunshine and disclosure with regard to the operation of asbestos bankruptcy trusts. H.R. 966, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2011 Nomination of John "Jack" McConnell to serve on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
H.R. 87, To Repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 557, Consumer Financial Protection Oversight Act of 2011 H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act of 2011 H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1121, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 H.R. 1315, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 1573, A bill to facilitate implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, and avoid market disruption H.R. 1610, Business Risk Mitigation & Price Stabilization Act of 2011 H.R. 1667, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Transfer Clarification Act,a bill to postpone the date for the transfer of functions to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection if the Bureau does not yet have a director in place S. 679, Presidential Appointment Efficiency and Streamlining Act of 2011, Amendment by Senator DeMint barring the United States from participating in the International Monetary Funds New Arrangements to Borrow (NAB) S. 737, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011 S. 782 Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011 S. 947, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and for other purposes Bill expected to be proposed on disclosure of beneficial owners of private compensations Legislative proposals to alter the derivatives provisions of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Commodity Futures Trading Commission Derivatives Regulations Nomination of Elizabeth Warren to be special advisor to the President and Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Nomination of Mark P. Wetjen to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Various issues related to the implementation of P.L. 111-203 - Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Sarbanes Oxley 409(a), Regulatory Reform, the DISCLOSE Executive Order, money market reform
H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including: Section 1746, which would limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act; Section 1747, which would prohibit EPA from expanding the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to waters the law was never intended to cover; Section 1419, which would limit the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) ability to take any further action related to closure of the Yucca Mountain geologic repository until it reverses the pending Atomic Safety Licensing Boards finding that the Department of Energy has no legal mechanism to withdraw its license application; Amendment #94 offered by Chairman Kline which would prevent the Department of Education from using any funds to implement the proposed gainful employment regulation; amendments related to limiting funding for the National Labor Relations Board to prevent the Board from modifying the standard it uses to determine what constitutes an appropriate bargaining unit for union organizing and collective bargaining; amendments to improve accountability and congressional oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) by ensuring that this Bureau, which was created in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank law, would be funded through the traditional appropriations process; Amendments #121 and #122, offered by Rep. Lipinski, which would ensure that U.S. industry and agriculture continue to be harmed by punishing retaliatory tariffs established by Mexico because of the failure of the United States to meet its commitment regarding cross border cargo shipments from Mexico; Amendment #29, offered by Rep. Heller, would eliminate U.S. contributions of multilateral assistance funds and significantly impair opportunities for expanded access for U.S. companies in developing markets; various amendments that would limit domestic energy production, including amendments that would levy new punitive taxes and new fees on energy production; Amendment # 439 offered by Rep. Doyle would require all federal agencies exceeding $100 million in extramural research to make final manuscripts of peer-reviewed, private-sector journal articles that report on federally-funded research freely available on the Internet; several amendments that would enable America to maximize all domestic energy resources by expanding access for on shore energy production on federal lands and off shore production in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic; various amendments would prohibit certain rulemakings that the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to promulgate that exceed its authority or impose overly costly and burdensome requirements. H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 2017, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions that would impose limitations on OMB Circular A-76 competitions H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2112 : Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions that would impose limitations on OMB Circular A-76 competitions H.R. 2354, A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the Department of Labor Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues related to the FY2012 Budget and Appropriation and the U.S. International Affairs Budget for Fiscal Year 2012; SEC Reform and appropriations; CFPB reform and appropriation; provisions and amendments related to limiting funding for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Agency, SEC, Commodities and Futures Trading Commission
H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including Section 817 addressing the BARR program H.R. 1034, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1802, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act H.R. 2354, A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 340, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, a bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of an American Infrastructure Financing Authority, to provide for an extension of the exemption from the alternative minimum tax treatment for certain tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization; water resource development; FLT and flying time; financing of large infrastructure projects, including aviation, waterways, and clean water; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; and shipping lithium batteries
H.R. 1472, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 2218, Empowering Parents Through Quality Charter Schools Act S. 460, Education for All Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, Senate Amendment #400 by Senator DeMint directing that the gainful employment regulation issued by the Secretary of Education shall have no force or effect Various issues relating to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization (legislation not yet introduced), Department of Education's Gainful Employment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, incentive compensation, state authorization, definition of a credit hour, reform and reauthorization of No Child Left Behind Legislation, reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 910 / S. 482, Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including: Section 1746, which would limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act; Section 1747, which would prohibit EPA from expanding the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to waters the law was never intended to cover; Section 1419, which would limit the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) ability to take any further action related to closure of the Yucca Mountain geologic repository until it reverses the pending Atomic Safety Licensing Boards finding that the Department of Energy has no legal mechanism to withdraw its license application; Amendment #94 offered by Chairman Kline which would prevent the Department of Education from using any funds to implement the proposed gainful employment regulation; amendments related to limiting funding for the National Labor Relations Board to prevent the Board from modifying the standard it uses to determine what constitutes an appropriate bargaining unit for union organizing and collective bargaining; amendments to improve accountability and congressional oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) by ensuring that this Bureau, which was created in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank law, would be funded through the traditional appropriations process; Amendments #121 and #122, offered by Rep. Lipinski, which would ensure that U.S. industry and agriculture continue to be harmed by punishing retaliatory tariffs established by Mexico because of the failure of the United States to meet its commitment regarding cross border cargo shipments from Mexico; Amendment #29, offered by Rep. Heller, would eliminate U.S. contributions of multilateral assistance funds and significantly impair opportunities for expanded access for U.S. companies in developing markets; various amendments that would limit domestic energy production, including amendments that would levy new punitive taxes and new fees on energy production; Amendment # 439 offered by Rep. Doyle would require all federal agencies exceeding $100 million in extramural research to make final manuscripts of peer-reviewed, private-sector journal articles that report on federally-funded research freely available on the Internet; several amendments that would enable America to maximize all domestic energy resources by expanding access for on shore energy production on federal lands and off shore production in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic; various amendments would prohibit certain rulemakings that the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to promulgate that exceed its authority or impose overly costly and burdensome requirements S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including an amendment offered by Senator McConnell S. 228, Defending America's Affordable Energy and Jobs Act S. 231, EPA Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act S. 3295, Implementation of National Consensus Appliance Agreements Act (111th Congress) Anticipated legislation not yet introduced: 3-D, Domestic Jobs, Domestic Energy, and Deficit Reduction Act of 2011 Practical Energy and Climate Plan Act EPA Proposed Rulemaking on National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (see EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058) EPA Proposed Rulemaking on Green House Gas: New Source Performance Standards for Refiners and Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Generating Units (see Clean Air Act) Various issues relating to regulatory overreach by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA regulation of greenhouse gases, environmental legislation (specific legislation not yet introduced) advocating measures for permit streamlining, balancing of environmental and economic considerations, and implementation of data quality (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 1151, Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Program Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, including provisions related to repealing the 3 percent withholding law H.R. 601, End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011 H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including all tax provisions H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011, including all tax provisions H.R. 4 / H.R. 705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, including all provisions related to repealing 1099 reporting H. Res. 5, Adopting rules for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, including provisions relating to House cut-go rules S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 258, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, including provisions related to the elimination of oil and gas industry tax preferences S. 364, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new Small Business Savings Account S. 13, Fair Tax Act of 2011, including provisions related to replacing IRC with 23 percent National Sales Tax in 2013 S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act, including all tax provisions S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the Levin amendment S. 89 / S. 164, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, including provisions related to repealing the 3 Percent Tax Withholding Law S. 18 / S. 72, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including all provisions related to repealing 1099 reporting Issues relating to the President's FY12 budget Various issues related to the financial crisis responsibility fee, tax reform, tax extenders, repatriation holiday, the 3 percent tax withholding mandate, dual capacity tax players, modifying GRAT rules, IDC & 199, and repeal for oil and gas companies (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including provisions relating to Hours of Service H.R. 662, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including provisions relating to federal highway, highway safety and public transportation funding H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise Act (RAMP Act) H.R. 1034 / S. 340, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 Various issues including: passing a fully funded transportation bill, highway and transit reauthorization, water resource development; pilot FLT and flying time; financing of large infrastructure projects, including aviation, waterways, and clean water; and the Federal Aviation Administration's Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 1322, Earned Retiree Healthcare Benefits Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 5, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 4 / S. 72 / S. 18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 S. 312 / H.R. 605, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 20, American Job Protection Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the McConnell and Stabenow amendments to repeal P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including the Johanns and Hutchinson amendments Potential legislation similar to the following: P.L. 111-148, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections S. 510 FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including issues related to 1099 reporting H.R. 4853 Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 Anticipated legislation not yet introduced: Comprehensive health reform and all aspects relating to coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information, see 75 Fed. Reg. 19,297(April 14, 2010) Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 34,538 (May 13, 2010) Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 34,538-70 (June 17, 2010) Preexisting Condition Exclusion, Lifetime & Annual Limits, Rescissions, Patient Protections Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 37,18837,241 (June 28, 2010) Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 41,72660 (July 19, 2010) Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 43,330-64 (July 23, 2010) Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule, see 75 Fed. Reg. 37,18837,241 (June 28, 2010) 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments, see 75 Fed. Reg. at 49,828 (August 16, 2010) Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments, see 75 Fed. Reg. 45,584-90 (August 3, 2010) National Quality Plan Request For Comments, see 75 Fed. Reg. 63478 (October 15, 2010) Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments, see 75 Fed. Reg. 67,975 (November 4, 2010) Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study) Amended Interim Final Rule for Grandfathered Plan Status, see 75 Fed. Reg. 34,53870 (June 17, 2010) Guidance on OTC Medicine & Definition of Medical Expenses, see 75 Fed. Reg. 80,501 (December 22, 2010) Development of Health Risk Assessment, see 75 Fed. Reg. 82400-82402 (December 30, 2010) Medical Loss Ratio, see 75 Fed. Reg. 74,864-74,934 (December 1, 2010) Rate Increase Disclosure and Review, see 75 Fed. Reg. 81,004-81,029 (December 23, 2010) Value Based Insurance Design, see 75 Fed. Reg. 81,544-81,547 (December 28, 2010) Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan Programs, see 76 Fed. Reg. 5,774-5,777 (February 2, 2011) Non-discrimination in favor of Highly Compensated Individuals (second notice), see 75 Fed. Reg. 67,975 (November 4, 2010) Various issues including: ERISA preemption, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Various legislative concepts on endangered species regulatory process and streamlined environmental permitting (no specific legislation introduced) S. J. Res. 26, a joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H. J. Res. 76/H. J. Res. 77, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4805, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act Combined Rulemaking on Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers (Boiler MACT) (not yet published) Proposed rulemaking to regulate coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste (not yet published) Senate energy and climate bill (draft bill, not yet introduced) Issues related to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (specific legislation not introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, provisions related to 1099 reporting and amendments offered by Senator Mike Johanns and Senator Max Baucus which would repeal Section 9006 of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 3924, Public Accountability in Health Care Implementation Act Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule Preexisting Condition Exclusion, Lifetime & Annual Limits Rescissions, and Patient Protections Interim Final Rule Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments National Quality Plan Request For Comments Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study) Issues related to ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Various ongoing issues related to Section 9006 of of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, usually referred to as the 1099 reporting mandate Comprehensive health reform and all aspects relating to coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate
S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including the Baucus amendment, the Johanns amendment, and provisions relating to 1099 reporting S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010, including provisions related to tax extenders and revenue offsets S. 3946, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes S. 3773, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3976, Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, including all provisions related to Titles I, II, III, IV, VI, and VII H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, including the Johanns amendment, the Nelson amendment, as well as issues related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including provisions related to Title III H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 6415, Tax Relief Certainty Act H.R. 275 / S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, including provisions related to repealing the 3% Tax Withholding Law H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Extension of Bush tax cuts (expiring 2001 and 2003) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, research & development, limitation on the deductibilty of treaty benefits, transfer pricing, earnings stripping, dual capacity foreign tax credit, 2001 and 2003 tax extenders, unemployment, insurance, active finance, CFC look-through, AMT, a financial crisis responsibility fee, IRS 2010-0 reporting of uncertain tax positions, marginal income tax rates, estate tax reform, capital gains and dividend tax rates (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg # 17: Cholly Smith - Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mark Kirk; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mark Kirk
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009, and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (bill not yet introduced) H.R. 1586 / S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including provisions related to NextGen implementation and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) standards H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 5892, Water Resources Development Act of 2010 H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 5850 / S. 3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, specifically provisions relating to SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization, the Highway Trust Fund, NextGen Implementation, FAA Reauthorization, and Positive Train Control S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, specifically provisions relating to the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund S. 3566, Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, including provisions related to short sea shipping. H.R. 4472 / S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010, including issues relating to invasive species S. 3629, Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 H.R. 4844, To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance S. 3213, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 H.R. 5381 / S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, specifically Section 501 regarding preemption H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including provisions relating to Build America Bonds and Private Activity Bonds Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Ion Batteries Various issues including: Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, in particular provisions relating to Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce (bill title does not include year), port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, the implementation of NextGen, unintroduced legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank, short sea shipping and marine highways, a terminated pilot program allowing cross-border trucking with Mexico, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Various legislative concepts on endangered species regulatory process and streamlined environmental permitting (no specific legislation introduced) S. J. Res. 26, a joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H. J. Res. 76/H. J. Res. 77, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4805, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act Combined Rulemaking on Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers (Boiler MACT) (not yet published) Proposed rulemaking to regulate coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste (not yet published) Senate energy and climate bill (draft bill, not yet introduced) Issues related to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (specific legislation not introduced)
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 3029, Startup Visa Act of 2010 S. 2804, Employ America Act H.R. 264, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2009 H.R.4321, Comprehensive Immigration Reform for Americas Security and Prosperity Act of 2009 H.R. 1655, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 1286, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Tsunami Relief of 2005 H.R. 2305, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the diversity immigrant program H.R. 1751, American Dream Act S. 1261, PASS ID Act S.729, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2009 H.R. 3294, Strengthen and Unite Communities with Civics Education and English Skills Act of 2009 All provisions on employment verification in the following bills: H.R. 662, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2009 H.R. 19, a bill to require employers to conduct employment eligibility verification through the Basic Pilot Program H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 124, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 137, Employment Eligibility Verification and Anti-Identity Theft Act H.R. 138, a bill to require Federal Contractors to participate in the basic pilot program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 1096, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 1668, Border Control and Contractor Accountability Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 589, Securing the Homeland Through Agency Reporting Enhancement Act of 2009 All provisions on high and low skill immigration in the following bills: H.R. 1791, STAPLE Act of 2009 S. 887, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2009 S.3029, Startup Visa Act of 2010 H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Act S. 388, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 1934, American Job and Seasonal Business Preservation Act of 2009 S. 1038, Agricultural Job Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 4381, H-2B Reform Act of 2009 FAR Case 2007013, DOL H-2B temporary worker proposed rule RIN 1205AB54 DHS Docket NO. ICEB-2006-OO04, proposed rule on Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers DHS Docket NO. USCIS-2007-0058 RIN 1615-AB67, proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas DHS Field Memo: Determining Employer-Employee Relationship for Adjudication of H-lB Petitions, Including Third-Party Site Placements Additions to Officers Field Manual (AFM) Chapter 3 1.3(g)(15) (AFM Update AD 10-24) DHS Proposed Rule on H-2A seasonal worker visas, RIN 1205-AB55 (see Federal Register 171, published September 4, 2009) General background on immigration (no specific legislation introduced)
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Issues relating to the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 5147, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance S. 3213, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 H.R. 5381/S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, provisions relating to Build America Bonds and Private Activity Bonds Various issues including: clean truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce, implementation of NextGen, short sea shipping and marine highways, port infrastructure, dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this)
All finance provisions in the following bills: H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009 H.R. 3272, Corporate Governance Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 3351, Proxy Voting Transparency Act of 2009 S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act S. 1691, Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H. R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act Issues relating to the Department of the Treasury extending Notice 2009-14 to non-U.S. institutions (there is no legislation/regulation tied to this) SEC Proposed Self Regulatory Organization Rules Changes Adding Trading Pauses Releases 62126/62129/File Numbers SR-NYSE 2010-39 and SR-NASDAQ 2010-061 (no specific legislation introduced) Various issues related to: proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, G-20 Summit Positions on bank tax, financial transaction tax and accounting standards, financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this) Implementation of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act (no specific legislation introduced) President Obama's proposed Executive order on Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (not yet published) Proposed legislation on Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections (not yet introduced)
H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act All healthcare provisions of the following bills: H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act General issues related to: medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Draft comprehensive proposed health reform, provisions relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (not yet introduced)
H.R. 5156, Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 H.R. 2996, FY2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act S. 3395, Renewable Energy Market Access Program Act of 2010 S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (bill number not yet assigned) H.R. 2454/S. 1492, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 3246/S. 2843, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non-business energy property S. 2818, a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes S. 3177/H.R. 5019/S. 3434, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 H.R. 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010 S. 3217 Restoring American Financial Stability Act, provisions on energy H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 5041, SEAM Act Draft climate legislation expected to be sponsored by Sens. Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman (not yet introduced) Draft legislation to provide incentives to deploy nuclear power (not yet introduced) Draft American Power Act (not yet introduced) Draft Home Star Act of 2010 (not yet introduced) S.J. Res. 26, Murkowski-Lincoln Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval of endangerment finding Clean Water Act Section 303(d): Notice of Call for Public Comment on 303(d) Program and Ocean Acidification (see Federal Register 13537, published March 22, 2010) USDA Proposed Rule: Biorefinery Assistance Guaranteed Loans; Rural Business-Cooperative Service, 7 CFR Parts 4279 and 4287; RIN 0570-AA73 General issues including: policy for storing nuclear waste, Environmental Policy Administration's regulatory actions related to greenhouse gas emissions, Renewable Integration Credit, Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) and New Source Review (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Various legislative concepts on endangered species regulatory process and streamlined environmental permitting (no specific legislation introduced) S. J. Res. 26, a joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H. J. Res. 76/H. J. Res. 77, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4805, Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act Combined Rulemaking on Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers (Boiler MACT) (not yet published) Proposed rulemaking to regulate coal combustion byproducts as hazardous waste (not yet published) Senate energy and climate bill (draft bill, not yet introduced) Issues related to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (specific legislation not introduced)
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non business energy property S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act Environmental Protection Agency proposed endangerment and cause or contribute finding for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (See April 24, 2009 Federal Register) Issues relating to a policy for storing nuclear waste and incentives to deploy nuclear power (no specific legislation introduced) Issues related to the renewable integration credit concept that could be included as part of energy or climate legislation (no specific legislation introduced) Proposed Rulemaking for major sources under the Clean Air Act (not yet published in the Federal Register) Proposed Rulemaking to establish light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and corporate average fuel economy standards (not yet published in the Federal Register) Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Decision granting a waiver of clean air preemption for Californias 2009 and subsequent model year greenhouse gas emission standards for new motor vehicles
H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3200/S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 S. 2662, Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on flexible spending accounts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009, provision on patient protection Issues related to ERISA preemption (no specific legislation introduced) Senate Finance Health Reform Drafts - Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing aspects Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects House Tri-Committee Health Reform Bill - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects General background on comprehensive health reform, flexible spending accounts, medical liability reform and health savings accounts (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010, known as the Main Street Jobs Act, provisions on TARP funding H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act H.R. 3890, Accountability and Transparency in Ratings Agency Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (no bill number yet in the Senate - still in the Senate Banking Committee) General background on; financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non business energy property S. 1733, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act Environmental Protection Agency proposed endangerment and cause or contribute finding for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (See April 24, 2009 Federal Register) Issues relating to a policy for storing nuclear waste and incentives to deploy nuclear power (no specific legislation introduced) Issues related to the renewable integration credit concept that could be included as part of energy or climate legislation (no specific legislation introduced) Proposed Rulemaking for major sources under the Clean Air Act (not yet published in the Federal Register) Proposed Rulemaking to establish light-duty vehicle greenhouse gas emission standards and corporate average fuel economy standards (not yet published in the Federal Register) Environmental Protection Agency Notice of Decision granting a waiver of clean air preemption for Californias 2009 and subsequent model year greenhouse gas emission standards for new motor vehicles
H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010, known as the Main Street Jobs Act, provisions on TARP funding H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act H.R. 3890, Accountability and Transparency in Ratings Agency Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (no bill number yet in the Senate - still in the Senate Banking Committee) General background on; financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3200/S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 S. 2662, Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on flexible spending accounts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009, provision on patient protection Issues related to ERISA preemption (no specific legislation introduced) Senate Finance Health Reform Drafts - Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing aspects Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects House Tri-Committee Health Reform Bill - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects General background on comprehensive health reform, flexible spending accounts, medical liability reform and health savings accounts (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732/S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/ S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act of 2009 H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information E.O. 13,494, prohibiting reimbursement of federal contractors for certain expenditures related to union organizing activity E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under Federal labor laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of Project Labor Agreements Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (Project Labor Agreements) (74 Fed. Reg. 33,953 (July 14, 2009)). Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (Posting notice of employee rights under labor laws) (74 Fed. Reg. 38,488 (Aug. 3, 2009)). Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Nominations for the following positions: Craig Becker for Member, National Labor Relations Board Patricia Smith for Solicitor of Labor Lorelei Boylan for Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor David Michaels for Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health General Background on executive compensation, retail shareholder participation and proxy voting system Official Covered Positions for Thomas Quaadman: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (Bill number not yet available) America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (Bill number not yet available) Issues related medical liability reform (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues related to ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to the request from Representatives Waxman and Stupak that 52 health care companies compile detailed business, personnel, and travel information and turn it over to the government (no specific legislation)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. Expansion of Sherman Antitrust Act (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 181 / H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 S. 182 / H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating to the Department of Labor H.R. 824, the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, the Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to replacement contractors under the Service Contract Act E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as related to outside sales under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778. # 18 Continued: Jason Matthews (Covered Official Positions) Management Analyst - US Department of Veterans Affairs Legislative Correspondent, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu # 18 Continued: Steven Law (Covered Official Positions) Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Issues related to the 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, provisions regarding Cross-Border Trucking H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions regarding the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 Issues relating to adjusting the tariff rate quotas that restrict imports of sugar into the United States (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China (no specific legislation) H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 Issues pertaining to Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation (no specific legislation introduced) Regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia (no specific legislation introduced) Issues pertaining to economic relations with Russia and acceptance of Russia in the WTO (no specific legislation introduced) S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register) 2009 Customs Reauthorization bill (legislation not introduced) Reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (legislation not introduced) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilot program to test 100% maritime cargo scanning Air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Department of Homeland Security's 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Additional Lobbyists as the maximum allotted addendum pages was reached for line 18: Adam Salerno
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 1705 / S. 556, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009 S. 664, Financial System Stabilization and Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 1106, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009 Issues related to the Federal Risk Regulator (no specific legislation introduced) Issues related to the administration of TARP (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 225, Emergency Homeownership and Equity Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 Ongoing issues related to P.L. No: 110-343 (no legislation introduced) Issues related to securities litigation reform (no legislation introduced) Issues relating to Build America Bonds, Private Activity Bonds, the State Revolving Fund, and other transportation and infrastructure financing mechanisms. (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R. 384, TARP Reform and Accountability Act of 2009, especially the Myrick Amendment (H. AMDT 8) Issues relating to mark-to-market accounting standards H.R. 1586, a bill to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain TARP recipients S. 651, Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards Restrictions on unrelated lobbying activities of TARP participants (no specific legislation or regulation) # 18 Continued: Jason Matthews (Covered Official Positions) Management Analyst - US Department of Veterans Affairs Legislative Correspondent, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu # 18 Continued: Steven Law (Covered Official Positions) Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. Expansion of Sherman Antitrust Act (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 181 / H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 S. 182 / H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating to the Department of Labor H.R. 824, the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, the Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to replacement contractors under the Service Contract Act E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as related to outside sales under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778. # 18 Continued: Jason Matthews (Covered Official Positions) Management Analyst - US Department of Veterans Affairs Legislative Correspondent, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu # 18 Continued: Steven Law (Covered Official Positions) Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
Various legislative proposals related to comprehensive immigration reform (no specific legislation introduced) E-Verify Rule, FAR Case 2007-013: Rule to mandate use of E-Verify by government contractors H.R. 5630, Innovation Employment Act H.R. 5642 Strengthening United States Technology and Innovation Now Act H.R. 5634, New American Innovators Act S.3514, A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to promote family unity and for other purposes H.R. 4088, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008 S. 1083/HR 1930, Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007 S. 1035, H1B and L1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act H.R. 1645 Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act S. 988/H.R. 1843, Save our Small and Seasonal Business Act H.R. 1061, Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act S. Con. Res 70, Gregg amendment to provide $750 million for border security H.R. 2642, Iraq War Supplemental Appropriations, amendments in the Senate Appropriations committee on employment-based green cards offered by Sens. Murray and Gregg and on H-2B visas by Sen. Mikulski H.R. 5921, High Skilled Per Country Level Elimination Act H.R. 5882, to recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future H.R. 6039, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence S. 2094, Increasing American Wages and Benefits Act H.R. 6028, Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008 H.R. 6454, E-Verify Extension and Expansion Act of 2008 H.R. 5596, to extend the Basic Pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation H.R. 5662, Putting Our Resources Towards Security (PORTS) Act of 2008, to create a long-term solution to improve security and the timely movement of travelers and goods through our nations land ports of entry H.R. 6617/S. 3334, Strengthening Communities Through Education and Integration Act of 2008 H.R. 6633, Employee Verification Amendment Act of 2008 Electronic System for Travel Authorization proposed rule, DHS-2008-0052 RIN 1651-AA72 DOL H-2B temporary worker proposed rule, RIN 1205AB54 DHS rule to extend TN nonimmigrant status from one to three years, DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0056 US-VISIT biometric air and sea exit proposed rule, Docket No. DHS-2008-0039 Rule mandating government contractors to use the Basic Pilot program (or E-Verify), FAR Case 2007013 Supplemental Proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter", DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04 DHS proposed rule on H-2B seasonal worker visas, Docket No. USCIS-2007-0058 RIN 1615-AB67
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 1926/H.R. 3401, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 H.R. 6532, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Restore the Highway Trust Fund Balance H.R. 3896, National Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 S. 775/H.R. 3398/H.R. 3538, National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 S. 2021, Build America Bonds Act of 2007 S. 1125/H.R. 2116, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 5102, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 National Transportation Strategic Plan H.R. 2480, Gas Price Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 5995, Gas Tax Relief and Earmark Moratorium Act of 2008 H.R. 2415, Affordable Gas Price Act H.R. 5986, Diesel Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 2890, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide for a Highway Fuel Tax Holiday S. 2971, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide for a Suspension of the Highway Fuel Tax, and for Other Purposes H.R. 6030, COMMUTER Act of 2008 H.R. 6052, Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 H.R. 3999, National Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2008 H.R. 6630, To Prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from granting authority to a motor carrier domiciled in Mexico to operate beyond United States municipalities and commercial zones on the United States-Mexico border unless expressly authorized by Congress S. 3261, FY 2009 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and other Related Agencies Appropriations, including provisions relating to cross-border trucking S. 3604, A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for economic recovery for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes, including provisions related to infrastructure investment. Proposed Rulemaking on National Marine Fisheries Service, specifically the provision to impose a 10-knot speed restriction on all commercial vessels within 30 nautical miles of the U.S. East Coast. General transportation infrastructure issues (no specific legislation introduced) including border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission:issues related to future of transportation policy, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, and public transit funding. H.R. 6984, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008, Part II S. 2345, American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007, including provisions related to the Highway Trust Fund Aviation issues including investment and infrastructure
H.R. 3997, "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" S. 2450, A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine H.R. 4008 / S. 2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 H.R. 5767, the Payment Systems Protection Act Ongoing implementation issues related to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission "Reg SHO" and the Naked Short Selling issue (no legislation introduced) H.R. 1424, "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008"
Filing targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic economic Dialogue and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - U.S. China Dialogues SPP - U.S. Mexico, Canada Dialogue H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229 - Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 First Sale Rule Revocation S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Russia's accession to the WTO PNTR Status for Russia Repeal of the Jackson-Vanik Legislation U.S.- Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement U.S.- Russia Economic Dialog U.S.- Central Asia TIFA Agreement U.S.- Russia Bilateral IPR Agreement Draft legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities. U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program. Delays, staffing, and cargo inspection procedures and U.S. Department of Homeland Security polices at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders. 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions
H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 H.R. 3195 / S. 1881, ADA Restoration Act of 2007 H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act (S-MINER) Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 4301/S. 2419, Working Families Flexibility Act Nominations for Member, National Labor Relations Board, and Director of the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed revisions to Family and Medical Leave Act regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic economic Dialogue and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - U.S. China Dialogues SPP - U.S. Mexico, Canada Dialogue H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229 - Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 First Sale Rule Revocation S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Russia's accession to the WTO PNTR Status for Russia Repeal of the Jackson-Vanik Legislation U.S.- Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement U.S.- Russia Economic Dialog U.S.- Central Asia TIFA Agreement U.S.- Russia Bilateral IPR Agreement Draft legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities. U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program. Delays, staffing, and cargo inspection procedures and U.S. Department of Homeland Security polices at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders. 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions
S. 1926 / H.R. 3401, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 H.R. 3896, National Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 S. 775, H.R. 3398 and H.R. 3538, National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 S. 2021, Build America Bonds Act of 2007 S. 1125 and H.R. 2116, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 5102, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 H.R.5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, including potential provisions relating to infrastructure investment National Transportation Strategic Plan H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2007, including provisions related to the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 1195, SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2480, Gas Price Relief Act of 2007 H.R. 5995, Gas Tax Relief and Earmark Moratorium Act of 2008 H.R. 2415, Affordable Gas Price Act H.R. 5986 Diesel Fuel Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 2890, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide for a Highway Fuel Tax Holiday S. 2971, To Amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to Provide for a Suspension of the Highway Fuel Tax, and for Other Purposes H.R. 6030, COMMUTER Act of 2008 H.R. 6052, Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 Proposed Rulemaking on National Marine Fisheries Service, specifically the provision to impose a 10-knot speed restriction on all commercial vessels within 30 nautical miles of the U.S. East Coast. General transportation infrastructure issues (no specific legislation introduced) including: cross-border trucking, border infrastructure, ensuring the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, financing and funding options for transportation, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, and public transit funding
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
HR 4279: PRO-IP Act S 2317: Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 HR 5638: to amend Title 35, U.S. Code to create an exception for infringement for certain component parts used to prepare another article of manufacturing
H.R. 5724, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3273, U.S.-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Customs Reauthorization Legislation (not introduced) Doha Development AgendaLegislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, strategies for enforcing the safety of imported goods, including the Report to the President on the Interagency Working Group's Action Plan on Import Safety (not introduced) U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs agreement (no title yet, no agreement yet) U.S. Department of Homeland Security policies at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders S. 2663, the CPSC Reform Act": provisions related to trade compliance and enforcement US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act; labor and employment provisions S. 1848 - Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007, labor and employment provisions H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act, labor and employment provisions S. 1673 / H.R. 2819 Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic Economic Dialogue with China U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, all trade discussions Security and Prosperity Partnership - U.S., Mexico, Canada Dialogue Haiti Trade Preferences Legislation/(HOPE II) - not introduced US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 1229 - Non-market Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 S. 1919 - Trade Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 796 - Fair Currency Act of 2007 S. 1607 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 S. 1677 - Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3890 - Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 5264 - Trade Preference Extension Act H.R. 3934, S. 2372 - Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 Legislation on Trade Adjustment Assistance (not introduced) Generalized System of Preferences Renewal, trade preference for developing countries (not introduced) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rule: "First Sale Rule" to value goods for import purposes S. 1848 - Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3272, the "United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007" H.R. 3272, H.R. 3274, H.R. 3275 "US-China Competitiveness Agenda of 2007" H.R. 3275 - the "US-China Language Engagement Act" H.R. 3274 - the "US-China Energy Cooperation Act" P.L. 109-432 Generalized System of Preferences P.L. 109-401 US-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement S. 122 / H.R. 910 - American Adjustment and Competitiveness Act H.R. 556, National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 APHIS inspections and AQI user fees on conveyances entering the US from Canada Export Control Modernization Reform Trade enforcement policiesCovered Official Positions Continued: John Gonzales; Deputy State Director - Senator Gramm, Deputy Director - Sen. Hutchison Geoffrey O'Hara; Clerk, Dept. of Justice, Federal Public Defender's Office Additional Lobbyists: Liz Reilly Kathleen McInearney
National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Petition for NLRB rulemaking regarding "minority" or "members-only" unionsAll labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 142, Labor Relations First Contract Negotiations Act H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 866, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 980 / S. 2123, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act H.R. 1327, the Protective Equipment for America's Workers Act H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers Act H.R. 1763, Indentured Servitude Abolition Act H.R. 1882, Workplace Representation Integrity Act H.R. 2392, Balancing Act of 2007 H.R. 2637 / S. 1598 / S. 1614, Child Labor Protection Act H.R. 2670 / S. 1570, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2674, CARE Act H.R. 2744, Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act H.R. 2808, Living Organ Donor Job Security Act H.R. 3582 / S. 2061, Fair Home Health Care Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act H.R. 4047, Private Sector Whistleblower Protection Streamlining Act H.R. 4301/ S. 2419, Working Families Flexibility Act S. 1681, The Family Leave Insurance Act H.R. 2049/S. 1244, The Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2693, The Popcorn Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act H.R. 378, The Nurse and Patient Safety and Protection Act of 2007 H.R. 720, Water Quality Financing Act of 2007 H.R. 5090, related to expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act H.R. 5228, Employee Changing Room Privacy Act H.R. 6, Energy Independence and Security Act--provisions applying the Davis-Bacon Act to construction projects supported by the Act, extension of the FUTA surtax H.R. 2768, Supplemental Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act H.R. 2769, Miner Health Enhancement Act H.R. 1585, DOD Authorization Act, provisions granting leave for employees under the Family and Medical Leave Act when family members are called up on active military duty, or are recovering from injuries sustained while on active duty H.R. 4458, Small Business Regulatory Improvement Act S. 1945, Patriot Employer Act H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 H.R. 493 / S. 358 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Member, National Labor Relations Board - Nomination Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission - Nomination Commissioner, Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission - Nomination Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 825, implementing the Family and Medical Leave Act Reform of regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. pts. 403, 408, relating to disclosures required of labor organizations Proposed rulemaking by the National Labor Relations Board related to consent elections (73 Fed. Reg. 10,199 (Feb. 26, 2008)) Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act ADA Restoration Act of 2007 (not introduced)H.R. 2831: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843: Fair Pay Restoration Act Covered Official Positions Continued: Doug Loon; Staff Director - Senate Veterans Affairs Cmte, Leg. Monitor - Senator Arlen Specter, LC - Senator Arlen Specter
P.L. 107-110, No Child Left Behind Act, reauthorization processH.R. 4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, 90/10 rules provision, student loan provisions and the Bishop/Grijalva amendment. General issues related to the student loan credit crunch
General transportation infrastructure issues including: Cross-border trucking, border infrastructure, ensuring the solvency of the Highway Trust Fund, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, and the future of transportation policy2007 Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Act, reauthorization, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, and public transit funding (not introduced) S. 1926 and H.R. 3401, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 H.R. 3896, National Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 S. 775, H.R. 3398 and H.R. 3538, National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 S. 2021, Build America Bonds Act of 2007 S. 1125 and H.R. 2116, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007 H.R. 5102, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 H.R.5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008, potential provisions relating to infrastructure investment National Transportation Strategic Plan Covered Official Positions Continued: Geoffrey O'Hara; Clerk, Dept. of Justice, Federal Public Defender's Office John Gonzales; Deputy State Director - Senator Gramm, Deputy Director - Sen. Hutchison
H.R. 1023: To repeal the imposition of withholding on certain payments made to vendors by Government Entities, repeal of 3% Government Withholding provision Tax Policy: Prevention of modification to the treatment of carried interestS. 2636: Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008 IRC Sec. 168, Depreciation of oil & gas pipelines H. Con. Res 312: FY 2009 House Budget Resolution S. 777, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2007 S. Con. Res 21: Senate Budget Resolution - all revenue provisions Tax extender legislation, extension of research and development tax credit (not introduced) S. 2540: To amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide expensing for certain property placed in service during 2008 and 2009 Tax Day Hearing in Committee on Small Business Business Plan legislation modeled after 12 USC 3331-3351, or Title XI of FIRREA (not introduced) Estate tax, marginal income tax rates, capital gains rates Internal Revenue Code Section 4064: Gas Guzzler Tax H.R. 4881: Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2007 Tax Delinquency FAR Rule H.R. 5109: Economic Growth Act of 2008 26 U.S.C. 3402(t) S. Con. Res. 70: Budget Resolution FY2009 - all revenue provisions S. 2539: To amend the IRS code of 1986 to provide a special depreciation allowance for certain property placed in service during 2008 and 2009 Legislation regarding expensing of real property for small business (not introduced) H.R. 4912: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the treatment of prepaid derivative contracts H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, including the repeal of oil and gas tax credits. S. 41, Research Competitiveness Act of 2007. S. 2318, AMT Repeal and Tax Freedom Act S. 2293, Individual Alternative Minimum Tax Repeal Act of 2007. H.R. 4351, AMT Relief Act of 2007. S. 2199, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007. H.R. 5267, Offshore Deferred Compensation Reform Act of 2007. H.R. 2419, Farm, Nutrition, and Bioenergy Act of 2007, the "pay for," settlement and tax provisions. S.2242, Heartland, Habitat Harvest, and Horticulture Act of 2007: the "pay for," settlement and tax provisions. H.R. 5140, Economic Stimulus Act of 2008: the bonus depreciation, increased expensing and tax portions of this Act. S.2592 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for permanent tax incentives for economic growth. Senator Specter draft legislation on economic growth (not introduced) H.R. 3996, Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007: including bonus depreciation and increased expensing provisions H. R. 4172 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000. H.R.4042 Family Farm, Small Business, and Home Tax Relief Act H. R. 3475 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the estate and gift tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $5,000,000, to adjust such amount for inflation, to repeal the 1-year termination of the estate tax, and for other purposes. H.R.2380 To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. H. R. 4242 Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007H.R.3170 To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains, and for other purposes. S.1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007. H.R. 5267, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2008. S.AMDT.4160 to S.CON.RES.70 To provide tax relief to middle-class families and small businesses, property tax relief to homeowners. S.AMDT.4170 to S.CON.RES.70 To protect families, family farms and small businesses by extending the income tax rate structure, raising the death tax exemption to $5 million and reducing the maximum death tax rate to no more than 35%; to keep education affordable by extending the college tuition deduction; and to protect senior citizens from higher taxes on their retirement income, maintain U.S. financial market competitiveness, and promote economic growth by extending the lower tax rates on dividends and capital gains. S.AMDT.4191 and S.AMDT.4372 to S.CON.RES.70 To protect small businesses, family ranches and farms from the Death Tax by providing a $5 million exemption, a low rate for smaller estates and a maximum rate no higher than 35%. Research and Development Tax Credit Issues S.AMDT.4348 to S.CON.RES.70: Including the portion on extending expiring tax provisions such as the R&D Tax Credit. S. 2209, Research Credit Improvement Act of 2007. H.R. 1712, Research and Development Tax Credit Act of 2007. Covered Official Positions Continued: Geoffrey O'Hara; Clerk, Dept. of Justice, Federal Public Defender's Office Doug Loon; Staff Director - Senate Veterans Affairs Cmte, Legislative Monitor - Senator Arlen Specter, Legislative Correspondent- Senator Arlen Specter
Department of Interior listing of Polar Bears under the Endangered Species Act H.R. 3339, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 S. 2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 1766: The Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007Final U.S. EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone Draft climate change legislation (not introduced) Covered Official Positions Continued: John Gonzales; Deputy State Director - Senator Gramm, Deputy Director - Sen. Hutchison
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office