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Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
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NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION via NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
2010 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Health care reform; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148), "Grandfathered" plan regulations; Patient protection regulations; limited benefit plan regulations; internal/external review and claims procedures; S.3501, American Job Protection Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require large (continued) employers to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; 8.3502, American Liberty Restoration Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require individuals to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; 8.3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only; and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan, all provisions; impact of provisions requiring menu labeling in chain restaurants on chain restaurant industry. Printed Name
Source: Senate LDA
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes ; NLRB request for information regharding use of online Electronic Voting during union organizing elections; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act; H.R.3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, all provisions; S.3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, all provisions.
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations.
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform; H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations.
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.
Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148).
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafoodcommunication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology- privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part ofH.R. 4173 , Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Printed Name
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements.
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Organized retail crime and related consumer protection concerns, including H.R. 5932, the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements.
Pharmaceutical Market Access and Drug Safety Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafoodcommunication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology- privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part ofH.R. 4173 , Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Printed Name
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes ; NLRB request for information regharding use of online Electronic Voting during union organizing elections; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act; H.R.3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, all provisions; S.3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, all provisions.
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking; Issues related to ocean carrier business practices communication of retail industry concerns.
Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;
Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 4380 ("U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 201 0")- communications in support on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 23 78 ("Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act")- communications in opposition to Senate passage on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) - communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; H.R. 6262 ("Jobs Through Procurement Act") - communications in opposition on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 6517 ("Omnibus Trade Act of 2010")- communication in support of renewal ofthe Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (T AA), and Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; Conflict Minerals ("Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act") - communication of retail industry views on implementation issues to the SEC and State Department; Cuba Sanctions communication of retail industry views; GSP renewal; Lacey Act amendments legislative and regulatory modificationscommunication of retail industry views on implementation to APHIS; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiationscommunication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA- communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Panama FT A - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton - communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry
Belated Thank You to the Merchant Mariners of World War II Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 4380 ("U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 201 0")- communications in support on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 23 78 ("Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act")- communications in opposition to Senate passage on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) - communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; H.R. 6262 ("Jobs Through Procurement Act") - communications in opposition on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 6517 ("Omnibus Trade Act of 2010")- communication in support of renewal ofthe Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (T AA), and Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; Conflict Minerals ("Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act") - communication of retail industry views on implementation issues to the SEC and State Department; Cuba Sanctions communication of retail industry views; GSP renewal; Lacey Act amendments legislative and regulatory modificationscommunication of retail industry views on implementation to APHIS; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiationscommunication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA- communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Panama FT A - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton - communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking; Issues related to ocean carrier business practices communication of retail industry concerns.
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 2378 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition to Senate passage on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; H.R. 6262 (Jobs Through Procurement Act) communications in opposition on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 6517 (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) communication in support of renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; Conflict Minerals (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) communication of retail industry views on implementation issues to the SEC and State Department; Cuba Sanctions communication of retail industry views; GSP renewal; Lacey Act amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communication of retail industry views on implementation to APHIS; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Panama FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; ;
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 2378/S. 1027 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support H.R. 4678 (Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition S. 3134 (Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act) communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Candles Antidumping Order scope determination communication of retail industry views Conflict Minerals pending regulations communications of retail industry views Customs Authorization legislation communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communications of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Trade Remedies proposed procedural changes communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support; S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S.370 in support of amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes S.3134/H.R.2378 in opposition to legislation providing for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes. S.891/H.R.4128/H.R.4173 communication of retail industry views on improving transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals. H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment. H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles. National Export Initiative (NEI) communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views on required legislative and regulatory modifications Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), SubtitleD, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons- Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), SubtitleD, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons- Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3216, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173, Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes ; NLRB request for information regharding use of online Electronic Voting during union organizing elections; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act; H.R.3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, all provisions; S.3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, all provisions.
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements.
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements.
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafoodcommunication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology- privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part ofH.R. 4173 , Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Printed Name
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafoodcommunication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology- privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part ofH.R. 4173 , Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Printed Name
Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Organized retail crime and related consumer protection concerns, including H.R. 5932, the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
To amend title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 1766/H.R. 3786 to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements - communications in opposition; H.R. 2811/S. 373 to amend Title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python Genera as an injurious animal - communication of retail industry views on behalf of PetSmart and Petco; H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. H.R. 4759 - Providing for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S. 3080 - Providing for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the United States - communication in opposition Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 5393/S. 3741 ("Textile Enforcement and Security Act") - communications in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) -communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; R. 6517 ("Omnibus Trade Act of 201 0")- communication in support of renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations - communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FT A - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton - communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; H.R. 5940/S. 3823- withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition; Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool- communication of retail industry views; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs- communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China- communication of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Reform of U.S. Trade trade preference programs - communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support;Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 2378/S. 1027 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support H.R. 4678 (Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition S. 3134 (Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act) communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Candles Antidumping Order scope determination communication of retail industry views Conflict Minerals pending regulations communications of retail industry views Customs Authorization legislation communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communications of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Trade Remedies proposed procedural changes communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; R. 6517 (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) communication in support of renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; H.R. 5940/S. 3823 - withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition; Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 1766/H.R. 3786 to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements - communications in opposition; H.R. 2811/S. 373 to amend Title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python Genera as an injurious animal - communication of retail industry views on behalf of PetSmart and Petco; H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. H.R. 4759 - Providing for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S. 3080 - Providing for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the United States - communication in opposition Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Reform of U.S. Trade trade preference programs - communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support;Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment; H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles; Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations communication of retail industry views; Uzbek Cotton communication of retail industry views in support of eliminating child labor in Uzbekistan
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support; S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S.370 in support of amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes S.3134/H.R.2378 in opposition to legislation providing for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes. S.891/H.R.4128/H.R.4173 communication of retail industry views on improving transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals. H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment. H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles. National Export Initiative (NEI) communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views on required legislative and regulatory modifications Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 5393/S. 3741 ("Textile Enforcement and Security Act") - communications in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) -communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; R. 6517 ("Omnibus Trade Act of 201 0")- communication in support of renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations - communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FT A - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton - communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; H.R. 5940/S. 3823- withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition; Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool- communication of retail industry views; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs- communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China- communication of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 to extend Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 - withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
Save Our Industries Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 2378 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition to Senate passage on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; H.R. 6262 (Jobs Through Procurement Act) communications in opposition on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 6517 (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) communication in support of renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; Conflict Minerals (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) communication of retail industry views on implementation issues to the SEC and State Department; Cuba Sanctions communication of retail industry views; GSP renewal; Lacey Act amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communication of retail industry views on implementation to APHIS; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Panama FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; ;
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Equal Employment for All Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes ; NLRB request for information regharding use of online Electronic Voting during union organizing elections; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act; H.R.3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, all provisions; S.3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, all provisions.
Equal Employment for All Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Equal Employment for All Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Equal Employment for All Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions;Urged HHS & DOL to provide interim guidance allowing for continued employee coverage under group limited medical benefit plans until 2014; H.R.4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, all provisions; urged Congress to enact health care reforms that will bring down the cost of employer-provided health insurance and improve fiscal outlook for federal and state governments; urged inclusion of provisions in HR 3590 to allow flexibility for employers in the provision of health insurance benefits to part time workers, as well as to allow a 90-day waiting period before employer mandates on the provision of health insurance benefits for full time employees apply.
America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, all provisions; urged Congress to enact health care reforms that will bring down the cost of employer-provided health insurance and improve fiscal outlook for federal and state governments; urged inclusion of provisions in HR 3590 to allow flexibility for employers in the provision of health insurance benefits to part time workers, as well as to allow a 90-day waiting period before employer mandates on the provision of health insurance benefits for full time employees apply.
Local Television Freedom Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3216, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173, Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Reciprocal Market Access Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 1766/H.R. 3786 to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements - communications in opposition; H.R. 2811/S. 373 to amend Title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python Genera as an injurious animal - communication of retail industry views on behalf of PetSmart and Petco; H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. H.R. 4759 - Providing for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S. 3080 - Providing for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the United States - communication in opposition Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes ; NLRB request for information regharding use of online Electronic Voting during union organizing elections; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act; H.R.3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, all provisions; S.3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, all provisions.
Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3216, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173, Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), SubtitleD, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons- Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), SubtitleD, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons- Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Conflict Minerals Trade Act
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support; S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S.370 in support of amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes S.3134/H.R.2378 in opposition to legislation providing for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes. S.891/H.R.4128/H.R.4173 communication of retail industry views on improving transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals. H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment. H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles. National Export Initiative (NEI) communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views on required legislative and regulatory modifications Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
S. 1766/H.R. 3786 to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements - communications in opposition; H.R. 2811/S. 373 to amend Title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python Genera as an injurious animal - communication of retail industry views on behalf of PetSmart and Petco; H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. H.R. 4759 - Providing for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S. 3080 - Providing for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the United States - communication in opposition Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 2378/S. 1027 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support H.R. 4678 (Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition S. 3134 (Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act) communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Candles Antidumping Order scope determination communication of retail industry views Conflict Minerals pending regulations communications of retail industry views Customs Authorization legislation communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communications of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Trade Remedies proposed procedural changes communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support; S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S.370 in support of amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes S.3134/H.R.2378 in opposition to legislation providing for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes. S.891/H.R.4128/H.R.4173 communication of retail industry views on improving transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals. H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment. H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles. National Export Initiative (NEI) communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views on required legislative and regulatory modifications Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 to extend Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 - withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
LIFO repeal; LCM repeal ; H.R. I 083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.l083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of2009; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form oftax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 20 I 0, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
LIFO repeal; LCM repeal ; H.R. I 083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.l083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of2009; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form oftax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 20 I 0, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform; H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations.
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property.
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148).
Affordable Footwear Act of 2009
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 2378/S. 1027 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support H.R. 4678 (Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition S. 3134 (Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act) communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Candles Antidumping Order scope determination communication of retail industry views Conflict Minerals pending regulations communications of retail industry views Customs Authorization legislation communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communications of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Trade Remedies proposed procedural changes communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
United States Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010
Client: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION · Firm: NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
H.R. 2378/S. 1027 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support H.R. 4678 (Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition S. 3134 (Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act) communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Candles Antidumping Order scope determination communication of retail industry views Conflict Minerals pending regulations communications of retail industry views Customs Authorization legislation communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communications of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Trade Remedies proposed procedural changes communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafoodcommunication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology- privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part ofH.R. 4173 , Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Printed Name
LIFO repeal; LCM repeal ; H.R. I 083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.l083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of2009; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form oftax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 20 I 0, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.
H.R. 5393/S. 3741 ("Textile Enforcement and Security Act") - communications in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) -communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; R. 6517 ("Omnibus Trade Act of 201 0")- communication in support of renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations - communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FT A - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton - communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; H.R. 5940/S. 3823- withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition; Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool- communication of retail industry views; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs- communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China- communication of retail industry views
H.R. 4380 ("U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 201 0")- communications in support on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 23 78 ("Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act")- communications in opposition to Senate passage on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) - communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; H.R. 6262 ("Jobs Through Procurement Act") - communications in opposition on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 6517 ("Omnibus Trade Act of 2010")- communication in support of renewal ofthe Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (T AA), and Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; Conflict Minerals ("Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act") - communication of retail industry views on implementation issues to the SEC and State Department; Cuba Sanctions communication of retail industry views; GSP renewal; Lacey Act amendments legislative and regulatory modificationscommunication of retail industry views on implementation to APHIS; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiationscommunication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA- communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Panama FT A - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton - communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), SubtitleD, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons- Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION via NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
2010 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafoodcommunication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology- privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part ofH.R. 4173 , Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Printed Name
H.R. 4380 ("U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 201 0")- communications in support on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 23 78 ("Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act")- communications in opposition to Senate passage on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) - communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; H.R. 6262 ("Jobs Through Procurement Act") - communications in opposition on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 6517 ("Omnibus Trade Act of 2010")- communication in support of renewal ofthe Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (T AA), and Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; Conflict Minerals ("Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act") - communication of retail industry views on implementation issues to the SEC and State Department; Cuba Sanctions communication of retail industry views; GSP renewal; Lacey Act amendments legislative and regulatory modificationscommunication of retail industry views on implementation to APHIS; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiationscommunication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA- communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Panama FT A - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton - communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
LIFO repeal; LCM repeal ; H.R. I 083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.l083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of2009; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form oftax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 20 I 0, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.
Health care reform; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148), "Grandfathered" plan regulations; Patient protection regulations; limited benefit plan regulations; internal/external review and claims procedures; S.3501, American Job Protection Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require large (continued) employers to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; 8.3502, American Liberty Restoration Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require individuals to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; 8.3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only; and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan, all provisions; impact of provisions requiring menu labeling in chain restaurants on chain restaurant industry. Printed Name
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), SubtitleD, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons- Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
H.R. 5393/S. 3741 ("Textile Enforcement and Security Act") - communications in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) -communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; R. 6517 ("Omnibus Trade Act of 201 0")- communication in support of renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations - communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FT A - communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton - communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; H.R. 5940/S. 3823- withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition; Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool- communication of retail industry views; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs- communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China- communication of retail industry views
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION via NATIONAL RETAIL FEDERATION
2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Health care reform; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148), "Grandfathered" plan regulations; Patient protection regulations; limited benefit plan regulations; internal/external review and claims procedures; S.3501, American Job Protection Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require large (continued) employers to offer their full-time employees the opportunity to enroll in minimum essential coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; S.3502, American Liberty Restoration Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that require individuals to maintain minimum essential health care coverage. Applies the Internal Revenue Code as if such provisions had never been enacted, all provisions; S.3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, Repeals provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 that: (1) restrict payments from health savings accounts, medical savings accounts, and health flexible spending arrangements for medications to prescription drugs and insulin only; and (2) impose a $2,500 limitation on salary reduction contributions to a health flexible spending arrangement under a cafeteria plan, all provisions; impact of provisions requiring menu labeling in chain restaurants on chain restaurant industry.
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 2378 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition to Senate passage on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; H.R. 6262 (Jobs Through Procurement Act) communications in opposition on behalf of retail companies; H.R. 6517 (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) communication in support of renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), and Miscellaneous Trade Bill (MTB) on behalf of retail companies; Conflict Minerals (Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) communication of retail industry views on implementation issues to the SEC and State Department; Cuba Sanctions communication of retail industry views; GSP renewal; Lacey Act amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communication of retail industry views on implementation to APHIS; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Panama FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; ;
H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 (providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines) communications in support on behalf of apparel retailers; R. 6517 (Omnibus Trade Act of 2010) communication in support of renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views; U.S. Colombia FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; U.S. Korea FTA communication of support on behalf of retail companies; Uzbek cotton communications of retail industry views to the State Department re ending forced child labor in Uzbek cotton industry; H.R. 5940/S. 3823 - withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition; Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes;H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act.
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, 15 year recovery period for qualified leasehold, retail and restaurant improvement property, bonus depreciation, and WOTC provisions; H.R. 5660, Main Street Fairness Act, To promote simplification and fairness in the administration and collection of sales and use taxes, and for other purposes, all provisions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148), "Grandfathered" plan regulations; Patient protection regulations; limited benefit plan regulations; internal/external review and claims procedures.
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act, provisions to prohibit a current or prospective employer from using a consumer report or an investigative consumer report, or from causing one to be procured, for either employment purposes ; NLRB request for information regharding use of online Electronic Voting during union organizing elections; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148); H.R. 5663, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010, Title VII--Amendments to the Ooccupational Safety And Health Act; H.R.3936, Preserve Benefits and Jobs Act of 2009, all provisions; S.3157, Create Jobs and Save Benefits Act of 2010, all provisions.
H.R. 2378/S. 1027 (Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act) communications in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 extending the Generalized System of Preferences and Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 4316/S. 370 (Affordable Footwear Act) suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear communications in support H.R. 4380 (U.S. Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010) communications in support H.R. 4678 (Foreign Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition S. 3134 (Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act) communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Candles Antidumping Order scope determination communication of retail industry views Conflict Minerals pending regulations communications of retail industry views Customs Authorization legislation communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments legislative and regulatory modifications communications of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Trade Remedies proposed procedural changes communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Organized retail crime and related consumer protection concerns, including H.R. 5932, the Organized Retail Theft Investigation and Prosecution Act; Online behavioral advertising and related privacy issues, including draft Boucher privacy legislation and H.R. 5777, the BEST PRACTICES Act; and Federal Trade Commission reauthorization provisions considered as part of H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
H.R.5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010, opposed legislation; H.R.6167, Shipping Act of 2010, support provisions in bill; Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation
H.R. 3039/S. 3170 providing preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines communication in support H.R. 4284 to extend Andean Trade Preference Act communications in support H.R. 5393/S. 3741 (Textile Enforcement and Security Act) communications in opposition H.R. 5940/S. 3823 - withdrawal of preferential treatment for sleeping bags under the Generalized System of Preferences communications in opposition Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool communication of retail industry views Reform of U.S. trade preference programs communication of retail industry views Use of Section 421 and other trade remedies under the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China communication of retail industry views
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations; extension of individual income tax cuts ("Bush tax cuts"); H.R.5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, bonus depreciation and expensing provisions; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (H.R. 3590; PL No: 111-148).
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2010 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Reform of U.S. Trade trade preference programs - communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support;Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment; H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles; Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations communication of retail industry views; Uzbek Cotton communication of retail industry views in support of eliminating child labor in Uzbekistan
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking; Issues related to ocean carrier business practices communication of retail industry concerns.
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements.
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306/S. 3510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations.
H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support; S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S.370 in support of amending the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify the tariffs on certain footwear, and for other purposes S.3134/H.R.2378 in opposition to legislation providing for identification of misaligned currency, require action to correct the misalignment, and for other purposes S.3275/H.R.5160 in support of extension of Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide customs support services to Haiti, and for other purposes. S.891/H.R.4128/H.R.4173 communication of retail industry views on improving transparency and reduce trade in conflict minerals. H.R. 5349 in opposition to providing that Cambodias debt to the United States may not be reduced or forgiven, and textile and apparel articles that are the product of Cambodia and imported into the United States may not be extended duty-free treatment. H.R. 5393 in opposition to providing U.S. Customs and Border Protection with authority to more aggressively enforce trade laws relating to textile or apparel articles. National Export Initiative (NEI) communication of retail industry views Lacey Act Amendments communication of retail industry views on required legislative and regulatory modifications Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173/S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, provisions relating to gift cards, Durbin amendment on swipe fees, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions;Urged HHS & DOL to provide interim guidance allowing for continued employee coverage under group limited medical benefit plans until 2014; H.R.4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, all provisions; urged Congress to enact health care reforms that will bring down the cost of employer-provided health insurance and improve fiscal outlook for federal and state governments; urged inclusion of provisions in HR 3590 to allow flexibility for employers in the provision of health insurance benefits to part time workers, as well as to allow a 90-day waiting period before employer mandates on the provision of health insurance benefits for full time employees apply.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Maritime Commission, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 1766/H.R. 3786 to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements - communications in opposition; H.R. 2811/S. 373 to amend Title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python Genera as an injurious animal - communication of retail industry views on behalf of PetSmart and Petco; H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 4645/S. 3112 - Lifting certain restrictions on trade and travel to Cuba - communication in support. H.R. 4678 - Requiring foreign manufacturers of products imported into the United States to establish registered agents in the United States for service of process - communication in opposition. H.R. 4759 - Providing for the withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement - communication in opposition. S. 2978 - Extending trade preferences for Haiti under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recorvery Act and to encourage foreign in vestment in Haiti - communication in support. S. 3080 - Providing for judicial determination of injury in certain cases involving dumped and subsidized merchandise imported into the United States - communication in opposition Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views Restrictions on trade in pythons/reptiles - communication of retail industry views Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations - communication of retail industry views Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
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2009 · fourth_quarter · 4A
Proposal to provide duty-free treatment to apparel from Cambodia - statement of support; Proposal to correct the classification of certain apparel with "rib trim" under DR-CAFTA for duty-free treatment - statement of support; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs - communciation of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views H.R. 3039 to provide for the preferential treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 3168 to provide duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear - communication in support S. 2586 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's or boys' knit-to-shape wool vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2588 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2589 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape wool vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2593 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2602 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's or boys' knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers
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2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R.2452 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform; H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; Letter to Senate urging extension of 15-year depreciation for leasehold improvements, restaurant improvements and new construction, and retail improvements, the provisions of which expired at the end of 2009.
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2009 · third_quarter · Q3
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; Financial services regulatory reform: proposed elimination of thrift bank charter (no bill); H.R. 2136, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; Urging Administration to take appropriate action to prevent CIT bankruptcy.
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2009 · second_quarter · Q2
interchange fees; H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.1274, Working Families Flexibility Act, To permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions.
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; requested extension of time to comment on EPA Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation.
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2009 · first_quarter · 1A
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes.
Health care reform
H.R. 947 to direct the secretary of transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for frieght transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund. H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; urging COngress to oppose e-Verify mandates in stimulus bill; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; IRS Audits of cell phones; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax
H.R. 947 to direct the secretary of transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for frieght transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund. H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
GSA evaluation of security programs in awarding contracts; HR 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Act; re: disclosure of overdraft fee to consumers; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, re open end credit lending practices; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007, re open end credit lending practices; billing practices and finance charges; H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Receipt Clarification Act, All provisions; Comments RE: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Section 312, Concerning Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, all provisions.
Issues involving the House Ways and Means Committee initiation of a U.S. International Trade Commission Sec. 332 investigation to monitor textiles and apparel imports from China; Supporting H.R. 7222 to extend the Andean Trade Preferences Act, to make certain changes to the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA); Issues involving DR-CAFTA implementation Costa Rica ratification; cumulation; Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; Issues involving potential trade remedies actions targeting textile and apparel imports; Opposing extension of quotas on imported textile and apparel products from China; Opposing extension of the textile monitoring program on imports from Vietnam and its expansion to imports from China
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2008 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions.
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2008 · second_quarter · 2A
S. 1260, Data Security Act, re: data breach notification; exemption of financial institutions from additional requirements; protection of sensitive data at federal agencies; federal preemption of state law; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, re: FTC security policy and procedures; data breach notification; definition of information broker; consumer access to private databases; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, re; protection of sensitive information; data breach notification; credit report security freeze; S. 2012, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act re: data breach notification; state attorney generals enforcement; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act re: credit report security freeze; S. 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, re: data breach notification; federal preemption of state laws; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, re: credit report security freeze; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, re: definition of data broker; consumer access and correction of data broker information; data privacy and security programs; data breach notification; GSA evaluation of security programs in awarding contracts; HR 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Act; re: disclosure of overdraft fee to consumers; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, re open end credit lending practices; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007, re open end credit lending practices; billing practices and finance charges; H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Receipt Clarification Act, All provisions; Comments RE: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Section 312, Concerning Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions.
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2008 · second_quarter · Q2
Customs and Border Protection notice on proposed reinterpretation of statutory language that would result in the elimination of a customs valuation methodology called the first sale rule. Oppose the notice as published by Customs and Border Protection. H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, Title II provisions relations to export controls on internet-restricting countries and Title III relating to minimum corporate standards for online freedom; H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5136, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all U.S. origin precious metals incorporated in the article, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act; S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, Title VI all provisions relating to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; S. 2688, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, all provisions; S. 2776, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008, all provisions; China currency Meetings with Treasury; S. 2372/H.R. 3934, Affordable Footwear Act, provisions relating to eliminataion of footwear tariffs; S. 1636 to authorize a new trade, investment, and development policy for sub-Saharan Africa, all provisions; S. 1919 to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, all provisions; H.Res. 587 expressing the sense of the House that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House in the 110th Congress, all provisions; H.R. 3427 to prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; S. 2222 to require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis, all provisions; H.R. 4124 to direct the President to withdraw from the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 4329 to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; HR 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, first sale customs valuation, Haiti trade preferences, softwood lumber, all provisions;; HR 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions;; HR 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions;; HR 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions;; HR 6137, to remove the additional duties on ethanol, all provisions;; HR 6148, to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met, all provisions;; HR 6180, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, etc. , all provisions;; HR 6183, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol, all provisions;; HR 6415, to provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement, all provisions;; H.Con.Res. 324, expressing the sense of Congress relating to the trade promotion agreement between the United States and Colombia, all provisions;; H.J.Res. 93, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions;; S. 1422, Farm Risk Management Act for the 21st Century provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, all provisions;; S. 3083, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, etc. , all provisions;; S.J.Res. 41, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions; Opposition to reinstatement of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) aka the Byrd Amendment; Opposition to a continuation of the textile monitoring program on imports from Vietnam and its extension to imports from China; Food Before Fuel Coalition regarding ethanol subsidies and mandates; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; Opposition to Customs and Border Protection Proposal on eliminating the first sale rules as a valuation methodology for imported goods; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; California state and local legislation to impose fees on cargo containers; Legislative proposals on climate change relating to trade; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics; urging President to suspend duties and quotas on imported ethanol; urging EPA to revise RFA in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
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2008 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007, all provisions related to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, advertising requirements, and importation bans; H.R. 4040/S. 1847, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, (cont.) whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 1776 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, all provisions; H.R. 2997 to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items, all provisions; H.R. 3077 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products, all provisions; H.R. 3100 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste and toys, all provisions; H.R. 3716 to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require independent safety certification of childrens products, all provisions; S. 2245 to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, all provisions; H.R. 3937 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food, all provisions; H.R. 3967 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, all provisions; H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy, all provisions.
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2007 · year_end · YY
Postal reform, postal rate changes
Africa Growth and Opportunity Act legislation to amend AGOA; Agriculture (H.R. 2419; S. 1422; S. 1460; S. 1872; S. 1904); Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); China Currency (H.R. 321; H.R. 782; H.R. 1002; H.R. 2942; S. 1607; S. 1677); China PNTR (H.R. 1958; S. 571); DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; GSP legislation to amend the Generalized System of Preferences; Footwear legislation to eliminate footwear tariffs;
Medicare
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2007 · mid_year · MM
S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007
Tort reform, class action reform
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358); S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 2792, Family and Medical Leave Inclusion Act; H.R. 1369, Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act; H.R. 2206; H.R. 2, Fair Minimum Wage Act; H.R. 3043, DOL, HHS, Education Appropriations Act; Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act [S.367]; Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act (H.R. 1910); Decent Working Conditions and Fair Competition Act (H.R. 1992); Credit Card Reform
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2006 · year_end · YY
Imposition of mandates and ERISA preemption; H.R. 1402, Senator Paul Wellstone Mental Health Equitable Treatment Act of 2005; H.R. 5, Health Act of 2005; H.R. 525; S. 406, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2005; Health Savings Accounts; Flexible Spending Accounts; Health Information Technology; H.R. 2335, Health Care Choice; Pay for Performance; S. 1955, Small Business Health Plans; Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit
H.R. 5055, To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design; To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide criminal penalties for trafficking in counterfeit marks.
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2005 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
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2005 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2004 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2003 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2002 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2001 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Energy, Dept of, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, Social Security Administration (SSA), State, Dept of (DOS), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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2000 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), SENATE, White House Office
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1999 · year_end · YY
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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1999 · mid_year · MM
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation; H.R.4306, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 15-year recovery period for qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property, and qualified retail improvement property; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009 ; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform; H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; FUTA relief for employers; urged Congress to act on statutory changes to assist employers in meeting defined benefit pension plan obligations.
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;
Reform of U.S. Trade trade preference programs - communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 3039/S. 3170 - Providing for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support;Animal husbandry practices affecting trade in Australian wool - communciation of retail industry views
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; H.R.4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, all provisions; urged Congress to enact health care reforms that will bring down the cost of employer-provided health insurance and improve fiscal outlook for federal and state governments; urged inclusion of provisions in HR 3590 to allow flexibility for employers in the provision of health insurance benefits to part time workers, as well as to allow a 90-day waiting period before employer mandates on the provision of health insurance benefits for full time employees apply.
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3216, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173, Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency as applied to retailers and retail stored value cards, special bank charters (non-bank), Subtitle D, Section 301, treatment of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; S. 2934 - to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood - communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements.
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R.2452 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform; H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009, sections extending expiring tax provisions, accelerated depreciation for qualified leasehold, restaurant, and retail property; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Congress urging relief for employer provided pension plans from 2010 funding obligation requirements; Letter to Senate urging extension of 15-year depreciation for leasehold improvements, restaurant improvements and new construction, and retail improvements, the provisions of which expired at the end of 2009.
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Endorsement and support of S. 510, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food safety -- communication to Congress and Administrative agencies of retail and chain restaurant industry views.
S. 1766/H.R. 3786 to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements - communications in opposition; H.R. 2811/S. 373 to amend Title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python Genera as an injurious animal - communication of retail industry views on behalf of PetSmart and Petco; H.R. 4101 ("New Partnership for Trade Development Act") to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Trade Act of 1974 to provide improved duty-free treatment for certain articles from certain least-developed countries - communication in support H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support H.R. 4316/S. 730 ("Affordable Footwear Act") to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear - communication in support S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition CATO report on trade policy - communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views; Lacey Act implementation - communcation of retail industry views; Proposal to provide duty-free treatment to apparel from Cambodia - statement of support; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs - communciation of retail industry views; Bar on lobbyists serving on trade advisory committees - communication of retail industry views
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Senate urging adoption of language allowing 90-day grace period for new employer obligations under health care reform bill; Letter to House of Representatives urging opposition to HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.; Letter to Senate urging adoption of language clarifying health care reform bill's definition of full time work.
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3216, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173, Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, treat of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.1274, Working Families Flexibility Act, To permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.242, To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, all provisions; H.R.2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009, To require the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses, all provisions; H.R.2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers, all provisions; H.R.3991 : To ensure that American workers are able to follow, without financial harm, the recommendations of their employer and public health authorities to stay home when they have symptoms of a contagious disease that may put co-workers, customers, or the public at risk, all provisions; H.R.4092 : To allow Americans to receive paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs, and the health needs of their families, related to a contagious illness, all provisions.
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 1766/H.R. 3786 to enhance reciprocal market access for U.S. domestic producers in the negotiating of bilateral, regional and multilateral trade agreements - communications in opposition; H.R. 2811/S. 373 to amend Title 18, United States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python Genera as an injurious animal - communication of retail industry views on behalf of PetSmart and Petco; H.R. 4101 ("New Partnership for Trade Development Act") to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Trade Act of 1974 to provide improved duty-free treatment for certain articles from certain least-developed countries - communication in support H.R. 4284 to extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act - communication in support H.R. 4316/S. 730 ("Affordable Footwear Act") to suspend temporarily the duty on certain footwear - communication in support S. 2821 to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review - communication in opposition CATO report on trade policy - communication of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views; Lacey Act implementation - communcation of retail industry views; Proposal to provide duty-free treatment to apparel from Cambodia - statement of support; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs - communciation of retail industry views; Bar on lobbyists serving on trade advisory committees - communication of retail industry views
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.1274, Working Families Flexibility Act, To permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.242, To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, all provisions; H.R.2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009, To require the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses, all provisions; H.R.2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers, all provisions.
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; Endorsement and support of S. 510, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to food safety -- communication to Congress and Administrative agencies of retail and chain restaurant industry views.
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act, all provisions; H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all provisions; Letter to Senate urging adoption of language allowing 90-day grace period for new employer obligations under health care reform bill; Letter to House of Representatives urging opposition to HR 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Act.; Letter to Senate urging adoption of language clarifying health care reform bill's definition of full time work.
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform; H.R.2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009, To amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit unfair practices in electronic payment system networks, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to provisions relating to definition of covered persons, stored value cards, merchant exemptions; H.R. 3216, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission; H.R. 4173, Wall Street & Consumer Protection Act of 2009, provisions relating to gift cards, Federal Trade Commission, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, treat of special purpose bank charters, Amendments to Section 23A & 23B of the Federal Reserve Act; "Ability to Pay" provisons - Federal Reserve rulemaking on CARD Act implementation
Proposal to provide duty-free treatment to apparel from Cambodia - statement of support; Proposal to correct the classification of certain apparel with "rib trim" under DR-CAFTA for duty-free treatment - statement of support; Reform of U.S. trade preference programs - communciation of retail industry views; Use of Section 421 of the Trade Act of 1974 against consumer goods from China - communication of retail industry views H.R. 3039 to provide for the preferential treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support H.R. 3168 to provide duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear - communication in support S. 2586 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's or boys' knit-to-shape wool vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2588 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2589 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape wool vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2593 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain women's or girls' knit-to-shape vests (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers S. 2602 to suspend temporarily the duty on certain men's or boys' knit-to-shape cashmere sweaters (classified under Chapter 61 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States) - communication in support on behalf of JC Penney Co., Inc. and other apparel retailers
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions relating to elimination of secret ballot elections and binding arbitration; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation; H.R. 2460/S. 1152 Healthy Families Act, To allow Americans to earn paid sick time so that they can address their own health needs and the health needs of their families, all provisions; H.R.1274, Working Families Flexibility Act, To permit employees to request, and to ensure employers consider requests for, flexible work terms and conditions, and for other purposes, all provisions; H.R.2067, Protecting America's Workers Act, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to expand coverage under the Act, to increase protections for whistleblowers, to increase penalties for certain violators, and for other purposes, all provisions; S.1212, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, A bill to amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based fees and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.2695, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2009, To amend the antitrust laws to ensure competitive market-based rates and terms for merchants' access to electronic payment systems, all provisions; H.R.242, To direct the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations concerning the recording and reporting of occupational injuries and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, all provisions; H.R.2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009, To require the Secretary of Labor to prescribe regulations requiring employers with more than one establishment and not fewer than 500 employees to report work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses, all provisions; H.R.2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009, To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to authorize the Secretary of Labor to prevent employee exposure to imminent dangers, all provisions.
H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and articles exported from the United States in commerce and to use amounts collected from the fee to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects in the transportation trade corridors for which the fee is collected, and for other purposes, express opposition to legislation Reauthorization of the highway bill - oppose the inclusion of user fees to pay for freight transporation that are not fair and equitable, support creation of a freight sub-account in the highway trust fund; H.R. 1799, Safe and Efficient Transportation Act of 2009, support the bill; Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, urging Congress to freeze renewable fuel standard mandates in the resulting law; Opposing efforts to increase the current cap on the amount of ethanol permitted to be blended into gasoline; requested extension of time to comment on EPA Docket No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0211; FRL-8894-5 "Notice of Receipt of a Clean AIr Act Waiver Application to Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of Gasoline to 15%, Request for Comment"; H.R. 2355, To establish a National Goods Movement Improvement Fund to provide funding for infrastructure projects that will improve the movement of goods, mitigate environmental damage caused by the movement of goods, and enhance the security of transported goods, express opposition to legislation; Oppose efforts to amend provisions within the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act to allow state and local regulation of "rates and services" of harbor trucking;
H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan - communication of retail industry views.; H.R. 2749 House passage of the Food Safety and Enhancement Act of 2009 - communication of retail industry views.; H.R. 2811 to ban the importation of and commerce in certain non-native species of python - communication of retail industry views.; H.R. 3039 to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support.; H.R. 3168 to provide for duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear - communication in support.; S. 1631 to reauthorize customs facilitiation and trade enforcement functions and programs - communication of retail industry views.; Affordable Footwear Act - communication of retail industry support for proposed legislation eliminating duties on most imported footwear.; Antidumping/countervailing duty methodology in non-market economy cases - communication of support for U.S. Court of International Trade decision of Sept. 2009.; Canada-US border issues - communication of retail industry views re security and trade facilitation.; China antidumping/countervailing duty scope review on candles - communication of retail industry views.; China antidumping/countervailing duty action on electric blankets - communication of retail industry views. ; China antidumping/countervailing duty action on ribbons - communication of retail industry views.; China trade and economic policy - communication of retail industry views. ; China currency - communication of retail industry views.; China subsidies - communication of retail industry views.; China Section 421 safeguards actions - communication of retail industry views re possible action against imported apparel.; China Section 421 safeguards actions - communication of retail industry views re possible action against imported tires.; Climate change legislation - communication of retail industry opposition to proposed border tax adjustements.; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations - communication of retail industry priorities.; DR-CAFTA and Honduran political crisis - communication of retail industry views.; Extention of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) - communication in support.; Extension of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) - communication in support.; Free Trade Agreements - communication of retail industry views.; Lacey Act implementation - communication of retail industry views.; Reform (unification, simplification, expansion of product and country coverage) of the U.S. trade preferences programs - communication in support.; Uzbek cotton - communication of retail industry views re labor abuses; S. 1631, The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2009, support efforts to improve customs commercial operations and trade facilitation.
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R.2452 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform
H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan - communication of retail industry views.; H.R. 3039 to provide for preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines - communication in support.; H.R. 3168 to provide for duty-free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear - communication in support.; China trade and economic policy - communication of retail industry views.; China currency - communication of retail industry views.; China subsidies - communication of retail industry views.; China Section 421 safeguards actions - communication of retail industry views re possible action against imported apparel.; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations - communication of retail industry priorities regarding textile and apparel trade.; DR-CAFTA implementation - communication of retail industry views re duty-free treatment of trousers from Nicaragua.; DR-CAFTA and Honduran political crisis - communication of retail industry views.; Extension of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) - communication in support.; Free Trade Agreements - communication of retail industry views regarding textile and apparel trade.; Lacey Act implementation - communication of retail industry views.; Reform (unification, simplification, expansion of product and country coverage) of the U.S. trade preferences programs as they affect textile and apparel trade - communication in support.; Trade enforcement measures - communication of retail industry views regarding customs action targeting apparel.; Uzbek cotton - communication of retail industry views re labor abuses.
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements; letter to House of Representatives expressing concerns with H.R. 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009.
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away. H.R.3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, To provide affordable, quality health care for all Americans and reduce the growth in health care spending, and for other purposes; Letter to Representatives regarding H.R. 3200 urging preservationo of existing ERISA framework; Letter to Senators to allow 90-day grace period for new employer obligations under Senate Finance Committee health reform bill
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 188 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 947 to direct the secretary of transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; S. 730 to amend the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify the tariffs on certain footwear communication in support; H.R. 1530 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Generalized System of Preferences reauthorization communication in support; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Trade Promotion Authority communication re retail industry views; Trade Adjustment Assistance communication re retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views; Reauthorization of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - support reauthoriztion of the agency with reemphasis on balancing the mission of trade facilitation and security; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol;H.R. 2272 - Supporting a bill to lift trade embargo on Cuba; H.R. 2939 - Opposing a to bill requiring review and renegotiation of existing trade agreements, and limitation on Presidential trade negotiating authority; H.R. 2927 - Opposing a bill to authorize imposing a tax on imports from any country that employs indirect taxes and rebates of such taxes upon export; S. 1027/H.R.2378- Opposing bills to amend trade laws so that exchange rate misalignment is actionable under U.S. antidumping and countervailing duty procedures; S. 1141 - Supporting a bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries; S.J.Res. 17/H.J.Res. 56 - Supporting a bill approving review of impact restrictions on products from Burma.
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; urging Congress to oppose e-Verify mandates in stimulus bill; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; LCM repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R.2452 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax; H.R.690/S. 144, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove cell phones from listed property under section 280F, all provisions; corporate tax reform; Value Added Tax (VAT); Urging U.S. Senate to oppose any form of tax on carbonated or sweetened beverages (no bill); Urging Treasury Department to allow companies to make new interest rate elections for pension plan years beginning in 2010, and to make pension funding regulations effective only after 12/31/09; Health care reform
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398/S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards, provisions on premption, liability protection, and nutrition disclosure; RFID technology - privacy issues; H.R.2749, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food in the global market, and for other purposes, provisions relating to increased penalties, reporting requirements and traceability requirements;
Health care reform; S. 979, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2009, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a nationwide health insurance purchasing pool for small businesses and the self-employed that would offer a choice of private health plans and make health coverage more affordable, predictable, and accessible; S. 391, Healthy Americans Act, A bill to provide affordable, guaranteed private health coverage that will make Americans healthier and can never be taken away.
H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views;H.R. 3039 - Supporting a bill to provide preferential duty treatment to certain apparel articles of the Philippines.
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, credit card fees & disclosures, gift cards, Durbin interchange amendment; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes; Treasury Dept. proposals on regulatory reform
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
interchange fees; H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 181/H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation
H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views
H.R. 188 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 947 to direct the secretary of transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; S. 730 to amend the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify the tariffs on certain footwear communication in support; H.R. 1530 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Generalized System of Preferences reauthorization communication in support; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Trade Promotion Authority communication re retail industry views; Trade Adjustment Assistance communication re retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views; Reauthorization of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - support reauthoriztion of the agency with reemphasis on balancing the mission of trade facilitation and security; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol.
Urging Congress to increase investment in second generation biofuels & restructure existing subsidies; urging COngress to oppose e-Verify mandates in stimulus bill; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol; IRS Audits of cell phones; National Sales Tax Holiday; LIFO repeal; H.R. 1083, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2009, all provisions; retail depreciation, net operating loss carryback - H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 & S. 823, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a 5-year carryback of operating losses, and for other purposes; Streamlined Sales Tax
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398, S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards; RFID technology - privacy issues
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Health care reform
H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views
S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, all provisions; credit card fees; S.710, A bill to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts or practices relating to gift certificates, store gift cards, and other general-use prepaid cards, and for other purposes.
Red Flags Rule; gift cards; H.R. 579 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in the global market communication of retail industry views; H.R. 875 to establish the Food Safety Administration within the Department of Health and Human Services to protect the public health by preventing food-borne illness communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1298 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act with respect to the importation of prescription drugs communication of retail industry views; S. 510 to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply communication of retail industry views; Implementation of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act - concerns with the implementation of specific sections of the CPSIA including retroactivity, general conformity certificates, tracking labels and component testing; H.R. 1398, S. 558, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act, provisions requiring chain restaurants to provide nutritional information on menus and menu boards; RFID technology - privacy issues
H.R. 188 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; H.R. 471 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption communication of opposition; H.R. 496 to amend U.S. trade laws to restore rights under trade-remedy laws and other purposes communication of retail industry views; H.R. 499 to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries communication of retail industry views; H.R. 947 to direct the secretary of transportation to establish and collect a fee based on the fair market value of articles imported into the United States and use the amounts collected to make grants to carry out certain transportation projects communication of retail industry views; H.R. 1105 making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, communication in opposition to provision calling for monitoring of apparel imports from China and Vietnam; H.R. 1318/S. 496 to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated reconstruction opportunity zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan communication of retail industry views; S. 730 to amend the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule to modify the tariffs on certain footwear communication in support; H.R. 1530 to lift the trade embargo on Cuba communication in support; Requiring adjustments to antidumping margins to offset currency misalignment communication of opposition; Re-imposition of zeroing to calculate antidumping margins communication of opposition; Re-imposition of monitoring programs against apparel imports from China and Vietnam communication of opposition; Re-imposition of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act communication of opposition; China trade and economic policy communication of retail industry views; China currency communication of retail industry views; China subsidies communication of retail industry views; Re-imposition of quotas on apparel imports from China communication of opposition; Free Trade Agreements communication of retail industry views; Generalized System of Preferences reauthorization communication in support; Andean Trade Preferences Program reauthorization communication in support; Trade preferences reform communication of retail industry views re Generalized System of Preferences, Andean Trade Preferences, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Initiative, and Haitian preferences (HOPE); Implementation of changes to the Lacey Act included in the 2008 Farm Bill communication of retail industry views; Trade Promotion Authority communication re retail industry views; Trade Adjustment Assistance communication re retail industry views; Doha Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations communications re retail industry priorities; DR-CAFTA implementation communication of retail industry views; Reauthorization of U.S. Customs and Border Protection - support reauthoriztion of the agency with reemphasis on balancing the mission of trade facilitation and security; Affordable Food and Fuel for America Act, a bill to reduce and eliminate the tax credit for alcohol fuel mixtures and the tariff on imported ethanol.
interchange fees; H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 1020, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2009, all provisions; S. 181/H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, all provisions; H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act, all provisions; health care reform; ERISA; pension valuation
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
HR 5102, Our Nations Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007, provisions relating to container fees; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions.
Opposition to Customs and Border Protection proposal to reinterpret statutory language that would result in the elimination of a customs valuation methodology called the first sale rule; Issues involving the House Ways and Means Committee initiation of a U.S. International Trade Commission Sec. 332 investigation to monitor textiles and apparel imports from China; Supporting H.R. 7222 to extend the extension of the Andean Trade Preferences Act, the Generalized System of Preference, to make certain changes to the African Growth and Opportunity Act Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Issues involving DR-CAFTA implementation Costa Rica ratification; cumulation; Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; Supporting S. 2372/H.R. 3934 Affordable Footwear Act to eliminate footwear tariffs; Supporting H.R. 3427 prohibiting revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met; Supporting termination of the Cuba trade embargo; Opposing H.R. 4329 to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met; Issues involving implementation of changes to the Lacey Act in H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008; Opposition to H.R., 5960 to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption; Support for H.R. 6137 and H.R. 6183 to remove the additional duties on ethanol, all provisions; Opposition to ethanol subsidies and mandates; Opposition to reinstatement of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act aka the Byrd Amendment; Opposing extension of quotas on imported textile and apparel products from China; Opposing extension of the textile monitoring program on imports from Vietnam and its expansion to imports from China; Issues involving implementation of the Block Burmese JADE Act of 2008, prohibiting the importation of jewelry containing jade or rubies from Burma; Supporting GSP eligibility for Vietnam
H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; S. 3335, Jobs, Energy, Families, and Disaster Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 7060, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Tax Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements; energy tax incentives.
Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions; H.R. 7187/S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008, all provisions
Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform
H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 3575/H.R. 7187, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008, all provisions; FTC meeting re: retail gift cards and bankruptcy proceedings .
Medicare Advantage Plans
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Employment Standards Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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 Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act, all provisions; H.R. 1001, To amend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 to extend the date for the President to determine if Haiti meets certain requirements, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1830, To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008, all provisions; S. 2830/H.R. 5724, United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; S. 652, To extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes., all provisions; H.R. 857/S. 491, To clarify the rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products, all provisions; US-Korea FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; HR 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, provisions relating to Haiti trade preferences; H.R. 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; DR-CAFTA implementation, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics; H.R. 6387 provisions relating to duty-free treatment for textile and apparel products imported from Afghanistan and Pakistan through Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs); H.R. 6483 to provide duty free treatment of certain recreational performance outerwear sold at retail; H.R. 6560 provisions that would facilitate trade in certain apparel products imported from the Dominican Republic; H.R. 7222 provisions that would continue duty free treatment of imported textiles and apparel under the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act; S. 3385 provisions impacting imported processed food products sold at retail through amendments to the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act regarding food supply safety.
Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform
Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions; H.R. 7187/S. 3575, Labeling Education and Nutrition Act of 2008, all provisions
ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881, S. 3406), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.
HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 1625, Counter Spy Act, Re: notice provisions, definitions, immunity provisions.
S. 1260, Data Security Act, re: data breach notification; exemption of financial institutions from additional requirements; protection of sensitive data at federal agencies; federal preemption of state law; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, re: FTC security policy and procedures; data breach notification; definition of information broker; consumer access to private databases; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, re; protection of sensitive information; data breach notification; credit report security freeze; S. 2012, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act re: data breach notification; state attorney generals enforcement; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act re: credit report security freeze; S. 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, re: data breach notification; federal preemption of state laws; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, re: credit report security freeze; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, re: definition of data broker; consumer access and correction of data broker information; data privacy and security programs; data breach notification; GSA evaluation of security programs in awarding contracts; HR 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Act; re: disclosure of overdraft fee to consumers; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, re open end credit lending practices; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007, re open end credit lending practices; billing practices and finance charges; H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Receipt Clarification Act, All provisions; Comments RE: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Section 312, Concerning Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, all provisions.
HR 5102, Our Nations Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007, provisions relating to container fees; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions.
Customs and Border Protection notice on proposed reinterpretation of statutory language that would result in the elimination of a customs valuation methodology called the first sale rule. Oppose the notice as published by Customs and Border Protection. H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5136, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all U.S. origin precious metals incorporated in the article, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act; S. 2776, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008, all provisions; S. 2372/H.R. 3934, Affordable Footwear Act, provisions relating to elimination of footwear tariffs; S. 1636 to authorize a new trade, investment, and development policy for sub-Saharan Africa, all provisions; S. 1919 to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, all provisions; H.R. 3427 to prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; H.R. 4124 to direct the President to withdraw from the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 4329 to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, first sale customs valuation, Haiti trade preferences, softwood lumber, amendments to the Lacey Act regarding illegal logging, ; H.R. 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions; H.R. 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions; H.R. 6137, to remove the additional duties on ethanol, all provisions; H.R. 6183, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol, all provisions; H.R. 6415, to provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement, all provisions; H.J.Res. 93, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions; S.J.Res. 41, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions; Opposition to reinstatement of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) aka the Byrd Amendment; Opposition to a continuation of the textile monitoring program on imports from Vietnam and its extension to imports from China; Food Before Fuel Coalition regarding ethanol subsidies and mandates; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; California state and local legislation to impose fees on cargo containers; Legislative proposals on climate change relating to trade; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics; urging President to suspend duties and quotas on imported ethanol; urging EPA to revise RFA in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions; H.R. 6530, provisions that would change trade remedies laws in ways that would adversely impact imported consumer products; H.R. 7222, provisions that would continue duty free treatment of imported consumer goods under the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act, the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act; Generalized System of Preferences relating to the continuation of GSP eligibility for consumer products that have exceeded competitive needs limits; Rules of Origin Proposal by Customs and Border Protection to change the rules of origin for imported products, including consumer goods, from a substantial transformation test to a tariff shift approach.
H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 1776 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, all provisions; H.R. 2997 to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items, all provisions; H.R. 3077 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products, all provisions; H.R. 3100 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste and toys, all provisions; S. 2245 to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, all provisions; H.R. 3937 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food, all provisions; H.R. 3967 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, all provisions; H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy, all provisions; S. 2831, FTC Reauthorization bill, independent litigation authority, civil penalties for violation of FTC Act, aiding & abetting a violation, permissive administrative procedure for consumer protection rules, enforcement by state AGs; HR 5904, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, etc., all provisions; Food Service Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 2008 (No bill number yet), all provisions.
H.R. 4/S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, all provisions
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Employment Standards Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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 Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, information reporting on credit card reimbursement to merchants provision; H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, , leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions.
Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions
ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.
H.R. 4/S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, all provisions
S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007, all provisions related to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, advertising requirements, and importation bans; H.R. 4040/S. 1847, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, (cont.) whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 1776 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, all provisions; H.R. 2997 to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items, all provisions; H.R. 3077 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products, all provisions; H.R. 3100 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste and toys, all provisions; H.R. 3716 to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require independent safety certification of childrens products, all provisions; S. 2245 to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, all provisions; H.R. 3937 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food, all provisions; H.R. 3967 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, all provisions; H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy, all provisions; S. 2831, FTC Reauthorization bill, independent litigation authority, civil penalties for violation of FTC Act, aiding & abetting a violation, permissive administrative procedure for consumer protection rules, enforcement by state AGs; HR 5904, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, etc., all provisions; Food Service Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 2008 (No bill number yet), all provisions.
HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 1625, Counter Spy Act, Re: notice provisions, definitions, immunity provisions.
Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform
Customs and Border Protection notice on proposed reinterpretation of statutory language that would result in the elimination of a customs valuation methodology called the first sale rule. Oppose the notice as published by Customs and Border Protection. H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, Title II provisions relations to export controls on internet-restricting countries and Title III relating to minimum corporate standards for online freedom; H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5136, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all U.S. origin precious metals incorporated in the article, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act; S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, Title VI all provisions relating to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; S. 2688, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, all provisions; S. 2776, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008, all provisions; China currency Meetings with Treasury; S. 2372/H.R. 3934, Affordable Footwear Act, provisions relating to eliminataion of footwear tariffs; S. 1636 to authorize a new trade, investment, and development policy for sub-Saharan Africa, all provisions; S. 1919 to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, all provisions; H.Res. 587 expressing the sense of the House that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House in the 110th Congress, all provisions; H.R. 3427 to prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; S. 2222 to require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis, all provisions; H.R. 4124 to direct the President to withdraw from the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 4329 to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; HR 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, first sale customs valuation, Haiti trade preferences, softwood lumber, all provisions;; HR 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions;; HR 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions;; HR 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions;; HR 6137, to remove the additional duties on ethanol, all provisions;; HR 6148, to make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met, all provisions;; HR 6180, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, etc. , all provisions;; HR 6183, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to remove the tariffs on ethanol, all provisions;; HR 6415, to provide that goods that are manufactured in a foreign trade zone and comply with the rules of origin under a trade agreement to which the United States is a party may enter the customs territory of the United States at the rate of duty applicable under that agreement, all provisions;; H.Con.Res. 324, expressing the sense of Congress relating to the trade promotion agreement between the United States and Colombia, all provisions;; H.J.Res. 93, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions;; S. 1422, Farm Risk Management Act for the 21st Century provisions relating to agricultural subsidies, all provisions;; S. 3083, to require a review of existing trade agreements and renegotiation of existing trade agreements based on the review, to set terms for future trade agreements, etc. , all provisions;; S.J.Res. 41, approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act, all provisions; Opposition to reinstatement of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act (CDSOA) aka the Byrd Amendment; Opposition to a continuation of the textile monitoring program on imports from Vietnam and its extension to imports from China; Food Before Fuel Coalition regarding ethanol subsidies and mandates; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; Opposition to Customs and Border Protection Proposal on eliminating the first sale rules as a valuation methodology for imported goods; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; California state and local legislation to impose fees on cargo containers; Legislative proposals on climate change relating to trade; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics; urging President to suspend duties and quotas on imported ethanol; urging EPA to revise RFA in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.
HR 5102, Our Nations Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007, provisions relating to container fees; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions.
H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act, all provisions; H.R. 1001, To amend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 to extend the date for the President to determine if Haiti meets certain requirements, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1830, To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008, all provisions; S. 2830/H.R. 5724, United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; S. 2113/H.R. 3688, United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; S. 652, To extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes., all provisions; S. 318, Textile Negotiator Promotion Act, all provisions; H.R. 857/S. 491, To clarify the rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products, all provisions; US-Korea FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations; HR 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, provisions relating to Haiti trade preferences; H.R. 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions; H.R. 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act, all provisions; Opposition to Customs and Border Protection Proposal on eliminating the first sale rules as a valuation methodology for imported goods; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Employment Standards Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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 Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Postal Rate Commission, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 1260, Data Security Act, re: data breach notification; exemption of financial institutions from additional requirements; protection of sensitive data at federal agencies; federal preemption of state law; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, re: FTC security policy and procedures; data breach notification; definition of information broker; consumer access to private databases; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, re; protection of sensitive information; data breach notification; credit report security freeze; S. 2012, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act re: data breach notification; state attorney generals enforcement; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act re: credit report security freeze; S. 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, re: data breach notification; federal preemption of state laws; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, re: credit report security freeze; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, re: definition of data broker; consumer access and correction of data broker information; data privacy and security programs; data breach notification; GSA evaluation of security programs in awarding contracts; HR 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Act; re: disclosure of overdraft fee to consumers; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, re open end credit lending practices; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007, re open end credit lending practices; billing practices and finance charges; H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Receipt Clarification Act, All provisions; Comments RE: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Section 312, Concerning Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies; H.R. 6248, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2008, all provisions.
Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform
H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act, all provisions; H.R. 1001, To amend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 to extend the date for the President to determine if Haiti meets certain requirements, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1830, To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008, all provisions; S. 2830/H.R. 5724, United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; S. 2113/H.R. 3688, United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; S. 652, To extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes., all provisions; S. 318, Textile Negotiator Promotion Act, all provisions; H.R. 857/S. 491, To clarify the rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products, all provisions; US-Korea FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations; HR 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, provisions relating to Haiti trade preferences; H.R. 5724, to implement the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 5777, to impose certain restrictions on trade with and investment in the Peoples Republic of China, all provisions; H.R. 5960, to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to provide for a limitation on presidential discretion with respect to actions to address market disruption, all provisions; Doha Round of multilateral trade negotiations; Renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act, all provisions; Opposition to Customs and Border Protection Proposal on eliminating the first sale rules as a valuation methodology for imported goods; DR-CAFTA implementation, Nicaragua Tariff Preference Levels, Costa Rica implementation, cumulation, Dominican Republic pocketing provisions; African Growth and Opportunity Act reform regarding commercial availability determinations for yarns and fabrics
HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 1625, Counter Spy Act, Re: notice provisions, definitions, immunity provisions.
HR 5102, Our Nations Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007, provisions relating to container fees; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions.
H.R. 4/S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, all provisions
Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Savings Accounts; Medicare Advantage Plans; S. 2795/H.R. 5918, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008, all provisions
S. 2045, CPSC Reform Act of 2007, all provisions related to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, advertising requirements, and importation bans; H.R. 4040/S. 1847, Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, all provisions relating to funding, lead limitations and implementation timeframes, penalties, enforcement by state Attorneys General, (cont.) whistleblower protection, public disclosure of information, preemption, and advertising requirements; HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent; S. 654/H.R. 1148, Safe Food Act, all provisions; S. 1776 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to establish a user fee program to ensure food safety, all provisions; H.R. 2997 to require the Secretary of Agriculture and the commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration to establish a program requiring a certificate of assured safety for imported food items, all provisions; H.R. 3077 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported seafood and seafood products, all provisions; H.R. 3100 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and the Consumer Product Safety Act to increase the safety of food, toothpaste and toys, all provisions; H.R. 3716 to amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to require independent safety certification of childrens products, all provisions; S. 2245 to establish a commission to ensure food safety in the United States, all provisions; H.R. 3937 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to ensure the safety of imported food, all provisions; H.R. 3967 to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to improve the safety of imported food, all provisions; H. Res. 926, recognizing the importance of food, product safety, and U.S. trade policy, all provisions; S. 2831, FTC Reauthorization bill, independent litigation authority, civil penalties for violation of FTC Act, aiding & abetting a violation, permissive administrative procedure for consumer protection rules, enforcement by state AGs; HR 5904, To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to establish new procedures and requirements to improve the safety of food, whether produced and distributed domestically or imported into the United States, etc., all provisions; Food Service Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 2008 (No bill number yet), all provisions.
H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act, all provisions. S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008, leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions; H.R. 3221, Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, information reporting on credit card reimbursement to merchants provision; H.R. 6049, Energy and Tax Extenders Act of 2008, , leasehold, retail, restaurant improvements, solar tax credit, incentives for energy efficient products and energy conservation in commercial buildings provisions.
ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; S. 3086, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions; H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, all provisions.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Employment Standards Administration, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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 Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Postal Rate Commission, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Wired for Health Care Quality Act, S. 1693, Health Information Technology; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 334, Healthy Americans Act, all provisions; S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, mental health parity; S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007, mental health parity; H.R. 3162, Children's Health and Medicare Protection Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; H.R. 976/S. 1893, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007, State Children's Health Insurance Program; S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; S. 1754, To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a workplace wellness education campaign and an evaluation of employer-based wellness programs, and for other purposes, wellness and prevention provisions; H.R. 3370, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007, wellness and prevention provisions; ERISA Waivers; Health care reform
S. 1260, Data Security Act, re: data breach notification; exemption of financial institutions from additional requirements; protection of sensitive data at federal agencies; federal preemption of state law; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act, re: FTC security policy and procedures; data breach notification; definition of information broker; consumer access to private databases; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act, re; protection of sensitive information; data breach notification; credit report security freeze; S. 2012, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act re: data breach notification; state attorney generals enforcement; HR 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act re: credit report security freeze; S. 1202, Personal Data Protection Act, re: data breach notification; federal preemption of state laws; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act, re: credit report security freeze; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act, re: definition of data broker; consumer access and correction of data broker information; data privacy and security programs; data breach notification; GSA evaluation of security programs in awarding contracts; HR 946, Consumer Overdraft Protection Act; re: disclosure of overdraft fee to consumers; HR 5244, Credit Card Holders Bill of Rights Act of 2008, re open end credit lending practices; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007, re open end credit lending practices; billing practices and finance charges; H.R. 4008, the Credit and Debit Receipt Clarification Act, All provisions; Comments RE: Fair Credit Reporting Act - Section 312, Concerning Procedures to Enhance the Accuracy and Integrity of Information Furnished to Consumer Reporting Agencies
ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881), breadth of coverage; Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358), all provisions; S. 910, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act, all provisions; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, all provisions; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act, all provisions; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act, all provisions/ all provisions/change of bargaining unit establishment procedures; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act, all provisions; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act, all provisions; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - FMLA RIN 1215-AB35, Comments in response to proposal to revise certain regulations implementing the Family & Medical Leave Act of 1993; H.R. 3010/S. 1782, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007 , all provisions; H.R. 1644/S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, all provisions; H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act, all provisions.
H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act, all provisions; H.R. 1001, To amend the Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 to extend the date for the President to determine if Haiti meets certain requirements, and for other purposes, all provisions H.R. 1830, To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until February 29, 2008, all provisions; S. 2830/H.R. 5724, United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; S. 2113/H.R. 3688, United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, all provisions; DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; S. 652, To extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes., all provisions; S. 318, Textile Negotiator Promotion Act, all provisions; H.R. 857/S. 491, To clarify the rules of origin for certain textile and apparel products, all provisions; US-Korea FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations; HR 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007, all provisions
HR 5102, Our Nations Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007, provisions relating to container fees; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions.
H.R. 3622/S. 2170, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the treatment of qualified restaurant property as 15-year property for purposes of the depreciation deduction, All provisions; S. 1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act, Health tax reform; S. 1886, Every American Insured Health Act, Health tax reform; S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act, all provisions; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space, all provisions; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act, all provisions; H.R. 3359, Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; S. 1726, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2007, all provisions; H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance & Simplification Act of 2008, cell phone provision; H.R. 5450/S. 2668, Mobile Cell Phone Act, all provisions; H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, various tax incentives for energy efficient building and sale of energy efficient products; H.R. 3970, Tax Reduction and Reform Act of 2007, corporate tax reform (rates); H.R. 5140, the Recovery Rebates and Economic Stimulus for the American People Act of 2008, tax rebate provisionsl; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125), all provisions; H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007, all provisions
H.R. 4/S. 3, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007, all provisions
HR 2455, Social Security Non-Proliferation Act- with respect to the sale, purchase or public display of social security numbers; S. 238, Social Security Misuse Prevention Act re: limits on disclosure of a social security number for consumer transactions; HR 948, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007; re: FTC regulation of the sale and use of social security numbers; HR 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 Re: criminal penalties for certain unauthorized activities with relation to computers; HR 964, Spy Act Re: the prohibition of collection of certain information without notice and consent
Customs and Border Protection notice on proposed reinterpretation of statutory language that would result in the elimination of a customs valuation methodology called the first sale rule. Oppose the notice as published by Customs and Border Protection. H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom Act of 2007, Title II provisions relations to export controls on internet-restricting countries and Title III relating to minimum corporate standards for online freedom; H.R. 5059, to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act with respect to lesser developed countries, all provisions; H.R. 5136, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all U.S. origin precious metals incorporated in the article, all provisions; H.R. 5264, to extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes, Sec. 2 relating to the Andean Trade Preference Act; S. 2191, Americas Climate Security Act of 2007, Title VI all provisions relating to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; S. 2688, Commercial Seafood Consumer Protection Act, all provisions; S. 2776, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2008, all provisions; China currency Meetings with Treasury; S. 2372/H.R. 3934, Affordable Footwear Act, provisions relating to eliminataion of footwear tariffs; S. 1636 to authorize a new trade, investment, and development policy for sub-Saharan Africa, all provisions; S. 1919 to establish trade enforcement priorities for the United States, to strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies, all provisions; H.Res. 587 expressing the sense of the House that legislation to renew or grant fast track trade negotiating authority should not be considered by the House in the 110th Congress, all provisions; H.R. 3427 to prohibit the revocation of waivers of the competitive need limitation under the Generalized System of Preferences program unless certain conditions are met, all provisions; S. 2222 to require the International Trade Commission to report on the specific impact of each free trade agreement in force with respect to the United States on a sector-by-sector basis, all provisions; H.R. 4124 to direct the President to withdraw from the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, all provisions; H.R. 4329 to assess the impact of the North American Free Trade Agreement, to require further negotiation of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met, all provisions
Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Employment Standards Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 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), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Intl Trade Administration (ITA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Credit Union Administration (NCUA), 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 Thrift Supervision (OTS), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Postal Rate Commission, Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Social Security Number protection - Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007 (H.R.2455); Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act (S.238); Social Security Account Number Protection Act (S.1208); Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2007 (S.1691); Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R.1525); Spy Act (H.R.964); Counter Spy Act (S.1625)
Port and cargo security (H.R. 1; S. 4); Railroads (H.R. 2116; S. 1125); Legislation relating to national goods movement policy; port and intermodal congestion
Organized retail crime/theft
Data Breach; Credit Report File Freeze; Credit Card Reform; Interchange; S. 1260, Data Security Act; H.R. 958, Data Accountability & Trust Act ; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act ; S. 239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act; S. 2012; H.R. 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act; Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act; Credit & Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act
S. 156, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act; H.R. 2206; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125); H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007
H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act; Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (H.R.814); Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R.1699); Pool and Spa Safety Act (H.R.1721); Food & Drug Import Safety Act; Safe Food Act; CPSC Reform Act; Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act
S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; S. 1639, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; SAVE Act of 2007 (H.R. 4088; S. 2368)
Tort reform, class action reform; Medical Malpractice Reform
Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (H.R. 493; S. 358); S. 910, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 1542, Healthy Families Act; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 800, Employee Free Choice Act; S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act; H.R. 2792, Family & Medical Leave Inclusion Act; H.R. 1369, Family & Medical Leave Expansion Act; S. 1681, Family Leave Insurance Act; H.R. 2206; H.R. 3043, DOL, HHS, Education Appropriations Act;
ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Information Technology (S. 1693); Health tax reform (S. 1019; S. 1886); Health Americans Act (S. 334); Medicare QUality Enhancement Act (S. 1544); Mental Health Parity (S. 558; H.R. 1424); State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162; H.R. 967; S. 1893); Wellness and Prevention (S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3370)
S. 1145, Patent Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007
Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG; ADA Restoration Act (H.R. 3195; S. 1881)
S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, & Energy Efficiency Act; H.R. 6, Energy Independence & Security Act of 2007
Africa Growth and Opportunity Act legislation to amend AGOA; Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); DR-CAFTA implementation cumulation; Haiti (H.R. 1001) ; LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Textile Ambassador (S. 318); Textile Rules of Origin (H.R. 857; S. 491); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations; S.1636 authorize a new trade, investment, & development policy for sub-Saharan Africa; HR 3905
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), UNDETERMINED, White House Office
Organized retail crime/theft
Medicare
Haiti (H.R. 1001); Labor (H.R. 1910; H.R. 1992; S. 367); LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Taiwan (H.Con.Res. 137); Taxation (H.R. 2600); Trade Balance (H.R. 169); Trade Enforcement (H.R. 169; H.R. 1278; S. 445; S. 460); Trade Policy (H.Res. 336; S.Con.Res. 11); Trade Promotion Authority – legislation to renew Presidential Trade Promotion Authority; Trade Remedy Laws (H.R. 708; H.R. 782; H.R. 1127; H.R. 1229; H.R. 2714; H.R. 2942; S. 364; S. 796; S. 974; S. 1440); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Panama FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations Africa Growth and Opportunity Act – legislation to amend AGOA; Agriculture (H.R. 2419; S. 1422; S. 1460; S. 1872; S. 1904); Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); China Currency (H.R. 321; H.R. 782; H.R. 1002; H.R. 2942; S. 1607; S. 1677); China PNTR (H.R. 1958; S. 571); DR-CAFTA implementation – cumulation; GSP – legislation to amend the Generalized System of Preferences; Footwear – legislation to eliminate footwear tariffs;
Data Breach; Credit Report File Freeze; Credit Card Reform; Interchange; S. 1260, Data Security Act of 2007; H.R. 958, Data Accountability and Trust Act ; S. 1178, Identity Theft Prevention Act ; S. 239, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007; S. 2012; H.R. 3316, Identity Theft Protection Act of 2007 ; S. 1395, Stop Unfair Practices in Credit Cards Act of 2007; S. 806, Consumer ID Protection and Security Act; S. 495, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007
Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines - ADAAG
ERISA Waivers; Health care reform; Health Information Technology (S. 1693); Health tax reform (S. 1019; S. 1886); Health Americans Act (S. 334); Medicare QUality Enhancement Act (S. 1544); Mental Health Parity (S. 558; H.R. 1424); State Children's Health Insurance Program (H.R. 3162; H.R. 967; S. 1893); Wellness and Prevention (S. 1753; S. 1754; H.R. 3370)
S. 1419, Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, & Energy Efficiency Act
H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act; Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act (H.R.814); Danny Keysar Child Product Safety Notification Act (H.R.1699); Pool and Spa Safety Act (H.R.1721)
Postal reform, postal rate changes
S. 156, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act; S. 34, Sales Tax Fairness & Simplification Act; H.R. 976, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2007; H.R. 1591, U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans' Care, Katrina Recovery, and Iraq Accountability Appropriations Act; H.R. 2206; S. 271/H.R. 2936, to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; H.R. 3396, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act (H.R. 2116, S. 1125); H.R. 2600 - Border Tax Equity Act of 2007
Social Security Number protection - Social Security Number Non-Proliferation Act of 2007 (H.R.2455); Social Security Number Misuse Prevention Act (S.238); Social Security Account Number Protection Act (S.1208); Social Security Number Online Protection Act of 2007 (S.1691); Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007 (H.R.1525); Spy Act (H.R.964); Counter Spy Act (S.1625)
Africa Growth and Opportunity Act – legislation to amend AGOA; Andean Trade Preference Act (H.R. 1830); DR-CAFTA implementation – cumulation; Haiti (H.R. 1001) ; LDC Trade Relief (S. 652); Textile Ambassador (S. 318); Textile Rules of Origin (H.R. 857; S. 491); US-Colombia FTA; US-Korea FTA; US-Peru FTA; Vietnam textile monitoring program; WTO Doha Round negotiations
S. 1348, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2007; S. 1639, Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2007; H.R. 1645, STRIVE Act of 2007; S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act; H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007
Port and cargo security (H.R. 1; S. 4); Railroads (H.R. 2116; S. 1125); Legislation relating to national goods movement policy; port and intermodal congestion
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 420, Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2005; H.R. 554, Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act of 2005; S. 5; H.R. 516, Class Action Fairness Act of 2005; S. 908, Commonsense Consumption Act of 2005;
ADAAG; H.R. 4437, "The Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005"; S. 1033, "The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act of 2005"; S. 2611, The Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill of 2006
H.R. 746 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People’s Republic of China; H.R. 1450 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country; H.R. 3175 to expand Africa Growth and Opportunity Act benefits; H.R. 3176 To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide preferential treatment for certain apparel articles; H.R. 4211, S. 1937 Haiti Economic Opportunity Recovery Act; H.R. 4340, S. 2027 To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement;S. 191, H.R. 886 (Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies TRADE Act of 2005) To extend certain trade preferences to certain least developed countries; S. 1307, H.R. 3045 To implement the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement; S. 3493/ S. 3494 To provide that quantitative restrictions shall not apply with respect to certain knit performance outerwear pants; China Textile Safeguards cases; Negotiation and implementation of bilateral textile agreement with China; Discussions under the U.S.-Sino Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); Free Trade Agreement negotiations – Southern Africa Customs Union, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Central America, Andean (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador), Panama; Middle East and Least Developed Country Trade Initiatives; Implementation of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing; WTO negotiations – Doha Development Round; Textile and apparel transshipment and customs enforcement; Vietnam PNTR; Expansion of Qualified Industrial Zone (QIZ) program for Egypt; S. 3843 – AGOA Extension Act of 2006; H.R. 5849 – Illegal Transshipments Enforcement Act of 2006; H.R. 6032/S. 3903 – Textile Negotiator Promotion Act; H.R. 6142 – Haitian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006; H.R. 6111 – Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006; Vietnam Textile and Apparel Monitoring Mechanism
S. 662; H.R. 22, Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act
H.R. 2830, Pension Protection Act; S. 219, National Employee Savings & Trust Equity Guarantee
H.R. 685, "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005"; S. 256, "Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005"
See next page Estate Tax reform/repeal; Tax Reform Initiatives; Social Security Reform; Depreciation Reform for retail improvements; Depreciation Reform for leasehold improvements; Consumer and Business Tax Relief; Accelerated Depreciation; LIFO; Unemployment Insurance/Compensation; Sales Tax Simplification Equity; WOTC/WWTC; H.R. 25, Fair Tax; H.R. 571; S. 973, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain restaurant buildings; H.R. 8, The Death Tax Repeal Act of 2005; H.R.1062, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space; HR1272/S595, Encouraging Work Act of 2005; H.R. 4297/S. 2020, The Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act of 2005; H.R. 5970, Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006; S. 2152, Sales Tax Fairness and Simplification Act; S. 2153, Streamlined Sales Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 1956, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act; S. 3806, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the depreciation of certain improvements to retail space.
See next page H.R. 445 To amend section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of imported home furniture; H.R. 728 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from the products of the People’s Republic of China; H.R. 746, S. 355 The Foreign Debt Ceiling Act of 2005; H.R. 1039, S. 695 To suspend temporarily new shipper bonding privileges; H.R. 1121 To repeal section 754 of the Tariff Act of 1930; H.R. 1450 To require additional tariffs be imposed on products of any nonmarket economy country . . . ; H.R. 1498 To clarify that exchange-rate manipulation by the People’s Republic of China is actionable under the countervailing duty provisions and the product-specific safeguards mechanisms of the trade laws of the United States; H.R. 2473 To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 relating to determining the all-others rate in antidumping cases; H.R. 3004 To require the secretary of the treasury to analyze and report on the exchange rate policies of the People’s Republic of China . . . ; H.R. 3175 to expand Africa Growth and Opportunity Act benefits . . . ; H.R. 3176 To amend the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act to provide preferential treatment for certain apparel articles . . . ; H.R. 3271 Trade Agreements Enforcement Act; H.R. 3283, S. 1421 United States Trade Rights Enforcement Act; H.R. 3306 Fair Trade With China Act of 2005; H.R. 3713 To repeal the bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002; H.R. 4211, S. 1937 Haiti Economic Opportunity Recovery Act; H.R. 4217 American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act; H.R. 4241, S. 1932 Deficit Reduction Act of 2005; H.R. 4340, S. 2027 To implement the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement; H.R. 4365, S 135 To amend the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 to implement mandatory country of origin labeling requirements for meat and produce . . . ; H.R. 4405 Balancing Trade Act of 2005; H.R. 4407 To prohibit the entry into any bilateral or regional trade agreement, and to prohibit negotiations to enter into any such agreements for a period of two years; H.Res. 98, S.Res. 169 Expressing the sense of the House with respect to free trade negotiations with respect free trade negotiations that could adversely impact the sugar industry of the United States; H.Res. 577 Expressing the sense of the House regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade . . . ; H.Con.Res. 186 Expressing the sense of Congress that the president should provide notice of withdrawal of the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement; H.Con.Res. 295 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment . . . . ; S. 14 Fair Wage, Competition, and Investment Act of 2005; S. 191, H.R. 886 (Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies TRADE Act of 2005) To extend certain trade preferences to certain least developed countries; S. 270 Sanctions Policy Reform Act; S. 295 To authorize appropriate action if the negotiations with the People's Republic of China regarding China's undervalued currency are not successful; S. 377 Fair Currency Enforcement Act of 2005; S. 593, H.R. 1216 (Stopping Overseas Subsidies SOS Act) To amend Title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the provisions relating to countervailing duties apply to non-market economy countries; S. 600 Foreign Affairs Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 – 2007; S. 1307, H.R. 3045 To implement the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement; S.Res. 100 Disapproving the request of the president for extension under Section 2103(c)(1)(B)(i) of the Bipartisan Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2002, of the trade promotion authorities under that law; S.Res. 270 Expressing the sense of the Senate that the International Monetary Fund should investigate whether China is manipulating the rate of exchange between the Chinese yuan and the U.S. dollar; S.Con.Res. 12 Providing that any agreement relating to trade and investment that is negotiated by the executive branch with another country must comply with certain minimum standards; S.Con.Res. 55 Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the conditions for the United States to become a signatory to any multilateral agreement on trade resulting from the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Agenda round; China Textile Safeguards cases; Section 301 cases against China; Negotiation and implementation of bilateral textile agreement with China; Discussions under the U.S.-Sino Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade (JCCT); China currency issues; Free Trade Agreement negotiations and implementation – Southern Africa Customs Union, Thailand, Dominican Republic and Central America, Andean (Peru, Colombia, Ecuador), Panama, Bahrain, Oman; Middle East and Least Developed Country Trade Initiatives; Administration and reform of the trade remedies laws (antidumping, countervailing duty, safeguards); Antidumping and Countervailing Duty methodologies; Repeal of the Continued Dumping and Subsidy Offset Act; WTO negotiations – Doha Development Round; Container security; Generalized System of Preferences renewal; Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism and advanced cargo information; Cargo and supply chain security; Vessel and port security; Cargo container fees; Textile and apparel transshipment and customs enforcement; Ratification of the Kyoto Treaty on Customs Rules; Expansion of Qualified Industrial Zone (QIZ) program for Egypt; H.R. 4680 To provide temporary duty suspension on products from Sri Lanka; H.R. 5043 The Restoring America’s Competitiveness Act of 2006; H.R. 5529 The Trade Law Reform Act of 2006; H.R. 5684 To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement; S. 2267 To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, the products of the People’s Republic of China; S. 2467 the United States Trade Enhancement Act of 2006; H.R. 5602/ S. 3495 To authorize the extension of non-discriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of Vietnam; Proposed Taiwan Free Trade Agreement; proposed Pakistan Free Trade Agreement; implementation of the cumulation provisions in the DR-CAFTA; renewal of the Generalized System of Preferences; renewal of the Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act; S. 3843 – AGOA Extension Act of 2006; H.R. 6050 – Balanced Trade Act of 2006; S. 3899 – Balanced Trade Restoration Act of 2006; H.R. 6076/S. 3904 – Emergency Trade Program Extension Act of 2006; S. 3933 – To Extend the Generalized System of Preferences; S. 3967 – Trade Agreement Assessment Act; H.R. 6369 – “To Extend Certain Trade Preference Programs . . . .”; H.R. 6406 – “To Modify Temporarily Certain Rates of Duty . . . .”; H.R. 6111 – Tax Relief and Healthcare Act of 2006
v FACT Act regulatory process; General Credit and Debit Issues; H.R. 3997, Financial Data Privacy Act of 2005; H.R. 4127, Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 5318, Cyber-Security Enhancement and Consumer Data Protection Act of 2006; S. 2856, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006; H.R. 3505, Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2005
H.R. 1069, "Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act"; H.R. 1099, "Anti-phishing Act of 2005"; H.R. 1263, "Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2005"; H.R. 29, SPY ACT; H.R. 3140, Consumer Data Security and Notification Act of 2005; H.R. 744, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2005;S. 1004, " Enhanced Consumer Protection Against Spyware Act of 2005"; S. 1326, " Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act "; S. 1332, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2005; S. 1336, Consumer Identity Protection and Security Act; S. 1408, Identity Theft Protection Act;S. 1608, U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2005;S. 472, Anti-phishing Act of 2005; S. 500, Information Protection and Security Act;S. 687, SPY BLOCK Act; S. 751, Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act; S. 768, Comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention Act; Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991 -- regulatory/rule changes; Data Privacy; Flamability issues; Identity Theft; Recall Effectiveness; Credit card interchange fees
H.R. 3 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for User' (SAFETEA-LU); H.R. 2044, Air Cargo Security Act; H.R. 4373, Safe Skies Cargo Security Act; S. 1052, Transportation Security Improvement Act; S. 2008 / S. 2459 / H.R. 4954 / S. 1052, Green Lane Cargo Security Act; Cargo security including Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism C-TPAT); Port security, including Container Security Initiative (CSI); Cargo container fees; Intermodal chassis regulations; Fuel surcharges, Transportation infrastructure; H.R. 4899 To prohibit the entry of ocean shipping containers into the United States unless such containers have been scanned; H.R. 4954 Security and Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act; S. 2459 GreenLane Maritime Cargo Security Act; S. 2791 To amend titles 46 and 49, United States Code to provide improved maritime, rail, and public transportation security; Legislation relating to the purchase by Dubai Ports World and other foreign-owned entities of port terminal operations in the United States; national goods movement policy; port and intermodal congestion. See next page
Single site bargaining units; FLSA "Hot Goods"; NLRA Reform, Child Labor; Ergonomic standards; Labor provisions in Free Trade Agreement negotiations - Southern Africa Customs Union, Morocco, Bahrain, Australia, Thailand, Central America, Dominican Republic, Andean, Panama, FTAA; Practical Administrative Procedures for Safety Advancement Act of 2005; Practical Injury Prevention and Safety Assurance Act of 2005; H.R. 739, Occupational Safety & Health Small Business Day in Court Act of 2005; H.R. 740, Occupational Safety & Health Review Commission Efficiency Act of 2005; H.R. 741, Occupational Safety & Health Independent Review of OSHA Citations Act of 2005; H.R. 742, Occupational Safety & Health Small Employer Access to Justice Act of 2005; H.R.4437, Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act; S. 1033, Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act; S. 1916, Strengthening Americas Security Act; S. 306 / H.R. 1227, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2005; H.R. 3413, Minimum Wage Competitiveness Act of 2005; S. 1062 / H.R. 2429, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2005; Genetic Discrimination; Anticompetitive Activities in the Payments Market See next page
CAN SPAM Act Implementation
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 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 Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office