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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · third_quarter · Q3
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to the Risk Management Program (81 Fed. Reg. 13,637-13,712, March 14, 2016) Various issues relating to EPA proposed atrazine risk assessment
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Source: Senate LDA
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary".
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Retail Investor Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest ( 81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and Iran S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including legislation to implement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
TABS Act of 2016
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
TABS Act of 2016
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and House Amendments 1262 and 1263 H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and Iran S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including legislation to implement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
HOMES Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
HOMES Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Commodity End-User Relief Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest ( 81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint
Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2016
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2016
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
GROW AMERICA Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
GROW AMERICA Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
GROW AMERICA Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Financial Transparency Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1309, Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions related to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5982, Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016 H.R. 5983, Financial CHOICE Act of 2016 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 Final regulation on definition of the term "fiduciary"; conflict of interest rule--retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Proposed regulations on regulation automated trading (80 Fed. Reg. 78,824, December 17, 2015) Proposed regulations on arbitration agreements (81 Fed. Reg. 32,830, May 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on capital requirements for supervised institutions significantly engaged in insurance activities (81 Fed. Reg. 38,631, June 14, 2016) Proposed regulations payday, vehicle title and certain high-cost installment loans (81 Fed. Reg. 47,864, July 22, 2016) Proposed regulations on amendments relating to disclosure of records and information (81 Fed. Reg. 58,310, August 24, 2016) Proposed regulations on enhanced prudential standards for systemically important insurance companies (81 Fed. Reg. 38,610, June 14, 2016) Notice regarding consumer response company response survey (81 Fed. Reg. 50,484, August 1, 2016) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; changes to Credit Repair Organizations Act of 1996 (CROA) (P.L. 90-321, Title IV); Securities and Exchange Commission electronic delivery and investment company reporting modernization; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Financial Transparency Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3080, Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 3477/S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act H.R. 4943, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act S. 3234, Indian Community Economic Enhancement (ICE) Act of 2016 Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar; small business lending
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3080, Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 3477/S. 1597, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act H.R. 4943, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Promoting New Manufacturing Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Promoting New Manufacturing Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to the Risk Management Program (81 Fed. Reg. 13,637-13,712, March 14, 2016)
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 and Zika Response and Preparedness Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Truth in Settlements Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Transportation Empowerment Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Transportation Empowerment Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Transportation Empowerment Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and House Amendments 1262 and 1263 H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and Iran S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including legislation to implement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2015 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2686/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Fiscal Year 2017, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) and correction (76 Fed Reg. 37,292, June 27, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest ( 81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint
Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2015 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2686/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Fiscal Year 2017, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) and correction (76 Fed Reg. 37,292, June 27, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Keystone XL Pipeline Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Cuba DATA Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and House Amendments 1262 and 1263 H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3080, Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 3477/S. 1597, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act H.R. 4943, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar
Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3080, Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 3477/S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act H.R. 4943, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act S. 3234, Indian Community Economic Enhancement (ICE) Act of 2016 Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar; small business lending
Student Privacy Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education
Cuba Trade Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and House Amendments 1262 and 1263 H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Cuba Trade Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Cuba Trade Act of 2015
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and Iran S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including legislation to implement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5813, Overtime Reform and Enhancement Act H.R. 5926/S.3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 6094, Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Final guidance for Executive Order 13673, "Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces" (81 Fed. Reg. 58,654, August 25, 2016) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Proposed regulations on annual reporting and disclosure (81 Fed. Reg. 47,496, July 21, 2016) Final rule establishing a minimum wage for contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 60,634, October 7, 2014) Final rule occupational exposure to respirable crystalline silica (81 Fed. Reg. 16,286, March 25, 2016) Final rule Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses (81 Fed. Reg. 29,624, May 12, 2016 Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946, April 8, 2016) Final rule defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule federal acquisition regulation; fair pay and safe workplaces (81 Fed. Reg. 58,562, August 25, 2016) Final rule establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 67,598, September 30, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4775/S. 2882, Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016 H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to House Amendment 1253 H.R. 5668, Transparency and Honesty in Energy Regulations Act of 2016 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed rule on modernization of property disclosures for mining registrants (81 Fed. Reg. 41,652-41,734, June 27, 2016) Proposed rule on regulations Q and Y; risk-based capital and other regulatory requirements for activities of financial holding companies related to physical commodities and risk-based capital requirements for merchant banking investments (81 Fed. Reg. 67,220-67,239, September 30, 2016) Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); regulatory permit streamlining provisions of the Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; final guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3080, Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 3477/S. 1579, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act H.R. 4943, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act S. 3234, Indian Community Economic Enhancement (ICE) Act of 2016 Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar; small business lending
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3055/S. 1389, Cuba Digital and Telecommunications Advancement (Cuba DATA) Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 3687, Cuba Agricultural Exports Act H.R. 4219/S. 3413, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and House Amendments 1262 and 1263 H.R. 5711, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from authorizing certain transactions by a U.S. financial institution in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran H.R. 5715, No Ex-Im Assistance for Terrorism Act H.R. 5729, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from issuing certain licenses in connection with the export or re-export of a commercial passenger aircraft to the Islamic Republic of Iran, to require annual reports by the Secretary of the Treasury and the Export-Import Bank on financing issues related to the sale or lease of such a commercial passenger aircraft or spare parts for such an aircraft, and for other purposes S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1049, Agricultural Export Expansion Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; World Trade Organizations Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act H.R. 5745, Putting Main Street FIRST: Finishing Irresponsible Reckless Speculative Trading Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rules on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Proposed rules on deemed distributions under section 305(c) of stock and rights to acquire stock (81 Fed. Reg. 21,795, April 13, 2016) Proposed rules on estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes; restrictions on liquidation of an interest ( 81 Fed. Reg. 51,413, August 4, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including bonus depreciation, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and flow-throughs; corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; pension reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; House Republican tax reform blueprint
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2576, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act Notice of Proposed Rulemaking relating to the Risk Management Program (81 Fed. Reg. 13,637-13,712, March 14, 2016)
H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1090, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1486, Taking Account of Bureaucrats' Spending (TABS) Act of 2016 H.R. 1550, Financial Stability Oversight Council Improvement Act of 2015 H.R. 1675, Capital Markets Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2901/S. 1679, Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act H.R. 3340, Financial Stability Oversight Council Reform Act H.R. 3557, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 3738, Office of Financial Research Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 3784, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2015 H.R. 3791, To raise the consolidated assets threshold under the small bank holding company policy statement, and for other purposes H.R. 3798, Due Process Restoration Act of 2015 H.R. 3868, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 4096, Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act H.R. 4139, Fostering Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 4166, Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4168, Small Business Capital Formation Enhancement Act H.R. 4216/S. 1802, Consumer Financial Choice and Capital Markets Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4450/S. 2489, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 4498/S. 978, Helping Angels Lead Our Startups (HALOS) Act H.R. 4620, Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act of 2016 H.R. 4718, Gender Diversity in Corporate Leadership Act of 2016 H.R. 4852, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2016 H.R. 4854, Supporting America's Innovators Act of 2016 H.R. 4855, Fix Crowdfunding Act H.R. 5019, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2016 H.R. 5143, Transparent Insurance Standards Act of 2016 H.R. 5311, Corporate Governance Reform and Transparency Act of 2016 H.R. 5424, Investment Advisers Modernization Act of 2016 H.R. 5429, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 5485, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 S. 2867, SEC Small Business Advocate Act of 2016 S. 2917, Commodity End-User Relief Act H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Various issues relating to the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including sections 953 and 1502; ratification of the Convention on the Assignment of Receivables in International Trade; Basel III capital standards, bank capital, and liquidity reform; Trust Indenture Act (P.L. 76-253); political spending disclosures; systemic risk regulation and capital standards for non-bank financial companies; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau payday and small dollar lending rule; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau online lending proposal; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau auto financing standard; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau no action letters; Federal Reserve reform; universal ballot; proxy voting system
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 5053/S. 3057, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 2809, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to preserve taxpayers' rights to administrative appeal of deficiency determinations, and for other purposes Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Proposed rule on the treatment of certain interests in corporations as stock or indebtedness (81 Fed. Reg. 20,912, April 8, 2016) Various issues relating to tax extenders, including the R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 4685 and Senate Amendment 4690 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2015/ S. 2686, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act H.R. 4909/S. 2943, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5293/S. 3000, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5325, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5393/S. 2837, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017 H.R. 5634/S. 3001, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 2693, EEOC Reform Act S. 3040, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 H.J. Res. 87, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" H.J. Res. 88, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "Fiduciary" H.J. Res. 95, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 33, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term "fiduciary" and the conflict of interest rule with respect to retirement investment advice S.J. Res. 34, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales, and computer employees S.J. Res. 35, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of Labor relating to "Interpretation of the 'Advice' Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act" DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Final rule defining EAP overtime exemptions under FLSA (81 Fed. Reg. 32,391, May 23, 2016) Final rule definition of the Term Fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (81 Fed. Reg. 20,946,April 8, 2016) Proposed revision of the employer information report (EEO-1) (81 Fed. Reg. 5,113, February 1, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Equal Employment Opportunity Commission revised EEO-1 reporting form; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R. 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S. 33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2369/S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 5055/S. 2804, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy Act S. 2012, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2953 and Senate Amendment 3202 Draft legislation titled Access and Transparency for New Energy Act Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Final regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (80 Fed. Reg. 64,510-64-660, October 23, 2015) (80 Fed. Reg. 64,662-64,964, October 23, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; permit streamlining provisions of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94, Title 41); potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 249, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes H.R. 360, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 407/S. 732, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 511/S. 248, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015 H.R. 538, Native American Energy Act H.R. 3080, Tribal Employment and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 3477/S. 1597, Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience (NATIVE) Act H.R. 4943, Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 S. 209, Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 S. 710, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1879, Interior Improvement Act Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; contract support costs; Carcieri v. Salazar, 555 U.S. 379 (2009); Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter, 132 U.S. 995 (2012); Salazar v. Patchak, 567 U.S. ___ (2012); Cobell v. Salazar
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 3586, Border and Maritime Coordination Improvement Act H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan H.R. 4923/S. 2794, American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2016 H.R. 5485/S. 3067, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2017, including provisions relating to Cuba and Iran S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 S. 2612, Promoting Travel, Commerce, and National Security Act of 2016 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including legislation to implement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); United Nations high-level panel on access to medicines; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S.-Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU privacy shield agreement; U.S.-EU energy relations; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); Export-Import Bank; trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and proposed regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 636, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 5303/S. 2848, Water Resources Development Act of 2016 H.R. 5394/S. 2844, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean and drinking water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2016 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 4441, Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016 H.R. 4721, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2016 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act S. 2658, Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act of 2016 Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); implementation of Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act (P.L. 114-94); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (P.L. 114-95); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 /S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 3238/S.1543, Cuba Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Nomination of Mark McWatters to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States Proposed regulation on certification and enforcement, import data collection (80 Fed. Reg. 81,199, December 29, 2015) Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues relating to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues relating to trade secret theft; IP issues relating to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues relating to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; tax treaties with Hungary, Poland, Chile, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Japan; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform; Executive Order 13659, Trade Facilitation and the International Trade Data System, implementation of the U.S. single window
H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, Permanent Active Financing Exception Act of 2015 H.R. 1105/S. 860, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 431, Internet Tax Freedom Forever Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (P.L. 114-113) including provisions relating to Division Q, Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, section 201, modification of filing dates of returns and statements relating to employee wage information and nonemployee compensation to improve compliance; section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code pertaining to the tax credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers; tax reform; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; corporate integration proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules (SMARTER) Act of 2015 H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3459/S. 2686/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act H.R. 4293, Affordable Retirement Advice Protection Act H.R. 4294, Strengthening Access to Valuable Education and Retirement Support (SAVERS) Act of 2015 H.R. 4773/S. 2707, Protecting Workplace Advancement and Opportunity Act Fiscal Year 2017, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations on the definition of the term fiduciary; Conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice (80 Fed. Reg. 21,928, April 20, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act; interpretation of the advice exemption (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) and correction (76 Fed Reg. 37,292, June 27, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Proposed regulations establishing paid sick leave for federal contractors (81 Fed. Reg. 9,592, February 25, 2016) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and persuader rule; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2015 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716/S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act H.R. 3038, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, Part II H.R. 3763, Surface Transportation Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 3819, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2015 S. 1298, Port Performance Act S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1611, Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Title VIII, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; federal preemption of state meal and rest break laws (F4A)
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Fixing Americas Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S.33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629 / S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177 / S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 3663/S. 2117, To prevent certain discriminatory taxation of natural gas pipeline property S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1933, Electrify Africa Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 S. 2152, Electrify Africa Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed regulations on energy conservation program: energy conservation standards for walk-in coolers and freezers (78 Fed. Reg. 55,782, September 11, 2013) Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits (80 Fed. Reg. 48,624, August 13, 2015) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines (80 Fed. Reg. 50,462, August 19, 2015) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for battery chargers (80 Fed. Reg. 52,850, September 1, 2015) Final rule on energy conservation standards and test procedures for commercial heating, air-conditioning and water-heating equipment (80 Fed. Reg. 42,614, July 17, 2015) Final rule on energy conservation standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps (80 Fed. Reg. 43,162, July 21, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); use of linear no-threshold model for assessing the risks of low-level exposures to ionizing radiation; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, including provisions relating to House Amendment 813, prohibiting Export-Import Bank assistance to state-sponsors of terrorism H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S. 299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to State Trade and Export Promotion (STEP) grants H.R. 2745/S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 4219, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015 H.Res. 450, Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 597) to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and for other purposes Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR, industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) for Kazakhstan; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; trade, regulatory and bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition; sugar reform
H.R. 22, Fixing America's Surface Transportation (FAST) Act H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 644, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015, including provisions relating to moratorium on internet access taxes H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to House Amendment 2 H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to anti-inversion policy H.R. 3762, Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015, including provisions relating to Senate Amendments 2881 and 2882 and anti-inversion policy H.R. 3856, Information Reporting Simplification Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns H.R. 3934, Corporate Fair Share Tax Act S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, Section 179 expensing limits, and flow-throughs; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain, Japan and Poland and a protocol amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters; tax reform; sales tax collection issues; international tax policy; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; patent box or innovation box proposals; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 1767, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 1768, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 2800/S. 1590, Pregnancy Discrimination Amendment Act H.R. 3020/S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board H.R. 3459/S. 2015, Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519, Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act of 2015 S. 2102, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 Draft legislation regarding conflict of interest rules and definition of the term fiduciary DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed regulations on the clarification of employers continuing obligation to make and maintain an accurate record of each recordable injury and illness (80 Fed. Reg. 45,116, July 29, 2015) Proposed regulation on the definition of the term fiduciary; conflict of interest rule-retirement investment advice and related proposed prohibited transaction exemptions, (80 Fed. Reg 34,869, June 18, 2015) Proposed regulations defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees (80 Fed. Reg. 38,516, July 6, 2015) Proposed regulations amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation to implement Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,548, May 28, 2015) Proposed guidance for Executive Order 13673 Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces (80 Fed. Reg. 30,574, May 28, 2015) Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulation (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding savings arrangements established by states for non-governmental employees (80 Fed. Reg. 72,006, November 18, 2015) Interpretive bulletin relating to the fiduciary standard under ERISA in considering economically targeted investments (80 Fed. Reg. 65,135, October 26, 2015) Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labors regulatory agenda, apprenticeship program, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; Executive Order 13706, Establishing Paid Sick Leave for Federal Contractors; NLRB joint employer standard; Bureau of Labor Statistics job classifications; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda
H.R. 1314, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 H.R. 2029, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to section 547 H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 H.J.Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY 2016 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations for the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending and taxation; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury; sugar reform
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 10, Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Reauthorization (SOAR) Reauthorization Act H.R. 2518 / S. 1195, Student Right to Know Before You Go Act of 2015 H.R. 3157, Student Privacy Protection Act S. 1177, Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 S. 1788, Safeguarding American Families from Exposure by Keeping Information and Data Secure (SAFE KIDS) Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); implementation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (P.L. 113-128); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); Department of Educations Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; student data privacy in K-12 and higher education; early childhood education
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2015 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2577, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2578, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2772, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2822, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes S. 1619, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 H.J.Res. 61, Hire More Heroes Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, FY2016 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending and taxes; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury
H.R. 2, Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 160, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015 H.R. 235, Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act H.R. 625, Infrastructure 2.0 Act H.R. 636, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 765, Restaurant and Retail Jobs and Growth Act H.R. 880, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 961, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 1105, Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 H.R. 1735/S. 1376, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting, and Senate Amendment 1559 regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2510, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, contractor blacklisting H.R. 2685, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding debarring inverted Department of Defense contractors H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting H.R. 2775, Remote Transactions Parity Act of 2015 H.R. 2822, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 149, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 676, Identity Theft and Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2015, including provisions relating to lowering the threshold for electronic filing with the IRS, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file 1099 returns, and mandating the IRS create a website to file 1099 returns S. 698, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2015 S. 981, Invest in Transportation Act, including provisions relating to repatriation S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1619, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1695, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1827, Small Business Tax Compliance Relief Act of 2015 S. 1910, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters and contractor blacklisting S. 1946, Tax Relief Extension Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to the gas tax, corporate inversions, offshore tax loopholes, section 179 expensing, earnings stripping, the estate tax and LIFO repeal Online Sales Simplification Act of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014 Various issues relating to tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competitiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; repatriation of multinational business earnings; bilateral income tax treaties and protocols, including those with Chile, Hungary, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Spain and Poland; tax reform; tax expenditures; Senate Finance Committee tax reform working groups; patent box or innovation box proposals; cash accounting; potential changes to the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness (SBREFA) Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-121); interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); financial transaction tax
H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 647, Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans (ABLE) Act H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2028, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2716 /S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. 1732, Comprehensive Transportation and Consumer Protection Act of 2015 S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 H.J.Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4848, Repeal and Rebuild Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act (113th Congress) Proposed regulation on greenhouse gas emissions and fuel efficiency standards for medium and heavy-duty engines and vehicles - phase 2 (80 Fed. Reg. 53,756, September 8, 2015) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls; positive train control (PTC) implementation; Federal preemption of state meal and rest brake laws (F4A)
H.R. 3, Keystone XL Pipeline Act H.R 8, North American Energy Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015 H.R. 22, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 351/S.33, LNG Permitting Certainty and Transparency Act H.R. 427/S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 504/S. 1038, Energy Star Program Integrity Act H.R. 702, To adapt to changing crude oil market conditions H.R. 873, To promote energy efficiency, and for other purposes H.R. 1273, Energy Savings and Building Efficiency Act of 2015 H.R. 1629/S. 858, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2015 H.R. 1734, Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 2015 H.R. 2042, Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 2073, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings (HOMES) Act of 2015 H.R. 2177/S. 720, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2015 H.R. 2358, Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act H.R. 2557/S. 1425, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 2576, TSCA Modernization Act of 2015 S. 1, Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act S. 128/S. 535, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 1312, Energy Supply and Distribution Act of 2015 S. 1324, Affordable Reliable Electricity Now Act of 2015 S. 1672, Commercial Driver Act S. 1933, Electrify Africa Act of 2015 S. 2012, Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H. R. 4615/S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy (SAVE) Act of 2014 Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits (80 Fed. Reg. 48,624, August 13, 2015) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage vending machines (80 Fed. Reg. 50,462, August 19, 2015) Proposed regulations on energy conservation standards for battery chargers (80 Fed. Reg. 52,850, September 1, 2015) Final rule on energy conservation standards and test procedures for commercial heating, air-conditioning and water-heating equipment (80 Fed. Reg. 42,614, July 17, 2015) Final rule on energy conservation standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps (80 Fed. Reg. 43,162, July 21, 2015) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; multi-title energy legislation addressing modernizing and protecting infrastructure, workforce, energy security and diplomacy, and energy efficiency and accountability; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses and underlying federal regulations; potential amendment to House and Senate budget legislation regarding performance-based contracts for energy savings and Congressional Budget Office scoring; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding the use of the social cost of carbon in federal rulemaking and policymaking; potential amendment to Senate appropriations legislation regarding infrastructure permitting reform; proposed guidance by the Council on Environmental Quality on how climate change and greenhouse gas emissions should be addressed in environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190); environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664/S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978/S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031/S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2745, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 3611/S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S.-European Union Energy Relations; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC); lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA), including the ability of South Africa to receive benefits under it; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2015 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2028, Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2577, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2578, Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2685/S. 1558, Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2772, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.R. 2822, Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes S. 1619, Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to potential amendments to appropriations legislation related to the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 73-718) and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; budget policy; overall spending, taxes, deficits, and debt; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, Office of Financial Research, Department of Labor, and Department of Treasury
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2015 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015
H.R. 26, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 H.R. 240 / H.R. 861 / S. 272, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 1560, Protecting Cyber Networks Act H.R. 4007, Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist Attacks Act of 2014 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 456, Cyber Threat Sharing Act of 2015 S. 754, Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 National Cybersecurity Protection Advancement Act (NCPAA) of 2015 (discussion draft) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 756, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 888, General Duty Clarification Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1163, Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2952, Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3696, National Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5793, Cyber Supply Chain Management and Transparency Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1353, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 1638, Cybersecurity Public Awareness Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to S. 1691, Border Patrol Agent Pay Reform Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2354, DHS Cybersecurity Workforce Recruitment and Retention Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2384, Deter Cyber Theft Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2410, Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (113th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 2519, National Cybersecurity Protection Act of 2014 Potential legislation similar to S. 2521, Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014 General Services Administration (GSA) request for information, Joint Working Group on Improving Cybersecurity and Resilience Through Acquisition (78 Fed. Reg. 27,966-27,968, May 13, 2013) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency request for information regarding potential revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) of the Clean Air Act (79 Fed. Reg. 44,603-44,633, July 31, 2014) Various issues relating to National Defense Authorization Act for 2014 (P.L. 113-66), including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 2324, requiring operationally critical contractors to report to the Department of Defense on network/system penetrations; White House cybersecurity legislative proposal; Executive Order 13636, Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity, issues relating to framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity and the accompanying voluntary program; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) program
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2014 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2014 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3331, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes H.R. 5471, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate transactions, and for other purposes S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (P.L. 104-67); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions, 1502 relating to conflict minerals and resulting rule from the Securities Exchange Commission, and Volcker Rule - including trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Securities Act of 1933 (P.L. 73-22), including amendments to Rule 701; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
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2014 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 1898, Truth in Settlements Act of 2014 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2516, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S. Res. 562, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) OMB docket 2013-0007 (under Executive Order 12866; Technical Support Document: Technical Update of the Social Cost of Carbon for the Regulatory Impact Analysis)(78 Fed. Reg. 70,586-70,588, November 26, 2013) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; EPA: including use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel, and oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; the Judgment Fund; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
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2014 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; sugar program reform
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2014 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3819, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act S. 84, Paycheck Fairness Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1391, A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 and other laws to clarify appropriate standards for Federal employment discrimination and retaliation claims, and for other purposes S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70: Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49: Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to minimum wage, including indexing; 40 hour work week; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; unemployment insurance; Department of Labor issues including persuader regulation and advice exemption, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, regulatory agenda, and implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issues including legislation and oversight and implementation of NLRB Act (P.L. 74-198), determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate and legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, decisions in general, regulatory agenda, and ambush elections regulations; silica rule extension of comment period
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2013 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 406, Students First Act of 2013 S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act S. 1010, Commission on Effective Regulation and Assessment Systems for Public Schools Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking; higher education, including the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); development of student financial assistance regulations pursuant to section 492 of the Higher education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329); reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); U.S. Department of Educations notice of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Act (IPEDS) (P.L. 101-542), 2013-2016 collection; pre-kindergarten; Common Core
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2013 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1525, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 1923 / S. 703, Immigration and Nationality Act, to amend and to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; extending E-1 and E-2 visas to New Zealanders
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2013 · second_quarter · 2A
H.R. 1410, Keep the Promise Act of 2013 Various issues relating to potential online gaming legislation; regulation of online poker; prohibition of online gaming
H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1616 / S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 H.R. 1829 / S. 861 Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2218, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 Potential legislation relating to permit streamlining Potential legislation relating to energy savings performance contracts Various issues relating to promotion of energy development on Native American lands; regulatory permit streamlining; proposed modifications to Article 7a of the European Union (EU) Fuel Quality Directive (FQD) (98/70/EC); Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Utility Energy Service Contracts (UESCs); environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; energy savings performance contracts; energy efficiency
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2013 · first_quarter · Q1
P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to stimulate international tourism to the United States and for other purposes S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 Various issues relating to H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; guidance and interpretation of regulations regarding issuance of L1 visas; sources of data to inform employment based immigration decisions
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2012 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168 / S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2471, A bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3035, Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2012 H.R. 3310, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2012 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3605, Global Online Freedom Act H.R. 4263 / S. 3342, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1780, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 S. 1784, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 S. 1817, Telecommunications Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3414, CSA2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. CON. RES. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. CON. RES. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; draft Executive Order on improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity practices; ICANNs gTLD program; White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy
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2012 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R.639 / S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 4105 / S.2143, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4221 / S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012 H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R.5143, To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute H.R. 5855/S.3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 5986, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 H.R. 6149, To require the United States Trade Representative to take action to obtain the full compliance of the Russian Federation with its commitments under the protocol on the accession of the Russian Federation to the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes H.R. 6156, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal Act of 2012 H.R. 6280, United States - Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S.3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 S. 3285, A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation S. 3326, A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes S. 3327, Russian World Trade Organization Commitments Verification Act of 2012 S. 3406, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft with Senate Finance and House Ways and Means) U.S. - Mexico Security Act (House Discussion Draft from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The U.S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010 The U.S. Department of Transportation, Hours of Service Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 4, 2010 Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review Various issues relating to the Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; miscellaneous tariff bills; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; Indias cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-India commercial and trade relationship; implementation of the free trade agreement with Panama; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; International Services Agreement (ISA) negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and Industrial Policies; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth; the Transatlantic Economic Council; Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; IP issues related to Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, Australia, and Mexico; IP issues relating to counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the USPTO IP Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); business facilitation and competitiveness; customs facilitation
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2012 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3864, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4239, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 4276, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4348, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II, including issues related to motions to instruct conferees and the final conference report H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R.6057, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 6058, Temporary Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 6064, To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs H. Res. 619, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4348) to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs, and for other purposes H.RES.697, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5972) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1449, Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (Mariah's Act) S. 1525, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1952, Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1953, Research and Innovative Technology Administration Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 2132, Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank, public/private partnerships, and bonding programs such as Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Projects (TRIP); Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships; National Freight Program
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2012 · first_quarter · 1A
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R.639, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2423, Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2493, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program, and for other purposes H.R. 2722, Buy American Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tarrif Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act) S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, including amendments related to outsourcing public infrastructure projects, and the requesting and reporting process for Buy American waivers S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2007, A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, and for other purposes S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 S.2143 and H.R. 4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) (specific legislation not yet introduced) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft to be released in April 2012) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Potential legislation and regulation relating to: U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), participation in 3 Sub-Committees; Land Border Trade Facilitation, Global Supply Chain Security Air Cargo, and One U.S. Government at the Border The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010. Updated rule expected Fall of 2012 The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials for mutual recognition of regulation including trusted shipper programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in the U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in the U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) throughout the review. Report anticipated Winter 2012 Various issues relating to the Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia (specific legislation not yet introduced); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; implementation of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR; Industrial Policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S-India commercial and trade relationship; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; The Transatlantic Economic Council; Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; International concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; ACUS International Regulatory Cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; design piracy; funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Canada, China, India and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage; plain packaging; the USPTO IP Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones or ROZs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2012 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R.639, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2423, Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2493, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program, and for other purposes H.R. 2722, Buy American Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tarrif Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act (PROTECT IP Act) S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, including amendments related to outsourcing public infrastructure projects, and the requesting and reporting process for Buy American waivers S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2007, A bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric rule, to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, and for other purposes S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 S.2143 and H.R. 4105, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) (specific legislation not yet introduced) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft to be released in April 2012) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Potential legislation and regulation relating to: U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Commercial Operations Advisory Committee (COAC), participation in 3 Sub-Committees; Land Border Trade Facilitation, Global Supply Chain Security Air Cargo, and One U.S. Government at the Border The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010. Updated rule expected Fall of 2012 The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials for mutual recognition of regulation including trusted shipper programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in the U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in the U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) throughout the review. Report anticipated Winter 2012 Various issues relating to the Permanent Normal Trade Relations with Russia (specific legislation not yet introduced); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; implementation of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR; Industrial Policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S-India commercial and trade relationship; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; The Transatlantic Economic Council; Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; International concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; ACUS International Regulatory Cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; design piracy; funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Canada, China, India and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage; plain packaging; the USPTO IP Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones or ROZs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
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2011 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (anti-counterfeiting sections) H.R. 1561, Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2423, Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2722, Buy American Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 2832, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes (Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011), including issues related to the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) H.R. 3078 / S. 1641, United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3079 / S. 1643, United States-Panama Trade Promotion Implementation Act H.R. 3080 / S. 1642, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 328/H.R.639, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act Appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010. Updated rule expected Fall of 2011 The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010). Updated rule expected Fall of 2011 DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007). The issue will re-emerge in the SAFE Port of Act of 2011 Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials for mutual recognition of regulation including trusted shipper programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007). Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Commercial Operations Advisory Committee, participation in 3 Sub-Committees, Land Border Trade Facilitation, Global Supply Chain Security Air Cargo, and One U.S. Government at the Border Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Winter 2012 Various issues relating to Russias status of Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Chinese Currency; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR, Industrial Policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; The Transatlantic Economic Council; Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; International concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; ACUS International Regulatory Cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S. economic relations with countries in the Middle East, including Egypt and Israel; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Brazilian Cotton Institute funding; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to China; IP issues related to the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia; creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones or ROZs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
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2011 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 S. 1469, International Cybercrime Reporting and Cooperation Act S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 FY12 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation Various issues regarding authorization and appropriation measures for capital increases for the multilateral development banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 747, Build America Bonds Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 1034, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 1802, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2553, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV H.R. 2644, Aviation Jobs and Safety Act of 2011 H.R. 2887, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 2971, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 340, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act S. 1387, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV S. 1525, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 FY12 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations legislation Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization and extension legislation; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization and extension legislation; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank and public/private partnerships; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline Alex Herrgott - Covered Official Positions: Professional Staff - Senate Comittee on Environment and Public Works Research Assistant - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Staff Assistant - Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Intern - Office of Senator John McCain
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2011 · second_quarter · Q2
Issues regarding authorization and appropriation measures for capital increases for the multilateral development banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 126, Providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the Budget in the One Hundred Twelfth Congress H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act (tax provisions) H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obamas Offshore Moratorium Act (tax provisions) H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011 (tax provisions) H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 (tax provisions) H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 18, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 89, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 S. 164, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011 S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, which was enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 727, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, including Amendment 405 by Senator Brown and Senator Snowe, which would repeal the three percent withholding law, which was enacted in Section 511 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 940, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act (tax provisions) H.Con.Res. 34, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021 P.L. 112-009 (Formerly H.R. 4), Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011 Various issues relating to three percent tax withholding mandate, repatriation holiday, tax extenders, tax reform, debt ceiling
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2011 · first_quarter · Q1
Anticipated legislation not yet introduced: FY12 Budget and Appropriations Bill H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including: Section 1746, which would limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act; Section 1747, which would prohibit EPA from expanding the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to waters the law was never intended to cover; Section 1419, which would limit the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) ability to take any further action related to closure of the Yucca Mountain geologic repository until it reverses the pending Atomic Safety Licensing Boards finding that the Department of Energy has no legal mechanism to withdraw its license application; Amendment #94 offered by Chairman Kline which would prevent the Department of Education from using any funds to implement the proposed gainful employment regulation; amendments related to limiting funding for the National Labor Relations Board to prevent the Board from modifying the standard it uses to determine what constitutes an appropriate bargaining unit for union organizing and collective bargaining; amendments to improve accountability and congressional oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) by ensuring that this Bureau, which was created in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank law, would be funded through the traditional appropriations process; Amendments #121 and #122, offered by Rep. Lipinski, which would ensure that U.S. industry and agriculture continue to be harmed by punishing retaliatory tariffs established by Mexico because of the failure of the United States to meet its commitment regarding cross border cargo shipments from Mexico; Amendment #29, offered by Rep. Heller, would eliminate U.S. contributions of multilateral assistance funds and significantly impair opportunities for expanded access for U.S. companies in developing markets; various amendments that would limit domestic energy production, including amendments that would levy new punitive taxes and new fees on energy production; Amendment # 439 offered by Rep. Doyle would require all federal agencies exceeding $100 million in extramural research to make final manuscripts of peer-reviewed, private-sector journal articles that report on federally-funded research freely available on the Internet; several amendments that would enable America to maximize all domestic energy resources by expanding access for on shore energy production on federal lands and off shore production in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic; various amendments would prohibit certain rulemakings that the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to promulgate that exceed its authority or impose overly costly and burdensome requirements Issues related to the U.S. International Affairs Budget for FY2012 Various issues relating to SEC Reform and appropriations, CFPB reform and appropriations, provisions and amendments related to limiting funding for the National Labor Relations Board, union organizing, collective bargaining, congressional oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP), domestic energy production, punitive taxes, new fees on energy production, and the Environmental Protection Agency (specific legislation not yet introduced) Covered official positions continued from pg. 35: Jess Sharp- Prof. Staff, House Transportation Comte; Associate Director, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Special Asst to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House; Deputy Asst to the President, Domestic Policy Council, White House
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2010 · first_quarter · 1A
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
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2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, including provisions relating to a pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing through the Department of State Bills on Travel and Tourism Issues: S. 203, Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 1335, A bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes S. 321, Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 1434, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, 2010, and related programs H.R. 1733, Passport Fee Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1734, To require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years H.R. 1299, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including provisions to use the Travel Promotion Fee to provide funding for the bill H.R. 3192 / S. 1633, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2009 Various issues inlcuding the implementation of WHTI on specific changes to the Final Rule and possible fixes moving forward with the full implementation, and the implementation of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (P.L.111-145)
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2010 · third_quarter · Q3
H.R. 5175 / S. 3295 / S. 3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 3765, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2009 H.R. 5037, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 H.R. 2039, Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2010 H.R. 3116, Berry Amendment Extension Act, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Securtiy Act of 2009, including provisions related to plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009, including provisions related to defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions related to defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 4351/ S. 2890, Buy American Improvement Act of 2009, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 4553, the 21st Century Buy American Act, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, including provisions related to Quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy H.R. 4899, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010, including issues related to expanding access to contractor databases Including all contracting provisions of the following bills: H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009 S. 2901, Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2009 H.R. 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform Act, including provisions related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act H.R. 5983, Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 2010, including provisions related to expansion of program S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), including provisions related to the False Claims Act S. 924, Correction of Long-Standing Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act of 2009, including provisions relating to outsourcing and insourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009, including provisions related to Whistleblower protections for contractor employees S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitilization Act of 2010, including provisions relating to small business contracting initiatives H.R. 5013, IMPROVE Acquisition Act of 2010 Continued from pg # 31: Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom Lungren - Press Secretary, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner; Communications Director, House Science Committee; Communications Director, House Judiciary Committee; Deputy Assistant to the Vice President (Dick Cheney), Legislative Affairs; Special Assistant to the President (George W. Bush), Legislative Affairs FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, including provisions relating to Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, including provisions relating to Buy American requirements OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, including provisions relating to Buy American requirements FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Case 2008-039, Interim Rule on Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR Case 2010-008, Recovery Act Subcontract Reporting Procedures DFARS Case on Safeguarding Unclassified Information (submitted comments on DFARS case) DFARS Case 2009-D015, Proposed Rulemaking on Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs President Obama's Memo on Government Contracting Implementation of Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo on Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees, including provisions related to defining inherently governmental and critical functions (no legislation/regulation tied to this) Draft UMRA reform legislation (draft legislation, not yet introduced) Navy Proposed Policy Letter - Preferred Supplier Program (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this) General issues including:government contracting, government contracting insourcing, issues relating to a moratorium on insourcing (the conversion of work currently perfomed by private sector contractor firms to performance by Federal government employees), the Office of Advocacy SBA Funding, the prohibition on contracts to China, class deviation implementing arbitration provisions for federal contractors, mandating certain labor requirements for federal contractors and high road contracting initiatives
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2010 · first_quarter · 1A
S. 1023/H.R. 2935, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 203, Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act H.R. 1733, Passport Fee Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1734, a bill to require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, a bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. S. 321, the Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 2971, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009, amended to include S. 1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, provisions relating to a pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing through the Department of State
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
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2010 · second_quarter · Q2
Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The following have no legislation/regulation tied to them: U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations The Transatlantic Economic Council U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement U.S.-China Economic Relations Trade Dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program Trade Dispute with Brazil regarding U.S. Cotton Subsidies Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO #18. Continued Lobbyists: David Hirschmann, LD, Office of Cong. Toby Roth (NEW) Various issues including: policy developments in China that would create "indigenous innovation" programs, sugar import levels, IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Border Measures, Customs and Border Protection First Sale Rule and Carbon Tariffs (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this) Implementation of DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See FMCSA 2004 - 19608, published January 4, 2010) All trade provisions of the following bills: H.R. 874/S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 2194/S. 2799, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 5160, Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 4128, Conflict Minerals Trade Act H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 5393, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 H.R. 5156, Clean Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010 S. 3395, Renewable Energy Market Access Program Act of 2010 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers Act S.2821/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, United States-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 3325/H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · second_quarter · 2A
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · fourth_quarter · 4A
US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement All trade provisions of the following bills: H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 874/S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 S.1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.2821/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R.1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act HR 4279/S. 3325, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number - draft legislation) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Customs and Border Protection, Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (Federal Register, January 26, 2010 deadline for implementation) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Various issues related to trade and the U.S. sugar industries in the United States and Mexico (no specific legislation introduced) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia; and supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · second_quarter · 2A
General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax credit H. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes S. 437/ H.R. 2519, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 1023/H.R. 2935, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 H.R. 1299, Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009 All travel and tourism-related provisions of the following bills: S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, a bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. S. 321, Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009
US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement All trade provisions of the following bills: H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 874/S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 S.1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.2821/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R.1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act HR 4279/S. 3325, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Customs and Border Protection, Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (Federal Register, January 26, 2010 deadline for implementation) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Various issues related to trade and the U.S. sugar industries in the United States and Mexico (no specific legislation introduced) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia; and supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · third_quarter · Q3
President's Budget for FY 2010 H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, provisions related to Title IV - Amendments to Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Subtitle D and other revenue provisions H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, provisions related to 3% Tax Withholding Laws H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452/S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes. H.R. 3200, Americas Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 3607, Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act H.R. 3617, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 Americas Healthy Future Act of 2009 (bill number not yet assigned) Proposed legislation to create a Home Office Deduction (not introduced) Proposed legislation to adjust the Estate Tax (not introduced) General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Legislation not yet introduced to extend certain perennial expiring tax provisions
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · second_quarter · 2A
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531 / S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences or GSP H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122 / H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers or TAA S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 The 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China. Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements; economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Buy American Provisions and the Baucus-Grassley-Rangel-Camp Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Amendment H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 1027, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement H.R. 1886, The Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 2200, the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, provisions on Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, Automated Customs Environment or ACE provision Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (see May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register notices) FY 2009 customs reauthorization bill (no bill number draft legislation) FY 2009 reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (no bill number draft legislation) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347) One hundred percent air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Department of Homeland Security 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Covered Position for Patrick Kilbride: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
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2009 · first_quarter · 1A
US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Issues related to the 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, provisions regarding Cross-Border Trucking H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions regarding the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 Issues relating to adjusting the tariff rate quotas that restrict imports of sugar into the United States (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China (no specific legislation) H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 Issues pertaining to Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation (no specific legislation introduced) Regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia (no specific legislation introduced) Issues pertaining to economic relations with Russia and acceptance of Russia in the WTO (no specific legislation introduced) S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register) 2009 Customs Reauthorization bill (legislation not introduced) Reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (legislation not introduced) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilot program to test 100% maritime cargo scanning Air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Department of Homeland Security's 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Additional Lobbyists as the maximum allotted addendum pages was reached for line 18: Adam Salerno
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2009 · first_quarter · Q1
US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Issues related to the 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, provisions regarding Cross-Border Trucking H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions regarding the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 Issues relating to adjusting the tariff rate quotas that restrict imports of sugar into the United States (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China (no specific legislation) H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 Issues pertaining to Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation (no specific legislation introduced) Regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia (no specific legislation introduced) Issues pertaining to economic relations with Russia and acceptance of Russia in the WTO (no specific legislation introduced) S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register) 2009 Customs Reauthorization bill (legislation not introduced) Reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (legislation not introduced) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilot program to test 100% maritime cargo scanning Air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Department of Homeland Security's 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Additional Lobbyists as the maximum allotted addendum pages was reached for line 18: Adam Salerno
H.R. 37, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 432, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2015 H.R. 601, Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act H.R. 686/S. 1010, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 766, Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2015 H.R. 1023/S. 552, Small Business Investment Company Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 1195, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act H.R. 1210, Portfolio Lending and Mortgage Access Act H.R. 1259, Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act H.R. 1265, Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act H.R. 1334, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2015 H.R. 1525, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015 H.R. 1553, Small Bank Exam Cycle Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1659, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 1675, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act of 2015 H.R. 1723, Small Company Simple Registration Act of 2015 H.R. 1737, Reforming CFPB Indirect Auto Financing Guidance Act H.R. 1839, Reforming Access for Investments in Startup Enterprises (RAISE) Act of 2015 H.R. 1847, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2015 H.R. 1965, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 1975, Securities and Exchange Commission Overpayment Credit Act H.R. 2064, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 2187, Fair Investment Opportunities for Professional Experts Act H.R. 2213, To provide for a temporary safe harbor from the enforcement of integrated disclosure requirements for mortgage loan transactions under the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of 1974 and the Truth in Lending Act, and for other purposes H.R. 2266, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development (CREED) Act of 2015 H.R. 2287, National Credit Union Administration Budget Transparency Act H.R. 2289, Commodity End User Relief Act H.R. 2354, Streamlining Excessive and Costly Regulations Review Act H.R. 2356, Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2015 H.R. 2357, Accelerating Access to Capital Act of 2015 H.R. 2477, Financial Transparency Act of 2015 H.R. 2648/S. 1109, Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 2789, Capital Access for Small Business Banks Act S. 576, Encouraging Employee Ownership Act S. 1484, Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services Bill, including provisions relating to Womak Amendment requiring the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to study the use of arbitration Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to regulatory reform in the financial industry, including implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203); disclosures related to form BE-10; evaluating the security of the U.S. financial sector; Basel III capital standards; Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; treatment of affiliates of non-financial firms that use a central treasury unit; Consumer Financial Protection Bureau arbitration study
H.R. 403, Free Trade with Cuba Act H.R. 597, Reform Exports and Expand the American Economy Act H.R. 635, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 644/S. 1269, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 664 / S.299, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2015 H.R. 820, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 978 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2015 H.R. 1031 / S. 824, Promoting U.S. Jobs through Exports Act of 2015 H.R. 1295, Trade Preferences Extension Act of 2015 H.R. 1314, Trade Act of 2015 H.R. 1735, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 1986, to reauthorize and reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States H.R. 1890/S. 995, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 1907, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 H.R. 2146, Defending Public Safety Employees' Retirement Act, including provisions relating to Title 1, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 2393, Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2578, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 H.R. 2772, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2016 S. 491, Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2015 S. 819, Export-Import Bank Reform and Reauthorization Act of 2015 S. 1015, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 S. 1518, Reinforcing American-Made Products Act of 2015, including provisions relating to the Federal Trade Commission definition for labeling Made in the U.S.A. Draft legislation titled Global Gateways Act Draft legislation titled Maritime Transportation Security Act Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 5696/S.2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act (113th Congress) Potential Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Potential Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA) negotiations; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-European Union Safe Harbor; U.S. Customs and Border Protection Trade Transformation Agenda; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); United States Trade Representative (USTR) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) trade facilitation agreement; World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); IP issues relating to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Mexico, Russia and Europe; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; lifting the trade embargo with Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; international capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); international affairs budget; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance and Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) transition
H.R. 413, Partnership to Build America Act of 2015 H.R. 680, Update, Promote, and Develop Americas Transportation Essentials Act of 2015 H.R. 980/S. 373, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H.R. 1393, Innovation in Surface Transportation Act of 2015 H.R. 1846, Bridge to Sustainable Infrastructure Act H.R. 2353, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015 H.R. 2410, Generating Renewal, Opportunity, and Work with Accelerated Mobility, Efficiency, and Rebuilding of Infrastructure and Communities throughout America (GROW AMERICA) Act H.R. 2716, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1298, To provide nationally consistent measures of performance of the Nation's ports, and for other purposes S. 1519. Protecting Orderly and Responsible Transit of Shipments (PORTS) Act S. 1541, Transportation Empowerment Act S. 1589, Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment (BRIDGE) Act S. 1647, Developing a Reliable and Innovative Vision for the Economy (DRIVE) Act S. Con. Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025, including provisions relating to Senate Amendment 863 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; use of tax policy to pay for transportation including mandatory repatriation, repatriation holidays; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); implementation of the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2014 (P.L. 113-121); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund including the gas tax; expanding public-private partnerships for public infrastructure; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; commercial trucking hours of service; truck productivity, specifically twin-33s; railroad tank car operational controls
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 161, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 185, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2015 H.R. 348, Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2015 H.R. 427 / S. 226, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2015 H.R. 585 / S. 293, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements H.R. 712 / S. 378, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2015 H.R. 1029 / S. 543, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1030 / S. 544, Secret Science Reform Act of 2015 H.R. 1320 / S. 638, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2015 H.R. 1327 / S. 640, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2015 H.R. 1388 / S. 751, Clean Air, Strong Economies (CASE) Act S. 112, Common Sense in Species Protection Act of 2015 S. 168, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2015 S. 280, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2015 S. 292, 21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act S. 639, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. 697, Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act S. 708, Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act (113th Congress) Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on national ambient air quality standards for ozone (79 Fed. Reg. 75,233-75,411, December 17, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; EPAs regulation of greenhouse gases; role of economy wide modeling in the U.S. EPA analysis of air regulations; EPAs review of the 2008 ozone national ambient air quality standards; estimates of economic impact, costs and benefits; adequacy of analyses required by agency by the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (P.L. 104-4); Executive Order 12866 compliance; full and accurate estimation of regulatory costs and benefits; data quality; environment and energy policy; Endangered Species Act (P.L. 93-205); oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by the EPA; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S.; implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act (P.L. 111-203); definition of Waters of the United States under the Clean Water Act (P.L. 95-217); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process - including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; potential amendment to appropriations legislation regarding EPAs review of the national ambient air quality standards for ozone
H.R. 240/H.R. 861/S. 272, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2015 H.Con.Res. 27, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 S.Con.Res. 11, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025 Fiscal Year 2016 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2016 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); funding issues relating to SBA and funding levels for SBDCs, SCORE, and Capital Access Programs for FY2015 and FY2016; IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research; eminent domain mortgages
H.J. Res. 29 / S.J. Res. 8, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Labor Relations Board relating to representation case procedures Fiscal Year 2016 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Presidential memorandum directing the Secretary of Labor to revise regulations relating to overtime compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (P.L. 75- 718) RIN 1250-AA05 DOL OFCCP Sex Discrimination Guidelines; Executive Order 12866 regulatory analysis compliance regarding estimation of costs and benefits. Adequacy of economic impact analysis RIN 1290-ZA02 DOL OS Guidance for Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces, regarding contractor reporting of labor law violations; Economic costs and benefits; Reporting and recordkeeping issues RIN 1235-AA11 DOL/WHD Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees; Estimates of costs, benefits, transfers, and number of affected employees and employers RIN 1250-AA03 DOL/OFCCP Requirement to Report Summary Data on Employee Compensation (Compensation Data Collection); Estimates of compliance costs and benefits; data needs; adequacy of comment period DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulations (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,318, February 6, 2014) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulations regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors (79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Nomination of members of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; minimum wage, including indexing; spending of H-1B visa fees; ambush elections regulations by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; Department of Labor's apprenticeship program, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, and the implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; gender-based workplace discrimination; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments (P.L. 75-718) to the FY16 budget and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; NLRB vote to unionize workers at the Charleston, SC, Boeing facility; NLRB joint employer standard; FAR Case 2013-001, ending trafficking in persons; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Natl Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5696 / S. 2922, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act H.R. 5859 / S. 2828, Ukraine Freedom Support Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (P.L. 100-418) and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465) (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on financial service reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows and issues of forced localization; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; International capital standards for insurance and US-EU regulatory cooperation for insurance; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot and Regulation; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 148, Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2013 (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 367 / S. 15, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 524, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1422, EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost-benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of cost and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2014 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014, including provisions relating to regulatory economic analysis of health and climate benefits H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4854, Regulatory Certainty Act of 2014 H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms Act of 2014 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5300, EPA Regulatory Domestic Benefit Act of 2014 H.R. 5505 / S. 2833, Clean Air, Strong Economies Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013, including provisions relating to economic impact of existing permitting rules and practices S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2516, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2014 S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act S. J. Res. 19, A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections S. Res. 562, A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Nomination of Mr. Gilberto de Jesus, Chief Counsel for Advocacy, Small Business Administration Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; EPA's use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; oversight of the claimed benefits and costs of environmental regulations by EPA; Executive Order 12866, Regulatory Planning and Review; Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review, including provisions relating to regulatory analysis and agency compliance with requirements; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; the Judgment Fund; citizen suits; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; modernizing environmental regulation and permitting; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 4871, TRIA Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to capital standards clarification S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program
H.R. 1, Tax Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 30, Small Business Investment Enhancement and Tax Relief Act H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 516, Middle Class Payroll Tax Relief Act H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 684 / S. 336 / S. 743, Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 694, Corporate Tax Fairness Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 766 / S. 321, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2013 H.R. 851 / S. 337 / S. 2569 , Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 886, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 3724 / S. 1364, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 4438, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2014 H.R. 4453, S Corporation Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4457, America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4718, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent bonus depreciation H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, inversion contracting matters, and contractor blacklisting H.R. 5278 / S. 2704, No Federal Contracts for Corporate Deserters Act of 2014 H.R. 5771, Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2014 S. 193, Startup Innovation Credit Act of 2013 S. 250, Corporate Tax Dodging Prevention Act S. 268, CUT Loopholes Act S. 277, Job Prevention and Economic Certainty Act of 2013 S. 278, Job Preservation and Sequester Replacement Act of 2013 S. 388, American Family Economic Protection Act of 2013 S. 410, Wall Street Trading and Speculators Tax Act S. 2260, EXPIRE Act of 2014 S. 2432, Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act S. 2736, Tax Refund Theft Prevention Act of 2014, including provisions relating to section 11, lowering the threshold for electronic filings with the IRS and section 12, reducing the time in which small businesses have to file a return S. 2786, Corporate Inverters Earnings Stripping Reform Act of 2014 Draft legislation titled Remote Transaction Parity Act of 2014 Various issues relating to the implementation of Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); implementation of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-289), including Section 3091 - provisions relating to data collection and return requirements; Chairman Goodlattes principles governing sales tax collection legislation; Senator Levins Management and Control corporate residency proposal; comprehensive tax reform, including House Ways and Means Committee working drafts and Chairman Camps comprehensive draft bill; tax extenders including R&D tax credit, bonus depreciation, exemptions for active financing income, deferral tax provisions, S-Corp tax provisions, and Section 179 expensing limits; international competiveness of corporate tax rates; legislative proposals on corporate tax inversions; Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT); extension of unemployment insurance; House Judiciary Committee Principles on Internet Sales Tax; tax reform; entitlement reform; tax inversion; tax gap and small business paperwork and compliance burdens; sequestration; interpretation of IRS Rule 305(c); IRS efforts to evaluate the effectiveness of the 1099-K pilot matching program
H.R. 83, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800 / S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4486, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5016, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2015 H.Con.Res. 96, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015 Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-403); Fiscal Year 2015 budget; Fair Labor Standards Act amendments and Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; USPTO funding; U.S. Copyright Office funding; Department of Justice funding; Department of Homeland Security funding; State Department funding; funding for the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research
H.R. 2, American Energy Solutions for Lower Costs and More American Jobs Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4526, 21st Century Energy Workforce Development Jobs Initiative Act of 2014 H.R. 4615 / S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act H.R. 4923, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 5120, Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 H.R. 5682, To approve the Keystone XL Pipeline S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 S. Res. 562, Expressing the sense of the Senate that performance-based contracts for energy savings are a budget-neutral means to support the Federal Government in reducing its energy consumption without increasing spending while simultaneously supporting United States based jobs and economic development Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Proposed regulations on energy efficiency program for commercial and industrial equipment, including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits (79 Fed. Reg. 58,947-59,020, September 30, 2014) Proposed regulations on standards for packaged terminal air conditioners and packaged terminal heat pumps, including provisions relating to economic costs and benefits (79 Fed. Reg. 55,537-55,601, September 16, 2014) Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; approval of the Keystone XL Pipeline; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analyses; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3211, Mortgage Choice Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 H.R. 5405, Promoting Job Creation and Reducing Small Business Burdens Act H.R. 5461, To clarify the application of certain leverage and risk-based requirements under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, to improve upon the definitions provided for points and fees in connection with a mortgage transaction, and for other purposes S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 S. 2698, Regulatory Easement for Lending Institutions that Enable a Vibrant Economy Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to the Private Securites Litigation Reform Act (P.L. 104-67), securities litigation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; proposed regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 H.R. 4763, Trade Protection Not Troll Protection Act H.R. 4800, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4950, Protecting American Jobs and Exports Act H.R. 5233, Trade Secrets Protection Act of 2014 H.R. 5402, Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 H. Res. 76, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the European Union should pursue a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership H. J. Res. 124, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015, including provisions relating to Export-Import Bank reauthorization Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 2149, Trade Promotion Authority Act of 2001 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Free Trade Agreements with the European Union; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO); World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S. - Argentina economic relations; U.S. - Bangladesh economic relations; U.S. - Brazil economic relations; U.S. - China economic relations; U.S. - Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Japan economic relations; U.S. - Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S. - Korea economic relations; U.S. - Mexico economic relations; U.S. - Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Regulatory Cooperation Council (RCC); U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; U.S. sanctions on Burma; Ukraine related sanctions; embargo on Cuba; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); International Monetary Fund (IMF) quota reform; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; international affairs budget; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; industrial policies and cybersecurity issues; internet governance; plain packaging; sugar program reform
H.R. 4, Jobs for America Act H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254 /S. 2546, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2194 / S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2835, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3077, TELE-MED Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015 H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act H.R. 3462 / S. 1735, Self-Insurance Protection Act H.R. 3522, Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 4118, Suspending the Individual Mandate Penalty Law Equals Fairness (SIMPLE) Act H.R. 4160, Keep the Promise to Seniors Act of 2014 H.R. 4302, Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014 H.R. 4414, Expatriate Health Coverage Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 5183 / S. 2783, Value Based Insurance Design for Better Care Act of 2014 H.R. 5213, Simplifying Technical Aspects Regarding Seasonality (STARS) Act of 2014 H.R. 5557, Streamlining Verification for Americans Act S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 147, 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147, 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 153, 155, 156, 157, 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 147, 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing (78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts. 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, 457) Proposed Regulation on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-70,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 54) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 54, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1, 301) Proposed Regulation on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Regulation regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Providers Fee (78 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 57) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Regulation on HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2015 (78 Fed. Reg. 72,322-72,392, December 2, 2013) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 144, 147, 153, 155, 156) Proposed Regulation on Amendments to Excepted Benefits (78 Fed. Reg. 77,632-77,642, December 24, 2013) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 2590) Proposed Regulation on Contract Year 2015 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and the Medicare Prescription Drug Program, (79 Fed. Reg. 1,918-2,073, January 10, 2014) (to be codified at 42 C.F.R. pts. 409, 417, 422 et. al.) Proposed Regulation on Exchange and Insurance Market Standards for 2015 and Beyond (79 Fed. Reg. 15,808-15,879, March 21, 2014) (to be codified at 45 C.F.R. pts. 146, 147, 148 et al.) Proposed Regulation on Ninety-Day Waiting Period Limitation (79 Fed. Reg. 10,320-10,325, February 24, 2014) (to be codified at 29 C.F.R. pt. 2590; 45 C.F.R. pt. 147; and 26 C.F.R. pt. 147) Proposed Regulation on Minimum Essential Coverage and Other Rules Regarding Shared Responsibility Payment for Individuals (79 Fed. Reg. 4,302-4,308, January 27, 2014) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Draft Guidance Notices on Self-Monitoring Blood Glucose Test Systems for Over-the-Counter Use (79 Fed. Reg. 829-830, January 7, 2014) Statement for the Record in Response to a Notice of Meeting on Employee welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (79 Fed. Reg. 28,555-28,556, May 16, 2014) Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, ERISA preemption, Grandfathering, health savings accounts (HSAs), health reimbursement accounts (HRAs), and flexible spending accounts (FSAs) changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, reporting requirements, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, the impact on small business, the Small Business Tax Credit, caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014; Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including regulatory process and legislative corrections to the ERISA preemption, the impact on small business, the small business tax credit, insurance coverage, financing, delivery reform; changes to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug (Part D) programs non-interference with prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; forty-hour work week; health information technology
H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, including provisions in conference report H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act of 2013 H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century H.R. 5021, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Preserving Americas Highways and Transit (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Various issues relating to implementation and reauthorization of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; funding and financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
H.R. 377 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Presidential Memorandum Updating and Modernizing Overtime Regulations, including provisions relating to Section 541 of the Fair Labor Standards Act (exempt vs. non-exempt employees) DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis, identifying research needs regarding economic costs and benefits of proposed rule DOL RIN 1218-AB70 (Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica): Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates DOL RIN 1235-AA10 (NPRM for Executive Order 13658 on Federal Contractor Employee Minimum Wage); Analyzed costs and benefits of proposed regulation and identified errors and omissions in DOL economic impact estimates OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49 (Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illness): Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) and supplemental proposed regulations (79 Fed. Reg. 47,605, August 14, 2014) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (79 Fed. Reg. 7,318, February 6, 2014) Proposed Regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed Regulation regarding information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed Regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA Regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed Regulations regarding the implementation of Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, 79 Fed. Reg. 34,568, June 17, 2014) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors; Executive Order 13673, Fair Pay and Safe Workplaces; National Labor Relations Board, including legislation and oversight, decisions and regulatory agenda, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, ambush elections regulations, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; issues relating to the DOL, including regulatory agenda, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; unemployment insurance; gender-based workplace discrimination
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H.R. 337 / S. 84 / S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 803, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act H.R. 1010 / S. 460, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act H.R. 3633, Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased Administrative Burdens Act H.R. 4019, Small Business Investment Act of 2014 H.R. 4320 / S. 2178, Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act H.R. 4321, Employee Privacy Protection Act H.R. 4586, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2014 H.R. 4959, EEOC Transparency and Accountability Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1498, Small Business Tax Fairness Act S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737 / S. 2223, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to funding of the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board White House Memorandum to Examine Overtime Regulations: Exempt vs. Non-exempt employees DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1218-AB70 (Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica): Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives; identified errors and omissions in OSHA economic impact estimates NLRB RIN 3142-AA08: Errors and omissions in economic impact analysis of proposed rule regarding representation election case procedures OSHA docket 2013-0023; RIN 1218-AC49 (Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries & Illness): Incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to Executive Order 13658, Establishing a Minimum Wage for Contractors, proposal to raise the minimum wage for government contractors; issues relating to National Labor Relations Board, including legislation and oversight, decisions and regulatory agenda, jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, potential use of electronic voting, ambush elections regulations, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); determining whether a collective bargaining unit is appropriate, including legislation involving the NLRBs Specialty Healthcare (357 No. 83) decision; issues relating to the DOL, including regulatory agenda, persuader regulation, new overtime eligibility regulations, silica exposure limit regulations, implementation of a letter of interpretation allowing unions to accompany OSHA inspectors on walk-around inspections at non-union employer worksites; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; minimum wage, including indexing; unemployment insurance; gender-based workplace discrimination; 40 hour work week
H.R. 335, RAMP Act H.R. 1149, Waterways Are Vital for the Economy, Energy, Efficiency, and Environment Act of 2013 H.R. 2084, Partnership to Build America Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 3080, Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013, including provisions in conference report H.R. 3636, Update, Promote, and Develop America's Transportation Essentials (UPDATE) Act of 2013, including provisions relating to infrastructure investment H.R. 4105 / S. 1509, Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century S. 218, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2013 S. 407, Reinvesting In Vital Economic Rivers and Waterways Act of 2013 S. 601, Water Resources and Development Act S. 1957, Partnership to Build America Act of 2014 S. 2094, Vessel Incidental Discharge Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Preserving Americas Transit and Highways (PATH) Act (discussion draft) Various issues relating to implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including maintaining funding levels; implementation of Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act (P.L. 112-95); National Freight Advisory Council; revenue sources for the Highway Trust Fund; financing mechanisms for surface transportation, aviation, marine transportation, and clean water infrastructure including national infrastructure banks, infrastructure investment funds, bonding programs, special purpose bonds and public private partnerships; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; water resources; Buy America provisions; national gas tax; voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 6, Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1829, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2126, Energy Efficiency Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3826 / S. 1905, Electricity Security and Affordability Act H.R. 4615 / S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2014 H.R. 4795, Promoting New Manufacturing Act S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 2262, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2014 Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Director of the Office of Management and Budget Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; authorization of the Keystone XL pipeline; liquefied natural gas exports; environment and energy policy; energy savings performance contracts presidential initiative; energy efficiency; energy efficiency regulations, including provisions relating to cost-benefit analysis
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 605, Insurance Consumer Protection and Solvency Act of 2013 H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221 / S. 737, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3770, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act H.R. 4200, SBIC Advisers Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4383, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act H.R. 4387, FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act H.R. 4413, Customer Protection and End User Relief Act H.R. 4466, Financial Regulatory Clarity Act of 2014 H.R. 4510 / S. 2270, Insurance Capital Standards Clarification Act of 2014 H.R. 4554, Restricted Securities Relief Act of 2014 H.R. 4565, Startup Capital Modernization Act of 2014 H.R. 4568, Small Business Freedom to Grow Act of 2014 H.R. 4569, Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2014 H.R. 4570, Private Placement Improvement Act of 2014 H.R. 4571, To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to revise its rules so as to increase the threshold amount for requiring issuers to provide certain disclosures relating to compensatory benefit plans H.R. 4604, CFPB Data Collection Security Act H.R. 4662, Bureau Advisory Opinion Act H.R. 4684, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4697, Small-Cap Access to Capital Act H.R. 4804, Bureau Examination Fairness Act H.R. 4811, Bureau Guidance Transparency Act H.R. 4842, Business Supply Chain Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act of 2014 S. 635, Privacy Notice Modernization Act of 2013 S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1217, Housing Finance Reform and Taxpayer Protection Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes S. 2244, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2014 Draft legislation on conflict minerals disclosures Various issues relating to implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including Sec. 40312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Department of Labor definition of fiduciary duty rules; international capital standards for non-banks; systemic risk regulations for non-bank financial companies; financial reporting policies reform; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; proposed money market mutual fund regulation; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms; credit risk retention rules
H.R. 1872, Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 4487, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4660 / S. 2437, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4745 / S. 2438, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4800 / S. 2389, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015 H.R. 4886, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015 H. Con. Res. 96, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2015 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2016 through 2024 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 H. J. Res. 59, the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 Fiscal Year 2015 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Homeland Security Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2015 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Reauthorization Act of 2011 Various issues relating to appropriations to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); provisions relating to the Federal Credit Reform Act (P.L. 101-508); Fiscal Year 2015: budget, and funding issues relating to the SBA; funding issues relating to the USPTO; funding issues relating to the U.S. Copyright Office; funding issues relating to the Department of Justice; funding issues relating to the Department of Homeland Security; funding issues relating to the State Department; funding issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF); IP issues relating to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; funding and IP issues relating to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; appropriations for SEC, CFTC, CFPB, FSOC, Federal Reserve, and Office of Financial Research
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2013 H.R. 708 / S. 350, Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 4957 / S. 2526, Commonsense Legislative Exceptional Events Reforms (CLEER) Act of 2014 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2514, Ozone Regulatory Delay and Extension of Assessment Length (ORDEAL) Act of 2014 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act S. 2533, Agency PAYGO for Greenhouse Gases Act Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants (79 Fed. Reg. 1,430-1,519, January 8, 2014) (79 Fed. Reg. 34,829-34,958, June 18, 2014) Nomination hearing for Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice Nomination hearing for Director of the Office of Management and Budget Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; the Judgment Fund; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; EPAs use of whole-economy modeling in the rulemaking process, including the formation of a Science Advisory Board panel; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; government reform, including proposal to combine SBA with other agencies; adoption of voluntary safety standards for recreational off-highway vehicles
H.R. 1877, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America H.R. 4435, Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts H.R. 4870, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America S. 2289, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts Various issues relating to the International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1877, To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize appropriations for State water pollution control revolving funds, and for other purposes, including provisions relating to Buy America S. 601, Water Resources Development Act of 2013, including provisions relating to Buy America Fiscal Year 2015 Defense Authorization Act, including provisions relating to procurement policy, Buy America, and counterfeit parts Various issues relating to the International Monetary Fund, including quota and governance reforms
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. Amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, and valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013 H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2804, Achieving Less Excess in Regulation and Requiring Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3863, Sound Regulation Act of 2014 H.R. 4012, Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 S. 2153, National Regulatory Budget Act of 2014 S. 2161, EPA Employment Impact Analysis Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet to be the Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Various issues relating to IRS proposed 501(c)(4) organizations rule and its implementation; the Judgment Fund; Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; nomination hearing for Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, United States Department of Justice; government reform, including proposal to combine SBA with other agencies
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1812, Partner with Korea Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 3830 / S. 1900, Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities Act of 2014 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP), including Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; implementation of the Triman measure (French Decree FRA/153); implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; World Health Organization (WHO); World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank of the United States; export controls reform; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms; industrial policies and cyber security issues; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Food & Drug Administration (FDA) National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) Trade & Development Agency (TDA)
H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3448, Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2014 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3623, Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act H.R. 3819 / S. 1907, Fairness for Community Job Creators Act H.R. 3928, Federal Reserve Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 H.R. 4164, Small Company Disclosure Simplification Act H.R. 4167, Restoring Proven Financing for American Employers Act S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 S. 1369, A bill to provide additional flexibility to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to establish capital standards that are properly tailored to the unique characteristics of the business of insurance, and for other purposes Draft legislation on human trafficking disclosure Various issues relating to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reform; Securities and Exchange Commission reform; financial reporting policies reform; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including Sec. 40,312, issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; proposed Volcker Rule, trust preferred bonds and collateralized loan obligations; proposed risk retention rules and the collateralized loan obligations market; Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; Basel III capital standards; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; political spending disclosures; transparent financial reporting; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); implementation of the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); reducing barriers to capital formation; capital requirements and systemically important financial institutions; oversight of proxy advisory firms
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1010, Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act H.R. 3485 / S. 1712, Employee Rights Act S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1626, Family Friendly and Workplace Flexibility Act of 2013 S. 1737, Minimum Wage Fairness Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 5284, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2012 DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities DOL RIN 1218-AB70, Occupational Exposure to Crystalline Silica: Estimated costs and benefits of the proposed regulation and alternatives Proposed OSHA regulation to reduce the exposure limit on respirable silica and impose other requirements (78 Fed. Reg. 56,274, September 12, 2013) Proposed OSHA regulation to require employers to submit injury and illness records electronically that will then be posted on the internet (78 Fed. Reg. 67,354, November 8, 2013) Final regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Final regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for survey on worker classification (78 Fed. Reg. 67,196, November 8, 2013) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, October 19, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36,414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Nomination of members and general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to indexing the minimum wage; United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities; spending of H-1B visa fees; Social Security Disability Insurance program; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), including the implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198), jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; NLRB decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda
H.R. 31, Next Steps for Credit Availability Act H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 701, To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564 / S. 1526, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 1800, Small Business Credit Availability Act H.R. 1973, Business Development Company Modernization Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2274, Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2446, Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 H.R. 3193, Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3519, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 3701, U.S. Financial Services Global Viability Act S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Draft legislation on small business XBRL exemptions Draft legislation on treatment of securities for emerging growth companies Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) reform; Federal Reserve Boards review of 2003 determination that certain commodity activities are complementary to financial activities and thus permissible for bank holding companies; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); reducing barriers to capital formation; oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1557, Plain Regulations Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including provisions relating to H. amdt. 447 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013 H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2641 Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2775, Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014 H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act H.R. 3675, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1420, Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2013 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Potential legislation relating to the disclosure of scientific data Various issues relating to oversight of agency compliance with Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); Office of Management and Budget, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) guidance to regulatory agencies regarding incorporation of social cost of carbon into regulatory benefits calculation; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings including cost-benefit analysis; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; disclosure by federal agencies of publicly-funded data used to support new rulemakings
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 2548, Electrify Africa Act of 2013 H.R. 2708, To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes H.R. 2709, To extend the Generalized System of Preferences S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 718, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; Trade Transformation Agenda; Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; World Intellectual Property Organization; World Trade Organization (WTO); World Health Organization (WHO); International Telecommunications Union; Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, and Russia; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); Export-Import Bank reauthorization; export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; immigration; jobs and growth Additional agencies contacted: Trade & Development Agency (TDA) Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
H.R. 15, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633 / S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1525, Save America Comprehensive Immigration Act of 2013 H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, Agricultural Guestworker Act H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act H.R. 2752, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude seasonal workers from the applicable large employer determination for purposes of employer shared responsibility regarding health coverage H.R. 2765, Save Our Seasons Act of 2013 H.R. 2872, Border Enforcement, Security, and Technology (BEST) Act of 2013 H.R. 3000, Rural Economy Vital Investment Visa Encouragement (REVIVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 3141, Biometric Exit Improvement Act of 2013 H.R. 3233 / S. 1566, To extend the period during which Iraqis who were employed by the United States Government in Iraq may be granted special immigrant status and to temporarily increase the fee or surcharge for processing machine-readable nonimmigrant visas H.R. 3344, Fraudulent Overseas Recruitment and Trafficking Elimination Act of 2013 S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act S. 1812, Emergency Port of Entry Personnel and Infrastructure Funding Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; biometric entry-exit system at land, air, and sea ports of entry; comprehensive immigration reform
H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2835 / S. 1647, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2013 H.R. 2925, Strengthening Medicare Anti-Fraud Measures Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act H.R. 3367, To amend section 9010 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to delay the application of the health insurance provider annual fee until 2016 and to provide a process to return to consumers any amounts attributable to the expected application of the annual fee to 2014 or 2015 H.R. 3419, Small Business Fairness in Obamacare Act H.R. 3462 / S. 1735, Self-Insurance Protection Act S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014 (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing ( 78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 CFR Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457) Proposed Rule on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule on Information Reporting of Minimum Essential Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 54,986-54,996, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts. 1 and 301) Proposed Rule on Information Reporting by Applicable Large Employers on Health Insurance Coverage Offered Under Employer-Sponsored Plans, (78 Fed. Reg. 54,996-55,013, September 9, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 155 and 156) Interim Final Rule on Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, (78 Fed. Reg. 13,222-13,236, February 27, 2013) (to be codified at 29 CFR pts 1984) Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013 Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, (78 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57) Proposed Rule on The $500,000 Deduction Limitation for Remuneration Provided by Certain Health Insurance Providers, (78 Fed. Reg. 19,950-19,977, April 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, (78 Fed. Reg. 48,337-48,339, August 8, 2013) (to be codified at 5 C.F.R. pt. 890) Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, compensation deductibility, exchanges, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business; Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP), small business impact on the delay of the SHOP exchanges
H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 3307 / S. 1610, Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program
H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 527, Helium Stewardship Act of 2013 H.R. 687, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1616 / S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 H.R. 1829 / S. 861, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 3301, North American Energy Infrastructure Act S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 Draft legislation regarding EPAs regulation of greenhouse gasses from new and existing power plants Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to regulatory reform, including permit streamlining; shale oil production and U.S. energy resources; Environmental Protection Agency regulations; the social cost of carbon and energy conservation standards for metal halide lamp fixtures, commercial refrigeration, and walk-in coolers; proposed rule on assistance to foreign atomic energy activities; proposed regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings, including cost benefit analysis; environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; energy savings performance contracts; energy efficiency
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 1911 / S. 1334, Smarter Solutions for Students Act of 2013 H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act of 2013 H.R. 2536, Computer Science Education Act of 2013 H.R. 2637, Supporting Academic Freedom through Regulatory Relief Act S. 406, The Students First Act of 2013 S. 758, LEARN Act S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1356, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); nominations to the Gainful Employment Negotiated Rulemaking Committee; higher education, including student loan interest rates and the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (P.L. 89-329); reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (P.L. 107-110); Department of Education, No Child Left Behind waivers; student financial assistance regulations pursuant to Sec. 492 of the Higher education Act of 1965 (P.L. 89-329); reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Act (P.L. 101-542)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP); Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Trade Organization (WTO), Trade Facilitation Agreement; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, India, Japan, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update Additional agencies contacted: Department of Justice Federal Trade Commission
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 701, To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1106 / S. 550, Small Business Investment Company Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act H.R. 2546 / S. 1257, Protect American Investments Act of 2013 H.R. 2733, Defending American Taxpayers From Abusive Government Takings Act of 2013 S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market mutual funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; amendments to Rule 701 under the Securities Act of 1933; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 325, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013, including provisions relating to principles of regulatory cost benefit analysis, data quality, peer review, public comment period, risk assessment, valuation of costs and benefits H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 H.R. 2844 / S. 1379, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R. 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2909, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act of 2013, including provisions relating to call center anti-offshore outsourcing H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 2967 / S. 1351, Intergenerational Financial Obligations Reform (INFORM) Act S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment on the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 H. J. Res. 59, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2013 (draft) Potential legislation relating to EPAs regulation of ozone Nomination of Environmental Protection Agency General Counsel Various issues relating to oversight of agency compliance with Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings; regulations relying upon particulate matter (PM) benefits during the rulemaking process; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform, including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings
H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 1945, Fostering Resilience to Terrorism Act of 2013 H.R. 2146, Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2199, Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013 S. 996, A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program
H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 581, First Responder Medical Device Tax Relief Act H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1735, In It All Together Act H.R. 1780, To provide that the only health plans that the Federal Government may make available to the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and Federal employees are those created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act or offered through a health insurance exchange H.R. 2194 / S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act H.R. 2667, Authority for Mandate Delay Act H.R. 2668, Fairness for American Families Act H.R. 2674, Job Creation Act of 2013 H.R. 2988 / S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours Is Full Time Act of 2013 H.R. 3121, American Health Care Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 3124, Investing in Permanency for Youth in Foster Care Act H.R. 3204, Drug Quality and Security Act S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 S. 1488, A bill to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Rule on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, (78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558, March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 155 and 156) Interim Final Rule on Procedures for the Handling of Retaliation Complaints under Section 1558 of the Affordable Care Act, (78 Fed. Reg. 13,222-13,236, February 27, 2013) (to be codified at 29 CFR pts 1984) Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013 Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, (7 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046, March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57) Proposed Rule on The $500,000 Deduction Limitation for Remuneration Provided by Certain Health Insurance Providers, (78 Fed. Reg. 19,950-19,977, April 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Minimum Value of Eligible Employer-Sponsored Plans and Other Rules Regarding the Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit, (78 Fed. Reg. 25,909-25,916, May 3, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt. 1) Proposed Rule on Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Members of Congress and Congressional Staff, (78 Fed. Reg. 48,337-48,339, August 8, 2013) (to be codified at 5 C.F.R. pt. 890) Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, compensation deductibility, exchanges, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits, definition of full time, and caps on compensation deductibility required under section 9014; Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; Entitlement reform; the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business; affiliation rules
H.R. 3, Northern Route Approval Act H.R. 271, Resolving Environmental and Grid Reliability Conflicts Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 761, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act H.R. 1582, Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013, including H. Amd. 447 H.R. 1613, Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act H.R. 1616 / S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013 H.R. 1829 / S. 861, Coal Jobs Protection Act of 2013 H.R. 1900, Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act H.R. 1964, National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act H.R. 2128, Home Owner Managing Energy Savings Act of 2013 H.R. 2231, Offshore Energy and Jobs Act H.R. 2641, Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013 H.R. 2689 / S. 1308, Energy Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act of 2013 H.R. 2728, Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act H.R, 2886, Social Cost of Carbon Transparency Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 2916, Domestic Energy Production Protection Act of 2013 S. 17, Energy Production and Project Delivery Act of 2013 S. 1009, Chemical Safety Improvement Act of 2013 S. 1106, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2013 S. 1392, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013, including provisions relating to potential amendment regarding the social cost of carbon in rulemakings S. 1397, Federal Permitting Improvement Act of 2013 Potential legislation relating to EPA regulation of ozone Various issues relating to promotion of energy development on Native American lands; regulatory reform including permit streamlining and government transparency in rulemakings; potential regulations on greenhouse gas emissions from new and existing power plants; potential environmental regulations on hydraulic fracturing; nomination for EPA General Counsel; formulation and use of social cost of carbon in environmental and energy related rulemakings; environment and energy policy; expanding NEPA analysis for exported products; energy savings performance contracts; energy efficiency; construction of the Keystone XL pipeline
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Reserve System, General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.R. 1406, Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013 H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1982, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2013 H.R. 2346, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 2347 / S. 1166, Representation Fairness Restoration Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 2810, Employee Rights Act (112th Congress) Potential legislation similar to S. 1425, Fair Representation in Elections Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to S. 1507, Employee Rights Act (112th Congress) DOL RIN 1250-AA02, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors: Evaluation of Recruitment and Placement Results Under Section 503: Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis DOL RIN 1250 AA00, Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination Obligations of Contractors and Subcontractors; Evaluation of Recruitment and Placement Results Under the VEVRAA of 1974, As Amended; Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of "Fiduciary"): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, August 30, 2011) Proposed regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation Proposed regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) Final regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, December 22, 011) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, January 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, December 27, 2011) Various issues relating to indexing the minimum wage; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including the implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act (P.L. 74-198); NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 309, Regulatory Sunset and Review Act of 2013 H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 899, Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013 H.R. 982, Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act, including provisions relating to IT procurement policy H.R. 1493 / S. 714, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013 H.R. 1638, Census Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 2098, Federal Prison Industries Competition in Contracting Act of 2013, including provisions relating to procurement policy H.R. 2122 / S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 191, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2013 S. 253, Establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste S. 766, A bill to amend section 520 of the Housing Act of 1949 to revise the census data and population requirements for areas to be considered as rural areas for purposes of such Act S. 791, Follow the Money Act of 2013 S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023, amendment regarding whole economy modeling Potential legislation relating to permit streamlining Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); implementation of No Budget, No Pay Act of Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-3); oversight of agency compliance with Regulatory Flexibility Act (P.L. 96-354); oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; regulatory reform; Equal Access to Justice Act (P.L. 96-481), request for transparency language
H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 450, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability Act H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013 H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act H.R. 701, To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action H.R. 719, Capital Access for Small Businesses and Jobs Act H.R. 742, Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2013 H.R. 949, Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 992 / S. 474, Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act H.R. 1038, Public Power Risk Management Act of 2013 H.R. 1062, SEC Regulatory Accountability Act H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1135, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act H.R. 1221, Basel III Capital Impact Study Act H.R. 1240, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act H.R. 1341, Financial Competitive Act of 2013 H.R. 1564, Audit Integrity and Jobs Protection Act H.R. 2122, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 H.R. 2374, Retail Investor Protection Act S. 737, Basel III Impact Study Act S. 888, A bill to provide end user exemptions from certain provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 S. 1029, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013 Nomination of Mary Jo White as Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission Nomination of Richard Cordray as director of the CFPB Various issues relating to reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and the Securities Exchange Commission, including regulations regarding capital formation and capital markets; implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), including proposals to alter the derivatives provisions; implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (P.L. 112-140), including issues related to pension fund stabilization; regulation of money market funds; the proposed Volcker Rule; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's derivatives regulations; imbalances in the rights and communications of proxy advisory firms relative to retail shareholders; reconciliation of merchant card and third-party payments; transparent financial reporting; the Private Securities Litigation Act (P.L. 104-67); the Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (P.L. 112-106); oversight of proxy advisory firms; political spending disclosures
H.R. 1105, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act H.R. 1240, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013 S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 289, Commercial Real Estate and Economic Development Act of 2013, including changes to the SBA 504 program S. 511, EXCEL Act, provisions relating to the ABA ABIC program Potential legislation similar to H.R.3267, Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the SBA Budget; Credit Subsidy for the SBA lending Programs
H.R. 409 / S. 165, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act H.R. 666, To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes H.R. 1226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013 H.R. 1306 / S. 14, Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance Act H.R. 1410, Keep the Promise Act of 2013 H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; Native American taxation
H.R. 45, To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and health care-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 523, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2013 H.R. 582, Healthcare Tax Relief and Mandate Repeal Act H.R. 763, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 781, Medicare Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2013 H.R. 903 / S. 399, American Job Protection Act H.R. 1248 / S. 610, Family Health Care Flexibility Act H.R. 1254, Auto Enroll Repeal Act H.R. 1295, Medical Device Tax Elimination Act H.R. 1558 / S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 2575, Save American Workers Act S. 24, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2013 S. 232, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 603, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 612, Social Security Number Protection Act of 2011 S. 701 / S. 1188, Forty Hours is Full Time Act of 2013 S. 1031, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2013 Proposed Regulation on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act; standards related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Proposed Regulation on the Health Insurance Market Rules; Rate Review, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,584-70,617, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 144, 147, and 150) Proposed Regulation on the HHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2014, (77 Fed. Reg. 73,118-73,218, December 7, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 153, 155, 156, 157 and 158) Proposed Regulation on the Standards Related to Essential Health Benefits, Actuarial Value, and Accreditation, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,644-70,676, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 147, 155, and 156) Request for Comment Regarding the Stage 3 Definition of Meaningful Use of Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology; Health Information Technology; Health IT Policy Committee, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,444, November 26, 2012) Proposed Rule on Incentives for Nondiscriminatory Wellness Programs in Group Health Plans, (77 Fed. Reg. 70,620-370,642, November 26, 2012) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 54) Proposed Regulation on Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Programs, and Exchanges: Essential Health Benefits in Alternative Benefit Plans, Eligibility Notices, Fair Hearing and Appeal Processes for Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Appeals and Other Provisions Related to Eligibility and Enrollment for Exchanges, Medicaid and CHIP, and Medicaid Premiums and Cost Sharing, (78 Fed. Reg. 4,594-4,724, January 22, 2013) (to be codified at 42 CFR Parts 430, 431, 433, 435, 440, 447, and 457) Proposed Regulation on Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage, (78 Fed. Reg. 218-253, January 2, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pts 1, 54 and 301) Proposed Rule regarding the Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Small Business Health Options Program, 78 Fed. Reg. 15,553-15,558 (March 11, 2013) (to be codified at 45 CFR pts 155 and 156). Response to the Department of Labors document FAQs about Affordable Care Act Implementation Part XI issued on January 24, 2013, regarding the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, on the Legality of Employer Subsidies for Individual Health Insurance. Comments for the Record on the Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions public meeting on Wellness Programs under Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Laws, held on May 8, 2013. Proposed Rule on the Health Insurance Providers Fee, 7 Fed. Reg. 14,034-14,046 (March 4, 2013) (to be codified at 26 C.F.R. pt 57). Various issues relating to proposed and final regulations (HHS and IRS) implementing provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including implementation of regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, compensation deductibility, exchanges, flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts, incompleteness or inaccuracy of cost impact analyses, lack of quantified benefit analysis, and need for empirical data sources on which to base costs and benefits; Medicare Part D rebates; non-interference with Medicare Part D prescription drug prices; entitlement reform; the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), including ERISA preemption and the impact on small business; affiliation rules
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 693 / S. 345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020 / S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 1276, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1947, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 S. 884, Deter Cyber Theft Act S. 954, The Agriculture Reform, Food and Jobs Act of 2013, Shaheen/Toomey/Kirk Amendment #925 S. 1114, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2013 Fiscal Year 2014 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; sugar reform; immigration; jobs and growth; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade in Services Agreement (TISA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Japans entry into the TPP negotiations; trade policy consideration with regard to cross-border data flows; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.- Argentina economic relations; U.S.- Brazil economic relations; U.S.- Bangladesh economic relations; U.S.- China economic relations; U.S.- Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Japan economic relations; U.S.- Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.- Korea economic relations; U.S.- Mexico economic relations; U.S.- Pakistan economic relations; U.S. - Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; Air Cargo Advance Screening Pilot; Trade Transformation Agenda; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); International Monetary Fund (IMF); export controls reform; industrial policies and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update
H.R. 242, Legal Agricultural Workforce Act H.R. 300 / S. 266, Visa Waiver for Israel Act of 2013 H.R. 459, STEM Visa Act of 2013 H.R. 478, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2013 H.R. 490 / S. 223, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 502, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 519, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 H.R. 547, Border Security and Responsibility Act of 2013 H.R. 548, Border Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 572, End Immunity for Brazilian Criminals Act H.R. 583, Putting Our Resources Toward Security (PORTS) Act H.R. 633, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2013 H.R. 640, Student Visa Security Improvement Act H.R. 692, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 H.R. 707, Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 H.R. 714 / S. 310, Startup Act 3.0 H.R. 798, Workforce Investment Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 830, Secure America through Verification and Enforcement (SAVE) Act of 2013 H.R. 938, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 H.R. 1108 / S.178, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2013 H.R. 1227, Stopping Trained in America Ph.D.s from Leaving the Economy (STAPLE) Act of 2013 H.R. 1279, United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Fairness Act of 2013 H.R. 1354, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2013 H.R. 1417, Border Security Results Act of 2013 H.R. 1444, H-2A Improvement Act H.R. 1562, Family Farm Relief Act of 2013 H.R. 1596, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2013 H.R. 1760, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology in America Act of 2013 H.R. 1772, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 1773, AG Act H.R. 1923 / S. 703, Immigration and Nationality Act, to amend and to provide for the eligibility of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region for designation for participation in the visa waiver program for certain visitors to the United States H.R. 2131, SKILLS Visa Act H.R. 2278, SAFE Act S. 1, Immigration Reform that Works for Americas Future Act S. 169, I-Squared Act of 2013 S. 189, Startup Visa Act of 2013 S. 202, Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 260, Immigration Enforcement Transparency Act S. 292, Dairy and Sheep H-2A Act S. 293, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants S. 296, Uniting American Families Act of 2013 S. 300, A bill to prohibit the implementation of any program that grants temporary legal status to, or adjusts the status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT system has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and air port of entry S. 303, STEM Jobs Act of 2013 S. 462, United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2013 S. 478, A bill to clarify that the revocation of an alien's visa or other documentation is not subject to judicial review S. 518, H2O Visa for Seafood Processing Act S. 600, H-1B and L-1 Visa Reform Act of 2013 S. 683, Border Security Results Act of 2013 S. 744, Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act, including S. Amdt. 1183, regarding border security and enforcement and S. Amdt. 1284, regarding work-authorized visa status for hiring Various issues relating to the implementation of Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (P.L. 113-6); H1-B Visa Program; H2-B Visa Program; E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; nonimmigrant workers in temporary or seasonal nonagricultural employment; border security, immigration reform, guest worker programs, legalization concepts, and visa reform; customs trade facilitation and enforcement; Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry; green card fees and H1B visa fees; small business and grassroots engagement; data and analysis regarding numbers of workers, unemployment and employment, job openings, wages and characteristics of workers potentially affected; sources of data to inform employment based immigration decisions
H.R. 5, Student Success Act H.R. 340 / S. 528, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act H.R. 551, Fast Track to College Act of 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 1911, Smarter Solutions for Students Act H.R. 1937 / S. 915, Student Right To Know Before You Go Act S. 406, The Students First Act of 2013 S. 682, Comprehensive Student Loan Protection Act S. 758, LEARN Act S. 953, Student Loan Affordability Act S. 1003, A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to reset interest rates for new student loans S. 1101, Every Child Ready for College or Career Act of 2013 S. 1094, Strengthening America's Schools Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3014, Computer Science Education Act of 2011 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4227, Workforce Investment Act of 2012 Potential legislation similar to S. 154, Fast Track to College Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-10); higher education, including student loan interest rates; Department of Education, No Child Left Behind waivers; financial aid reform; reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (P.L. 105-220); reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (P.L. 101-542)
H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013 H.R. 2199, Flood Insurance Implementation Reform Act of 2013 S. 996, A bill to improve the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes Various issues relating to the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program; National Flood Insurance Program
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
P.L. 113-3, No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013 (formerly H.R. 325) H.R. 148, DISCLOSE 2013 Act H.R. 367, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013 H.R. 1232, Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act H. Con. Res. 25, Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023 S. 19, To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements S. 191, Regulatory Responsibility for our Economy Act of 2013 S. 253, Establishing the Committee to Reduce Government Waste S. Con. Res. 8, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2015 through 2023, amendment regarding whole economy modeling Draft legislation to reform energy regulation Potential legislation similar to H.R. 3010, Regulatory Accountability Act of 2011 Potential legislation regarding regulatory procedures, accountability, and economic analysis requirements Potential legislation regarding permit streamlining Potential legislation regarding sue and settle Various issues relating to sequestration; federal policies assessing potential health risks associated with the use of chemicals; Administrative Procedure Act and policies/procedures for Federal rulemaking, enforcement and review, agency errors in economic analyses under executive orders; need for transparency and replicability of economic cost/benefit analysis; need for reliable data sources to estimate regulatory costs and benefits; need for agencies to consider impacts on labor markets, job displacement, local economic development, and health effects of regulatory actions; need for ex-post data collection and analysis of regulatory impacts and effectiveness; statistical programs demonstrating consistent and timely data to support economic impact analysis of regulation impacts; need to clarify data limitations with respect to certain applications; Executive Order 12688, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations - need for surveys and experiments to establish compliance costs; Executive Order 13563, estimating direct and indirect employment impacts of regulations - need for surveys and experiments to establish compliance costs; oversight of the impact of federal regulations on employment in the U.S; oversight of agency compliance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act; reform of federal environmental regulatory procedures; government contracting; sequestration; regulatory reform
P.L. 113-6, Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013 (formerly H.R. 933), including S. Amdt. 72, which would require the continuation of tuition assistance programs for members of the Armed Forces for the remainder of fiscal year 2013 H.R. 803, SKILLS Act S. 406, the Students First Act of 2013 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1325 / S. 1243, America Works Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4037 / S. 2740, Literacy For All, Results for the Nation Act Potential legislation similar to S. 2098, The Student Right To Know Before You Go Act Accelerated Learning Act of 2013 (draft) Various issues relating to reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, specifically to Common Core Standards, accountability, teacher quality, the Department of Education waivers, and Race to the Top; financial aid reform; reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act; reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270); reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (P.L. 89-79)
H.R. 624, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 693/S. 345, Sugar Reform Act of 2013 H.R. 845, Saving High-Tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes (SHIELD) Act H.R. 1020, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 S. 489, Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 S. 660, Innovation Through Trade Act S. 662, Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Legislation similar to H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act of 2012 Legislation similar to S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement; Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) negotiations; Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR); Free Trade Agreement with the European Union; International Services Agreement (ISA) negotiations; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the Transatlantic Economic Council; China's IPR; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; IP issues related to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC); IP issues related to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC); the USPTO IP Attache Program; Patent linkage and regulatory data protection; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-China economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S.-Jordan economic and commercial relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Russia economic relations; U.S. - India commercial and trade relationship; U.S. - Middle East and North Africa trade relationship; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; Implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); The Miscellaneous Tariff Bill (MTB); Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA); international affairs budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); export controls reform; industrial policies, and cyber security issues; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; FY 2013 Appropriations for Homeland Security, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE); business competitiveness; supply chain customs and trade facilitation; National Strategy for Global Supply Chain Security Implementation Update; the matter of Robert Bosch GmbH; 2013 Farm Bill, including reforming the U.S. sugar program and addressing to the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization cotton case.
H.R. 537, Social Networking Online Protection Act H.R. 746, Protect Small Business Jobs Act of 2013 H.R. 795, Protecting American Jobs Act H.R. 803, SKILLS Act H.R. 903, American Job Protection Act H.R. 946, National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 1120, Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act H.Res. 113, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 803) to reform and strengthen the workforce investment system of the Nation to put Americans back to work and make the United States more competitive in the 21st century S. 204, A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such activities S. 399, American Job Protection Act S. 606, SEAL Act Fiscal Year 2014 Labor HHS Appropriations Legislation, including provisions relating to funding the Department of Labor and the National Labor Relations Board Legislation similar to H.R. 2810, Employee Rights Act (112th Congress) Legislation similar to S. 1425, Fair Representation in Elections Act of 2011 (112th Congress) Legislation similar to S. 1507, Employee Rights Act (112th Congress) Potential legislation regarding flexibility time and compensatory time Potential legislation regarding indexing the minimum wage DOL RIN 1250-AA02, (OFCCP Section 503 Disability Affirmative Action requirements): Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis DOL RIN 1250-AA00, (Affirmative Action requirements for veterans): Incompleteness and inaccuracy of cost estimates and omission of benefit analysis DOL RIN 1210-AB32 (EBSA Definition of Fiduciary): Errors and omissions in cost impact analysis DOL RIN 1205-AB58 (H2B Temporary Workers): Errors and omissions in cost and benefit analysis and in analysis of impacts on small entities Regulation related to a posting of labor rights (76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, Aug. 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, Jan. 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for the Family and Medical Leave Act Employer and Employee Surveys (76 Fed. Reg. 18,254, Apr. 1, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, Oct. 19, 2010) Proposed regulation regarding OSHA Hazard Communication Standard (74 Fed. Reg. 50280, September 30, 2009) Proposed regulation regarding OSHA SHARP/On-site consultation program (75 Fed. Reg. 54064, September 3, 2010) Proposed OSHA regulation updating industry codes from SIC to NAICS (76 Fed. Reg. 36414, June 22, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding the companionship exemption from the Fair Labor Standards Act (76 Fed. Reg. 81,190, Dec. 27, 2011) Proposed regulation implementing changes to Family and Medical Leave Act (77 Fed. Reg. 8960, Feb. 15, 2012) Various issues relating to final regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 80,138, Dec. 22, 2011); legislation and oversight addressing The National Labor Relations Board, including the Notice Mandate, the NLRB Quickie Elections Rule, the Specialty Health Care Rule, and bargaining units; legislation and oversight including the Department of Labors Persuader Rule; National Mediation Board Rule which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act; potential labor strike in east and Gulf Coast ports; potential labor strike in west coast ports; Fair Labor Standards Act and implementing regulations, including analysis of numbers of workers affected by various hypothetical alternatives regarding specifications of criteria regarding exempt and non-exempt classification parameters; legislation and oversight addressing the National Labor Relations Board, including the implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act; NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda; proposed DOL Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs, proposed rules regarding affirmative action programs and related requirements for persons with disabilities and veterans
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 639 / S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3606, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 H.R. 4041, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105 / S. 2143, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4221 / S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012 H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 H.R. 5143, To prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from making payments to the Brazilian Cotton Institute H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, as it relates to staffing at the Ports of Entry and the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012 H.R. 6280, United States - Mexico Cross-Border Security Act of 2012 H.R. 6642, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 6656, Customs Enhanced Enforcement and Trade Facilitation Act of 2012 H.R. 6727, U.S. Job Creation and Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 S. 3642, Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-208) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes Various issues relating to the implementation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-40); implementation of the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-41); implementation of the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-42); implementation of the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 112-43); Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia; Chinese Currency; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); customs facilitation and trade enforcement reauthorization; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the USPTO Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-6 18), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; International Services Agreement (ISA) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; export controls reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and industrial policies; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; U.S.-EU High Level Working Group on Jobs and Growth; the Transatlantic Economic Council; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; advancing international regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S-India commercial and trade relationship Stephen McAllister - Official Covered Positions: June 2002 - March 2009 - Constituent/Community Liaison, Manchester Office - Office of Senator John Sununu
H.R. 4057, Improving Transparency of Education Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2012 H.R. 4310 / S. 3254, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013, including Senate Amendment #2957 regarding additional requirements for approval of education programs for purposes of education assistance H.R. 4390, To amend the Higher Education Opportunity Act to restrict institutions of higher education from using revenues derived from Federal educational assistance funds for advertising, marketing, or recruiting purposes S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 S. 2296, Protecting Financial Aid for Students and Taxpayers Act Various issues relating to financial aid reform; reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act; reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, including Common Core Standards, Accountability, Teacher Quality, the Department of Education waivers, and Race to the Top; reauthorization of the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act (P.L. 109-270)
H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 201 1 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act HR. 3668 / S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 HR. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act HR. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 6642, Customs Trade Facilitation and Enforcement Act H.R. 6654, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 S. 3642, Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Australia, Canada, China, India, Brazil, Russia, Europe, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report); the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2471, A bill to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2012 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1732, Privacy Act Modernization for the Information Age Act of 2011 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3301, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Federal Privacy and Data Security Enhancement Act of 2012 (draft, no bill number) White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy Draft Executive Order on Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity Practices Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TTP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; the White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; multi-stakeholder Discussions on the Development of Voluntary Privacy Codes of Conduct; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), P.L. 112-55; ICANNs gTLD program; development of Voluntary Privacy Codes of Conduct
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3632, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act H.R. 3864 / S. 1913, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4350 / S. 3263, Safe Skies Act of 2012 H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to agreements for reimbursements to the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6051, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 2132, Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 (P.L. 112-175) European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-200), including Senate Amendment #2859 to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay taxes and penalties imposed on United States air carriers pursuant to the European Union emissions trading scheme and Senate Amendment #2860 to provide for the reassessment by the Secretary of Transportation of a determination that it is in the public interest to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme Various issues relating to the implementation of the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141), including provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy; highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; movement of waterborne commerce along the nations inland waterways; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank, public/private partnerships, and bonding programs such as Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Projects (TRIP); U.S. Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; the Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013; the Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships; National Freight Program; the potential labor strike in East and Gulf Coast ports; the potential labor strike in West Coast ports
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 8, Job Protection and Recession Prevention Act of 2012 H.R. 9, Small Business Tax Cut Act H.R. 62 / S. 1373, International Tax Competitiveness Act H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012 H.R. 749, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F exemption for active financing income H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 1259, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011, provisions relating to Brady Full Estate Tax Repeal H.R. 1834, Freedom to Invest Act of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 2568 / S. 1506, To prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from expanding United States bank reporting requirements with respect to interest on deposits paid to nonresident aliens. H.R. 2669 / S. 1346, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act H.R. 2911, America Jobs Act H.R. 3091, To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act H.R. 4088, Capital Expansion Act H.R. 5333, Middle Class Tax Fairness Act of 2012 H.R. 5542 / S. 2884, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6169, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012 H.R. 6179, Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012, including provisions relating to expedited tax reform process H.R. 6152 / S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act H.R. 6262, Middle Class and Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2012 H.R. 6338, Managed Carbon Price Act of 2012 S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 S. 1647, A bill to repeal the sunset on the reduction of capital gains rates for individuals and on the taxation of dividends of individuals at capital gain rates S. 1671, Foreign Earning Investment Act S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2230, Paying a Fair Share Act of 2012 S. 3364, Bring Jobs Home Act, provisions relating to in-sourcing legislation S. 3401, Tax Relief Act of 2012 S. 3412, Middle Class Tax Cut Act S. 3413, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3417, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2012 S. 3521, Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012 H.J. RES. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Various issues relating to the fiscal cliff and tax reform; implementation of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-96); Chairman Paul Ryans FY13 Budget Proposal; R&D tax credit; tax extenders; S-Corp tax provisions; deferral tax provisions; estate tax reform; cap-gains and dividends taxation; extension of the 2001/2003 tax cuts; state taxation of internet transactions; Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (proposal to impose a bank tax); IRS Forms 1099 K, 1099 MISC (the listing and questions involving 1099 K and 1099 MISC on all federal income tax forms); tax reform
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1860 / S. 971, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3035, Mobile Informational Call Act of 2011 H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3309, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 3310, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 3605, Global Online Freedom Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Jobs Creation Act, opposed privacy-related amendments White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 1780, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2011 S. 1784, Federal Communications Commission Process Reform Act of 2011 S. 1817, Telecommunications Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1832, Marketplace Fairness Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 3414, CSA2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. CON. RES. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. CON. RES. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multistakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia PNTR and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; privacy legislation; office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; ICANNs gTLD program
H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 280, Secure the Capitol Act H.R. 282, To require Federal contractors to participate in the E-Verify Program for employment eligibility verification H.R. 399, STAPLE Act H.R. 483, Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification and Illegal Immigration Control Act H.R. 693, E-Verify Modernization Act of 2011 H.R. 695, Legal Eligibility for Granting a Loan Act of 2011 H.R. 800, Jobs Recovery by Ensuring a Legal American Workforce Act of 2011 H.R. 959, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 H.R. 1091, Unlawful Border Entry Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1114, StartUP Visa Act of 2011 H.R. 1120, International Travelers Bill of Rights Act of 2011 H.R. 1134, Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act H.R. 1156, Accountability in Immigrant Repatriation Act of 2011 H.R. 1164, National Language Act of 2011 H.R. 1196, LEAVE Act H.R. 2055, FY 2012 Consolidated Appropriations Act H.R. 2161, IDEA Act H.R. 2164, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2847, American Specialty Agriculture Act H.R. 2885, Legal Workforce Act H.R. 2895, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for a temporary agricultural worker program, and for other purposes H.R. 2972, Creating American Jobs Through Foreign Capital Investment Act H.R. 3012, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 H.R. 3039, Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011 H.R. 3116, Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 3119, Protecting American Families and Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3146, American Innovation and Education Act of 2011 H.R. 3162, To prohibit the Secretary of Labor from implementing certain rules relating to employment of aliens described in section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes H.R. 3341, VISIT USA Act H.R. 3686, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3692, Immigration and Naturalization Investment Ventures for Engineering, Science, and Technology (INVEST) in America Act of 2011 H.R. 3718, Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2011 H.R. 3720, New Illegal Deduction Elimination Act H.R. 3855 / S. 2046, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act H.R. 3875, Outsourcing Accountability Act of 2012 H.R. 3983, Strengthening Americas Public Schools Through Promoting Foreign Investment Act H.R. 3992, E-2 nonimmigrant visas for Israeli nationals H.R. 4159 / S. 2167, American Jobs in American Forests Act of 2012 H.R. 5741, Jobs Originated through Launching Travel Act of 2012 (JOLT Act of 2012) H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions related to the Visa Waiver Program and Customs and Border Protection staffing at U.S. ports of entry H.R. 5869, Studying Towards Adjusted Residency Status (STARS) Act H.R. 5874, American Entrepreneurship and Investment Act of 2012 H.R. 5893 / S. 3217, Startup Act 2.0 H.R. 5943, Prohibiting Back-door Amnesty Act H.R. 5957, To prohibit the Secretary of DHS from granting deferred action H.R. 5964 / S. 3279, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 5968, Services to Allow New Destinations for Tourism Act H.R. 6001, Equal Protection for American Workers Act H.R. 6055, Facilitating Access of Services and Trade (FAST) Act of 2012 H.R. 6069, Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act H.R. 6070, To require the Comptroller General to conduct a study on the impact of prosecutorial discretion H.R. 6210, American Investment and Job Creation Act of 2012 H.R. 6412, Attracting the Best and Brightest Act of 2012 H.R. 6429, STEM Jobs Act of 2012 S. 497, Secure Travel and Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2011 S. 565, StartUP Visa Act of 2011 S. 638, SCAAP Reimbursement Protection Act of 2011 S. 639, SCAAP Reauthorization Act S. 642, To permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional Center Program S. 952, DREAM Act of 2011 S. 1196, Achieving Accountability Through Electronic Verification Act S. 1258, Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act of 2011 S. 1601, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 1653, International Tourism Facilitation Act S. 1746, VISIT USA Act S. 1857, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act S. 1866, AGREE Act S. 1965, Startup Act of 2011 S. 1986, IDEA Act S. 1983, Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2011 (Schumer version) S. 2005, E-3 Irish Nationals S. 2046, Visa Waiver Program Enhanced Security and Reform Act S. 2233, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel Act (JOLT Act) S. 3185, Securing the Talent America Requires for the 21st Century (STAR) Act of 2012 S. 3192, Sustaining our Most Advanced Researchers and Technology (SMART) Jobs Act of 2012 S. 3199, Jobs Originated Through Launching Travel Act of 2012 (JOLT Act of 2012) S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3217, Startup Act 2.0 S. 3222, Federal Entrepreneur-in-Residence Act of 2012 S. 3245, A bill to extend by 3 years the authorization of the EB-5 Regional Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program S. 3279, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act H.J. RES. 104, Disapproving a rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to Temporary Non-agricultural Employment of H-2B Aliens in the United States Various issues relating to the H1-B Visa Program; the H2-B Visa Program; the E-Verify Program; private-public partnerships with the Department of Homeland Security at land border ports of entry; STEM visa reform; need for data to inform employment based immigration decisions
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012, provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy American policy H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011, including S.AMDT.2859 to prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars to pay taxes and penalties imposed on United States air carriers pursuant to the European Union emissions trading scheme and S.AMDT.2860 to provide for the reassessment by the Secretary of Transportation of a determination that it is in the public interest to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the United States from participating in the European Union's emissions trading scheme H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3632, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act H.R. 3864 / S. 1913, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4348, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) H.R. 4350 / S. 3263, Safe Skies Act of 2012 H.R. 5325 / S. 2465, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 5855 / S. 3216, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2013, including issues related to agreements for reimbursements to the Customs and Border Protection Commissioner H.R. 5972 / S. 2322, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 H.R. 6051, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1813, MAP-21, provisions relating to surface transportation/Buy America policy S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 2132, Highway Investment, Job Creation, and Economic Growth Act of 2012 H.RES. 697, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5972) making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes H.J. RES. 117, Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013 Various issues relating to the implementation of Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) (P.L. 112-141); highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank, public/private partnerships, and bonding programs such as Transportation and Regional Infrastructure Projects (TRIP); Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships; National Freight Program; potential labor strike in East and Gulf Coast ports
H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3468, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 3523, Cyber Intelligence and Sharing Protection Act H.R. 3668 / S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012 S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1886, Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S. 3342, SECURE IT S. 3414, CSA2012 S. 3523, Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; USPTO IP Attache Program; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403); funding issues related to the USPTO; IP issues related to Canada, China, India, Brazil, and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the Special 301 Report)
H.R. 611, BEST PRACTICES Act H.R. 654, Do Not Track Me Online Act H.R. 1528, Consumer Privacy Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 1707, Data Accountability and Trust Act H.R. 1841, Data Accountability and Trust Act (DATA) of 2011 H.R. 1895, Do Not Track Kids Act of 2011 H.R. 2168, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act H.R. 2577, SAFE Data Act H.R. 3261, Stop Online Piracy Act H.R. 3523, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act H.R. 3596 / S. 3402, United States Call Center Worker and Consumer Protection Act H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Jobs Creation Act H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Protection Act H.R. 4263, SECURE IT Act of 2012 H.R. 5326 / S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013, including provisions relating to IP enforcement funding S. 678, Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act S. 799, Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of 2011 S. 913, Do-Not-Track Online Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011 S. 1151, Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2011 S. 1207, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1212, Geolocational Privacy and Surveillance Act S. 1223, Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011 S. 1408, Data Breach Notification Act of 2011 S. 1434, Data Security Act of 2011 S. 1535, Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011 S. 1536, NOTICE Act of 2011 S. 2105, Cybersecurity Act of 2012 S. 2111, Cyber Crime Protection Security Act S. 2151, SECURE IT S. 2323, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2013 S. 3333, Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT Act of 2012 S. 3414, CSA2012 S. 3342, SECURE IT H. RES. 57, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations and other international governmental organizations shall not be allowed to exercise control over the Internet H. Con. Res. 127, Expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived S. Con. Res. 50, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding actions to preserve and advance the multi-stakeholder governance model under which the Internet has thrived White House Proposal on Data Privacy in a Networked World: A Framework for Protecting Privacy and Promoting Innovation in the Global Digital Economy Various issues relating to the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Russia PNTR and other trade agreements; Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization; draft privacy legislation; the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual; securing clarification that criminal copyright infringement through unauthorized streaming is a felony; White House Cyber Security Legislative Proposal, including data breach provisions; National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC), P.L. 112-55; ICANNs gTLD program; multi-stakeholder discussions on the development of voluntary privacy codes of conduct
H.R. 4297, Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 S. 2241, GI Bill Consumer Awareness Act of 2012 Various issues relating to Senator Harkins report on for-profit education providers; the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act; the 90/10 rule, which appears in Section 487(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965; STEM visa reform; waivers provided under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Department of Education waivers of No Child Left Behind Act; Department of Education regulations applicable to the for-profit higher education industry Allison Dembeck - Covered Official Positions: Senate Republican Policy Committee - Education, Labor, and Welfare Policy Analyst, 2010-2012 House Committee on Education and Labor - Professional Staff, 2009-2010 Office of Senator Judd Gregg - Legislative Assistant, 2006-2009 House Committee on Education and the Workforce - Executive Assistant, 2001-2003
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Vice President of the United States, Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 4297, Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012 S. 2343, Stop the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Act of 2012 Various issues relating to for-profit higher education, including Veterans education assistance programs; Department of Education waivers of No Child Left Behind Act, P.L. 107-110
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 639 / S. 328, the Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 2112, the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2423 Buy American Enhancement Act of 2011 H.R. 2722 Buy American Improvement Act of 2011 H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R. 3210, RELIEF Act H.R. 3606, Jumpstart Our Business Startups H.R. 4041 / S. 2171, Export Promotion Reform Act H.R. 4095, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4105 / S. 2143, To apply the countervailing duty provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy countries, and for other purposes H.R. 4216, Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act H.R. 4221 / S. 2215, Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2012. H.R. 4251, Securing Maritime Activities through Risk-Based Targeting for Ports Security Act (SMART Ports) H.R. 4302, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 5444, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 H.R. 5910 / S. 3274, Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 5986, To amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third-country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States relating to the textile and apparel rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to approve the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century, including amendments related to outsourcing public infrastructure projects, and the requesting and reporting process for Buy American waivers S. 1933, Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies Act of 2011 S. 1946, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011 S. 3187, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act and other bills related to the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, including issues related to the U.S.-Brazil World Trade Organization (WTO) cotton case and reforms to US sugar policy S. 3279, Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012 S. 3285, To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation Fiscal Year 2013, Appropriations for Homeland Security Sugar reform amendments for S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 Sugar reform amendments for House 2012 Farm bill (specific legislation not yet introduced) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft with Senate Finance and House Ways and Means) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 (specific legislation not yet introduced) U.S. - Mexico Security Act (House discussion draft from the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere) The U.S. Department of Transportation, Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010 The U.S. Department of Transportation, Hours of Service Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 4, 2010 Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to terrorist attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Various issues relating to Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) with Russia, and other trade agreements; miscellaneous tariff bills; P.L. 111-203, The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Section 1502 including issues related to conflict minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo; reauthorization of the United States Export-Import Bank; implementation of the free trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia, and Panama; trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and Industrial Policies; bilateral investment treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-India commercial and trade relationship; U.S.-Pakistan economic relations; U.S.-Korea economic relations; U.S.-Japan economic relations; U.S. sanctions on Burma; the Transatlantic Economic Council; promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of antitrust, standards and investment; Advancing International Regulatory Cooperation; U.S.-Argentina economic relations; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S.-Egypt economic and commercial relations; U.S. trade relations with the Middle East and North Africa; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); customs facilitation and trade enforcement authorization; IP issues related to Canada, China, India, Brazil, Europe, Australia and Mexico; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to trade secret theft; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; patent linkage and regulatory data protection; plain packaging; the World Intellectual Property Organization; the World Trade Organization; the World Health Organization; the International Telecommunications Union; the USPTO IP Attache Program; implementation of Section 182 of the Trade Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-618), as amended by the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (the "Special 301 Report"); U.S. - Mexico 21st Century Border Vision; U.S. - Canada Beyond the Border Initiative
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Transit Administration (FTA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 10 / S. 299, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 H.R. 1633, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1802, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act H.R. 1904, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011 H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 H.R. 2250 / S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2273 / S. 1751, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 H.R. 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2681 / S. 1610, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2898 / S. 1438, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3407, Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act H.R. 3408, PIONEERS Act H.R. 3410, Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 S. 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), including amendments related to Boiler MACT issues S. 1971, Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011 S.J. RES. 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Legislation SAVE (Sensible Accounting to Value Energy) legislative proposal Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Final Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 Proposed Rule: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491 Proposed Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0234 EPA Waters of the U.S. Proposed Guidance Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program; federal permitting of infrastructure projects; EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, including issues related to Med Malpractice and IPAB Reform H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 605 / S. 312, Patients Freedom Choose Act H.R. 1051, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1173 / S. 720, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 H.R. 1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1744 / S. 20, American Job Protection Act H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Vitter Amendment (#769 - prescription drug reimportation) H.R. 2529 / S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act H.R. 2590, Seniors Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3682, Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2011 H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the Amendment offered by Senator McConnell to repeal P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and an Amendment offered by Senator Stabenow which would repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including an Amendment offered by Senator Johanns which would fully repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Amendment Number 197 offered by Senator Hutchison S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, issues related to 1099 reporting amendments S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients Freedom Choice Act Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information; Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule; Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule; Preexisting Condition Exclusion; Lifetime & Annual Limits; Rescissions; Patient Protections Interim Final Rule; Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule; Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule; Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule; 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments; Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments; Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments; Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study); Amended Interim Final Rule for Grandfathered Plan Status; Guidance on OTC Medicine & Definition of Medical Expenses; Development of Health Risk Assessment; Medical Loss Ratio; Nondiscrimination in favor of Highly Compensated Individuals - second notice re: timing; DOL: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563; Treasury: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563; State Innovation Waivers; ACOs & Medicare Shared Savings Program; Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Section 4980H); Amendment to the Interim Final Rule on Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes; HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures; Medical Data Sharing. Summary of benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary; Exchange Functions in the Individual market; Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Health Coverage Affordability Safe Harbor for Employers; Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Final Rule; Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Notice of Rebate Forms Comprehensive health reform (bills in the Senate and House) - all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform, including: 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS Act, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, mandated insurance requirements, Exchanges, Medicare reform, regulatory reform, Essential Health Benefits Package, Health Insurance Tax; Medical Device Tax Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including: implementation of, regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts. Various issues relating to the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); ERISA preemption; impact on small business
H.R. 3605, Global Online Freedom Act S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011
H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 H.R. 2250/S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 H.R. 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3400, Jobs Through Growth Act H.R. 3407, Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act H.R. 3408, PIONEERS Act H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 3410, Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H.R. 3537, North American Energy Security Act H.R. 3811, Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act H.R. 4107, Smart Energy Act H.R. 4211, American Energy First Act H.R. 4230, HOMES Act S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 S. 1226, Offshore Energy and Jobs Permitting Act of 2011 S. 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for 21st Century Progress S. 1932, A bill to require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline S. 1971, Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011 S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act S.J. RES. 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Legislation Energy efficiency legislation (specific legislation not yet introduced) Permit streamlining of infrastructure projects bill (specific legislation not yet introduced) EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Final Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 Proposed Rule: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491 Proposed Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0234 Proposed Carbon Pollution Rule for Power Plants Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; the Keystone XL pipeline project; regulatory permit streamlining; Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658 / S, 233, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 3864, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4239, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 4276, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1449, Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (Mariah's Act) S. 1525, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011, including provisions related to Buy America S. 1769, Rebuild America Jobs Act S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1952, Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1953, Research and Innovative Technology Administration Reauthorization Act of 2011 H. RES. 547, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3408) to set clear rules for the development of United States oil shale resources, to promote shale technology research and development, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3813) to amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs, and for other purposes Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank and public/private partnerships; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 10 / S. 299, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011 H.R. 1633, Farm Dust Regulation Prevention Act of 2011 H.R. 1802, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act H.R. 1837, Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Water Reliability Act H.R. 1904, Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011 H.R. 2018, Clean Water Cooperative Federalism Act of 2011 H.R. 2250 / S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2273 / S. 1751, Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 H.R. 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2681 / S. 1610, Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2898 / S. 1438, Regulation Moratorium and Jobs Preservation Act of 2011 H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3407, Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act H.R. 3408, PIONEERS Act H.R. 3410, Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H.R. 3862, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012 S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 S. 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), including amendments related to Boiler MACT issues S. 1971, Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011 S.J. RES. 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Legislation SAVE (Sensible Accounting to Value Energy) legislative proposal Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Final Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 Proposed Rule: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491 Proposed Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0234 EPA Waters of the U.S. Proposed Guidance Various issues relating to regulatory permit streamlining; Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program; federal permitting of infrastructure projects; EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act
H.R. 7, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act of 2012 H.R. 12, American Jobs Act of 2011 H.R. 104, RAMP Act H.R. 572 / S. 2011, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658 / S, 233, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 1802 / S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2354, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including issues related to water infrastructure H.R. 2594 / S. 1956, European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 H.R. 2971 / S. 1300, Lincoln Legacy Infrastructure Development Act H.R. 3145, Water Quality Protection and Job Creation Act of 2011 H.R. 3259 / S. 1550, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 3800, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 3864, American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012 H.R. 4239, Surface and Air Transportation Programs Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 4276, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 H.R. 4281, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 1449, Motor Vehicle and Highway Safety Improvement Act of 2011 (Mariah's Act) S. 1525, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012 S. 1549, American Jobs Act of 2011 S. 1660, American Jobs Act of 2011, including provisions related to Buy America S. 1769, Rebuild America Jobs Act S. 1813, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) S. 1913, Basic Airline Services to Improve Customer Satisfaction Act S. 1918, Fair Airline Industry Revenue Act of 2011 S. 1950, Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1952, Hazardous Materials Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2011 S. 1953, Research and Innovative Technology Administration Reauthorization Act of 2011 H. RES. 547, Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3408) to set clear rules for the development of United States oil shale resources, to promote shale technology research and development, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3813) to amend title 5, United States Code, to secure the annuities of Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes; and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to authorize funds for Federal-aid highway, public transportation, and highway and motor carrier safety programs, and for other purposes Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization, financing, and funding; commuter parking and transit benefits; Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization; water resource development; pilot flight and duty; financing of large infrastructure projects, including surface transportation, aviation, waterways, and clean water through alternative mechanisms including an infrastructure bank and public/private partnerships; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; Department of Transportation lithium-ion battery transportation rule; fuel economy standards and greenhouse gas emissions standards; Transportation Security Administration authorization for Fiscal 2012 and 2013; Mexican cross-border trucking pilot program and funding for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs); clean and drinking water funding and financing; expanding Buy America requirements; Public Private Partnerships
H.R. 3605, Global Online Freedom Act S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011
H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act H.R. 1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act H.R. 1231, Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act H.R. 1938, North American-Made Energy Security Act H.R. 2021, Jobs and Energy Permitting Act of 2011 H.R. 2250/S. 1392, EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 2401, Transparency in Regulatory Analysis of Impacts on the Nation (TRAIN) Act of 2011 H.R. 2584, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 3096 / S. 1400, Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast States Act of 2011 H.R. 3400, Jobs Through Growth Act H.R. 3407, Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act H.R. 3408, PIONEERS Act H.R. 3409, Coal Miner Employment and Domestic Energy Infrastructure Protection Act H.R. 3410, Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act H.R. 3537, North American Energy Security Act H.R. 3811, Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow Act H.R. 4107, Smart Energy Act H.R. 4211, American Energy First Act H.R. 4230, HOMES Act S. 1113, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011 S. 1226, Offshore Energy and Jobs Permitting Act of 2011 S. 1737, Sensible Accounting to Value Energy Act of 2011 S. 1813, Moving Ahead for 21st Century Progress S. 1932, A bill to require the Secretary of State to act on a permit for the Keystone XL pipeline S. 1971, Comprehensive Assessment of Regulations on the Economy Act of 2011 S. 2204, Repeal Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act S.J. RES. 37, A joint resolution to disapprove a rule promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency relating to emission standards for certain steam generating units Fiscal Year 2013 Appropriations Legislation Energy efficiency legislation (specific legislation not yet introduced) Permit streamlining of infrastructure projects bill (specific legislation not yet introduced) EPA regulation of greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act Executive Order 13563, Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review Final Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters; Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058 Proposed Rule: Federal Implementation Plans to Reduce Interstate Transport of Fine Particulate Matter and Ozone; Docket ID EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0491 Proposed Rule: National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units and Standards of Performance for Fossil-Fuel-Fired Electric Utility, Industrial-Commercial-Institutional, and Small Industrial-Commercial-Institutional Steam Generating Units; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2011-0234 Proposed Carbon Pollution Rule for Power Plants Various issues relating to the promotion of energy development on Native American lands; the Keystone XL pipeline project; regulatory permit streamlining; Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program
H.R. 2, Repealing the Job-Killing Health Care Law Act H.R. 4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011 H.R. 5, Protecting Access to Healthcare Act, including issues related to Med Malpractice and IPAB Reform H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011 H.R. 450, Restoring Assistance for Families' and Seniors' Health Expenses Act of 2011 H.R. 452, Medicare Decisions Accountability Act of 2011 H.R. 605 / S. 312, Patients Freedom Choose Act H.R. 1051, Medicare Beneficiary Freedom to Choose Act of 2011 H.R. 1173 / S. 720, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011 H.R. 1370, To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 1744 / S. 20, American Job Protection Act H.R. 2010, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 H.R. 2077, MLR Repeal Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, Vitter Amendment (#769 - prescription drug reimportation) H.R. 2529 / S. 1368, Restoring Access to Medication Act H.R. 2590, Seniors Protection Act of 2011 H.R. 2676, Small Business Health Relief Act of 2011 H.R. 3682, Patient Centered Healthcare Savings Act of 2011 H.R. 4095 / S. 2002, Online Pharmacy Safety Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Fair Competition Act H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5141/S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the Amendment offered by Senator McConnell to repeal P.L. 111-148, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and an Amendment offered by Senator Stabenow which would repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 312, Patients Freedom to Choose Act S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including an Amendment offered by Senator Johanns which would fully repeal Section 9006 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Amendment Number 197 offered by Senator Hutchison S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, issues related to 1099 reporting amendments S. 668, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act S. 720, Repeal the CLASS Entitlement Act S. 848, Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2011 S. 1049, Small Business Health Relief Act S. 1098, Family and Retirement Health Investment Act of 2011 S. 1880, Jobs and Premium Protection Act S. 2068, Access to Independent Health Insurance Advisors Act of 2012 S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients Freedom Choice Act Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and P.L. 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information; Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule; Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule; Preexisting Condition Exclusion; Lifetime & Annual Limits; Rescissions; Patient Protections Interim Final Rule; Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule; Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule; Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule; 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments; Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments; Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments; Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study); Amended Interim Final Rule for Grandfathered Plan Status; Guidance on OTC Medicine & Definition of Medical Expenses; Development of Health Risk Assessment; Medical Loss Ratio; Nondiscrimination in favor of Highly Compensated Individuals - second notice re: timing; DOL: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563; Treasury: Retrospective Review Under E.O. 13563; State Innovation Waivers; ACOs & Medicare Shared Savings Program; Shared Responsibility for Employers Regarding Health Coverage (Section 4980H); Amendment to the Interim Final Rule on Internal Claims and Appeals and External Review Processes; HIPAA Privacy Rule Accounting of Disclosures; Medical Data Sharing. Summary of benefits and Coverage and the Uniform Glossary; Exchange Functions in the Individual market; Health Insurance Premium Tax Credit; Establishment of Exchanges and Qualified Health Plans; Health Coverage Affordability Safe Harbor for Employers; Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Requirements Final Rule; Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Notice of Rebate Forms Comprehensive health reform (bills in the Senate and House) - all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform, including: 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS Act, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, mandated insurance requirements, Exchanges, Medicare reform, regulatory reform, Essential Health Benefits Package, Health Insurance Tax; Medical Device Tax Various issues relating to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), including: implementation of, regulatory process, legislative corrections, coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, Grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, employer mandate, medical loss ratio, medical malpractice reform, exchanges, and flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts. Various issues relating to the regulatory process and legislative corrections to Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152); ERISA preemption; impact on small business
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2759, Business Transparency on Trafficking and Slavery Act H.R. 2830, Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1547, Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011 Various issues relating to the reauthorization of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 548, Restoring Democracy in the Workplace Act H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, Section 903, House Amendment 229, to repeal a National Mediation Board Rule which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act H.R. 972, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1976, Job Protection Act H.R. 2017, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (H.Amdt. 388 only) H.R. 2118, related to the authority to enjoin state laws that are preempted by the National Labor Relations Act H.R. 2153, Truth in Employment Act H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, House Amendment 411, Regarding Project Labor Agreements H.R. 2587, Protecting Jobs From Government Interference Act H.R. 2854, Employer Free Choice Act H. Amdt. 229 to H.R. 658, Amendment to repeal a National Mediation Board Rule which provides for union representation elections among airline and railroad workers covered by the Railway Labor Act H.Amdt. 411 to H.R. 2055, Regarding Project Labor Agreements H.R. 2040/S.504, National Right-to-Work Act H.R. 735/S. 119, Government Neutrality and Contracting Act H.R. 1976/S. 964, Job Protection Act H.R. 2810 / S. 1425 / S. 1507, Employee Rights Act S. 217, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2011 S. 964, Job Protection Act Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the National Labor Relations Board NLRB Poster Rule NLRB Nominations, no specific legislation NLRB/DOL Labor Election Rules Regulation related to a posting of labor rights (75 Fed. Reg. 80,410, Dec. 22, 2010; 76 Fed. Reg. 54,006, Aug. 30, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to the advice exemption under section 203 of the LMRDA (76 Fed. Reg. 36,178, June 21, 2011) Proposed Regulation related to election process by the NLRB (76 Fed. Reg. 36,812, June 22, 2011) E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13,384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19,345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibility" as it relates to engineering and administrative controls under the OSHA Noise Reduction Standard (29 CFR 1910.95(b)(1) and 1926.52(b)) (75 Fed. Reg. 64,216, October 19, 2010) Proposed regulation regarding recording and reporting of musculoskeletal disorders (75 Fed. Reg. 4,728, Jan. 29, 2010) and reopening of comment period (76 Fed. Reg. 28,383, May 17, 2011) Proposed information collection request for the Family and Medical Leave Act Employer and Employee Surveys (76 Fed. Reg. 18,254, Apr. 1, 2011) Proposed regulation regarding respirable coal dust (75 Fed. Reg. 64,412, Oct. 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to the Workforce Investment Act (specific legislation not yet introduced); issues regarding the National Football League labor dispute; potential legislation regarding bargaining units under the National Labor Relations Act; legislation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Board, including the Notice Mandate, Quickie Elections Rule, and Specialty Health Care Rule; Legislation and Oversight of The Department of Labors Persuader Rule; Labor Relations Boards Complaint against Boeing; NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions; potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB; National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda; Department of Labor regulatory agenda Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 3195, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act Potential legislation dealing with asbestos bankruptcy trust reform Daniel Hillenbrand - Covered Official Positions: Intern - Office of Congressman John Kline
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1653, Customs De Minimis Adjustment Act H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2832, Trade Adjustment Assistance Extension Act of 2011, and various amendments offered H.R. 3011, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2011 H.R.639/S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1228, Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 S. 1619, Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Act of 2011 Appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403) The Customs facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance (discussion draft) Facilitating and Securing Traffic at the Border Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, to be offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010. Updated rule expected Fall of 2011 The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010). Updated rule Fall 2011 DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) The issue will re-emerge in the SAFE Port of Act of 2011 Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials for mutual recognition of regulation including trusted shipper programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program. (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs. Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program Air Cargo Security Working Group, U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to attempts on air cargo planes White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Winter 2012 U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Commercial Operations Advisory Committee, participation in 3 Sub-Committees, Land Border Trade Facilitation, Global Supply Chain Security Air Cargo, and One U.S. Government at the Border Various issues relating to Russias status of Permanent Normal Trade Relations; Chinese currency; a terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA); the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); and Trade Promotion Authority (TPA); Trade dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Trade Negotiations; Export Controls Reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; China's IPR and Industrial Policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-Korea economic relations; The Transatlantic Economic Council Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; International concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S. economic relations with countries in the Middle East, including Egypt and Israel; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation); International Affairs Budget; Funding for the Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), including the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD); IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to China; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; plain packaging; USPTO IP Attache Program; Business Competitiveness, Trade Facilitation, Supply Chain and Customs sections: United States Trade Representative; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia; Creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones or ROZs for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Highway Administration (FHA), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Library of Congress (LOC), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation Security Administration (TSA), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Customs & Border Protection, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Various issues relating to a terminated pilot program allowing cross-border trucking with Mexico
H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 1249, Leahy-Smith America Invents Act H.R. 1299, Secure Border Act of 2011 H.R. 1561, The Ports Act of 2011 H.R. 2072, Securing American Jobs Through Exports Act of 2011 H.R. 2112, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 S. 832, Security and Accountability for Every Port Act Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 968, Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act S. 978, Bill to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and for other purposes S. 1228, Combating Military Counterfeits Act of 2011 H.R. 639/S. 328, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act Appropriations related to the PRO-IP Act (P.L. 110-403) Legislation similar to H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 Legislation similar to S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Free Trade Agreement The Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2011, offered as an amendment to the Customs Authorization Bill (discussion draft) The Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2011 (discussion draft) The 2011 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, particularly, the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably (SAFE) Act (offered as an amendment) (discussion draft) Fiscal 2011 Homeland Security Appropriations (H.R. 1), particularly the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision The Customs facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2011, House Committee on Ways and Means and Senate Committee on Finance (discussion draft) Secure Air Cargo Act of 2011 (discussion draft) from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Statement submitted to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary regarding the Committees June 21, 2011 Oversight of Intellectual Property Law Enforcement Efforts hearing The Department of Transportations Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on January 11, 2010 The Department of Transportations notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry; (See FMCSA - 2004 - 19608 January 4, 2010) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Spring 2011 White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review. Outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review. Report anticipated Spring 2011 Air Cargo Security Working Group , U.S. Department of Homeland Security led working group to develop a response to attempts on air cargo planes Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Supply Chain and Customs Working Group: United States Trade Representative Various issues relating to Russia PNTR; Chinese currency; terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico; Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA); the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP); Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA); the miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB); Brazilian Cotton Institute funding; IP issues related to Internet counterfeiting and piracy; IP issues related to China; IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator and the National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center; the expanded use of software asset management by the Federal Government and its contractors; the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP); plain packaging; the USPTO IP Attache Program; Permanent Normal Trade Relations for Russia; creating Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs) for Afghanistan and Pakistan; U.S.-Mexico economic relations; Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations; Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement negotiations; export controls reform; Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with China; U.S.-China economic relations; Chinas IPR and industrial policies; Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India; U.S.-India economic relations; India's cyber security, encryption, and telecommunications security policies; U.S.-Korea economic relations; the Transatlantic Economic Council; promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; U.S.-Central Asia Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA); U.S.-Russia economic relations; international concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards and Investment; U.S.-Brazil economic relations; U.S. economic relations with countries in the Middle East including Egypt and Israel; G-20 obligations on Financial Service Reforms (Dodd Frank implementation) Chris Strow - Covered Official Positions: Deputy Chief of Staff -- Rep. Jack Metcalf Deputy Chief of Staff/Communications Director -- Rep. Denny Rehberg
H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including: Section 1746, which would limit the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate greenhouse gas emissions under the Clean Air Act; Section 1747, which would prohibit EPA from expanding the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act (CWA) to waters the law was never intended to cover; Section 1419, which would limit the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) ability to take any further action related to closure of the Yucca Mountain geologic repository until it reverses the pending Atomic Safety Licensing Boards finding that the Department of Energy has no legal mechanism to withdraw its license application; Amendment #94 offered by Chairman Kline which would prevent the Department of Education from using any funds to implement the proposed gainful employment regulation; amendments related to limiting funding for the National Labor Relations Board to prevent the Board from modifying the standard it uses to determine what constitutes an appropriate bargaining unit for union organizing and collective bargaining; amendments to improve accountability and congressional oversight of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) by ensuring that this Bureau, which was created in the recently enacted Dodd-Frank law, would be funded through the traditional appropriations process; Amendments #121 and #122, offered by Rep. Lipinski, which would ensure that U.S. industry and agriculture continue to be harmed by punishing retaliatory tariffs established by Mexico because of the failure of the United States to meet its commitment regarding cross border cargo shipments from Mexico; Amendment #29, offered by Rep. Heller, would eliminate U.S. contributions of multilateral assistance funds and significantly impair opportunities for expanded access for U.S. companies in developing markets; various amendments that would limit domestic energy production, including amendments that would levy new punitive taxes and new fees on energy production; Amendment # 439 offered by Rep. Doyle would require all federal agencies exceeding $100 million in extramural research to make final manuscripts of peer-reviewed, private-sector journal articles that report on federally-funded research freely available on the Internet; several amendments that would enable America to maximize all domestic energy resources by expanding access for on shore energy production on federal lands and off shore production in the Gulf of Mexico and the Arctic; various amendments would prohibit certain rulemakings that the Environmental Protection Agency seeks to promulgate that exceed its authority or impose overly costly and burdensome requirements. H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 H.R. 2017, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions that would impose limitations on OMB Circular A-76 competitions H.R. 2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 H.R. 2112 : Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, including provisions that would impose limitations on OMB Circular A-76 competitions H.R. 2354, A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes Fiscal Year 2012 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Financial Services Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Fiscal Year 2012 Appropriations for the Department of Labor Implementation of Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (P.L. 111-203), all provisions and amendments relating to derivatives, consumer protection and corporate governance Various issues related to the FY2012 Budget and Appropriation and the U.S. International Affairs Budget for Fiscal Year 2012; SEC Reform and appropriations; CFPB reform and appropriation; provisions and amendments related to limiting funding for the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Agency, SEC, Commodities and Futures Trading Commission
H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise (RAMP) Act, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including issues related to Hours of Service H.R. 658, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including Section 817 addressing the BARR program H.R. 1034, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011 H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 1473, Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 H.R. 1802, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act H.R. 2354, A bill making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 340, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Financing Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development, a bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of an American Infrastructure Financing Authority, to provide for an extension of the exemption from the alternative minimum tax treatment for certain tax-exempt bonds, and for other purposes S. 939, Sustainable Water Infrastructure Investment Act of 2011 Various issues relating to highway and transit reauthorization; water resource development; FLT and flying time; financing of large infrastructure projects, including aviation, waterways, and clean water; Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program; and shipping lithium batteries
H.R. 527, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011 H.R. 1540, National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2012 H.R. 2008, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 H.R. 10 / S. 299, Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2011 S. 474 Small Business Regulatory Freedom Act of 2011 S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 782, Economic Development Revitalization Act of 2011, including Amendment #417 and Amendment #418, both offered by Senator Portman to ensure independent regulatory agencies are subject to the scope of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, and Amendments #299 and #390 offered by Senator Scott to repeal the three percent withholding tax S. 981, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, including an amendment by Senator Collins and Senator Portman to preclude the White House from forcing the Department of Defense to require entities to disclose their political spending as a condition of participating in the federal procurement process S. 1030, Freedom from Restrictive Excessive Executive Demands and Onerous Mandates (FREEDOM) Act of 2011 S. 1100, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011 FY 2012 Financial Services Appropriations Bill FY 2012 Appropriations Legislation Regulatory Reform legislation to improve oversight, transparency and review (specific legislation not yet introduced) DFARS Case 2009-D038, Business Systems Rule: DoD business systems and modifications to the approval process Winslow Sargeant Nomination for Chief Counsel for the Office of Advocacy Food Safety Modernization Act, Pl 111-353 Rulemaking Energy Savings Performance Contracting Program Defense Contract Audit Agency: Improving the agencys relationship with industry Competitive Sourcing: Ensuring a balanced approach to the use of competitive sourcing Commercial Items: Ensuring contractors can continue to provide commercial items to the government and not narrowing its definition Insourcing: Insourcing of governmental functions Contract bundling: The bundling of contracts by the federal government Various issues relating to the presidential executive order requiring companies to disclose political spending as a condition for bidding for federal contracts; government oversight and process reform; EPA Construction General Permit for Stormwater (advocated for compliance with Executive Order 13563, Regulatory Flexibility Act and Unfunded Mandates Reduction Act);Congressional oversight of the Department of Labor and National Labor Relations Board
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1151, Emergency Mortgage Relief and Neighborhood Stabilization Program Cost Recoupment Act of 2011 H.R. 674, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, including provisions related to repealing the 3 percent withholding law H.R. 601, End Big Oil Tax Subsidies Act of 2011 H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including all tax provisions H.R. 942, American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2011 H.R. 436, Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2011, including all tax provisions H.R. 4 / H.R. 705, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011, including all provisions related to repealing 1099 reporting H. Res. 5, Adopting rules for the One Hundred Twelfth Congress, including provisions relating to House cut-go rules S. 493, SBIR/STTR Reauthorization Act of 2011, including Amendment 212 of the Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-222) S. 258, Close Big Oil Tax Loopholes Act, including provisions related to the elimination of oil and gas industry tax preferences S. 364, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new Small Business Savings Account S. 13, Fair Tax Act of 2011, including provisions related to replacing IRC with 23 percent National Sales Tax in 2013 S. 17, Medical Device Access and Innovation Protection Act, including all tax provisions S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including the Levin amendment S. 89 / S. 164, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2011, including provisions related to repealing the 3 Percent Tax Withholding Law S. 18 / S. 72, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including all provisions related to repealing 1099 reporting Issues relating to the President's FY12 budget Various issues related to the financial crisis responsibility fee, tax reform, tax extenders, repatriation holiday, the 3 percent tax withholding mandate, dual capacity tax players, modifying GRAT rules, IDC & 199, and repeal for oil and gas companies (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 658, FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011 H.R. 572, Clean Ports Act of 2011, including provisions relating to Hours of Service H.R. 662, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 1079, Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2011 H.R. 402, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2011 H.R. 1, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, including provisions relating to federal highway, highway safety and public transportation funding H.R. 104, Realize America's Maritime Promise Act (RAMP Act) H.R. 1034 / S. 340, Airport and Airway Trust Fund Reauthorization Act of 2011 S. 223, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act S. 652, Building and Upgrading Infrastructure for Long-Term Development S. 412, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2011 Various issues including: passing a fully funded transportation bill, highway and transit reauthorization, water resource development; pilot FLT and flying time; financing of large infrastructure projects, including aviation, waterways, and clean water; and the Federal Aviation Administration's Block Aircraft Registration Request (BARR) program (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Issues relating to a terminated pilot program allowing cross-border trucking with Mexico (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Bureau of Citizenship & Immigration Services (BCIS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), Government Accountability Office (GAO), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 1023/H.R. 2935, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 203, Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act H.R. 1733, Passport Fee Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1734, a bill to require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, a bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. S. 321, the Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 2971, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009, amended to include S. 1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, provisions relating to a pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing through the Department of State
H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 1586/H.R. 915/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, and anti-trust immunity Various issues including; proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced) Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095) Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4380, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5503, Securing Protections for the Injured from Limitations on Liability Act H.R. 6518, Research of Alcohol Detection Systems for Stopping Alcohol-related Fatalities Everywhere Act of 2010, specifically Section 205 H.R. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011, including provision related to arbitration H.R. 4678 / S. 1606, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010
H.R. 5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010 H.R. 5393, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically Title XV on conflict materials H.R. 5875, Emergency Supplimental Appropriations for Border Security Act of 2010 H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, particularly the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act (offered as an amendment in the committee mark-up process to H.R. 2200) H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 (PEACE) Act of 2009, including provisions relating to unilateral economic sanctions H.R. 5312, Reciprocal Government Procurement with China Creates American Jobs Act H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 4128, Conflict Minerals Trade Act H.R. 3192, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2009 H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 5160, Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, PRO-IP Act H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, including a provision to create parity between the Volumetric Excise Ethanol Tax Credit (VEETC) and the U.S. tariff on imported ethanol in relation to Brazil-U.S. trade S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 S. 3639, Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2010 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 (House Committee on Ways and Means is working on campanion legislation) S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, including IP issues related to the Internet S. 2799 / H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 S. 1606 / H.R. 4678, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 S. 569 / H.R. 6098, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 S.122 / H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S. 2821 / H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act S. 428 / H.R. 874, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act S.1027 / H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, (see January 11, 2010, Fed. Reg. notice, updated rulemaking expected Fall of 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See FMCSA 2004 - 19608, January 4, 2010, updated rulemaking September of 2010) FY11 Homeland Security Appropriations, including provisions related to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision (bill number not yet assigned) SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347 (bill number not yet assigned, draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007") Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review, report anticipated winter 2010/2011) The following have no legislation/regulation tied to them: U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Economic Relations U.S.-China Economic Relations U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO Intellectual Property, specifically the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO Trade Dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program Trade Dispute with Brazil regarding U.S. Cotton Subsidies U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Engaging U.S. Government to support American companies in India as they grapple with new cyber security, encryption, and telecommunications security policies Issues relating to legislation to extend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) for Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador (specific legislation not yet introduced) White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review, report anticipated winter 2010/2011) Issues relating to a decision by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to deny loan guarantees for the sale of mining equipment by Bucyrus International, a subsidiary of Reliance Power Ltd. of India Various issues relating to sugar import levels as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's sugar program General issues regarding: China IPR polices, IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), IP issues related to the Internet, international concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards, and Investment, the Transatlantic Economic Council, Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), unilateral economic sanctions, border measures, carbon tariffs, and export controls reform, implementing the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA), the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), miscellaneous tariff bill (MTB), Russia PNTR, and Chinese currency, a terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico, and policy developments in China that would create "indigenous innovation" programs that would threaten to exclude U.S. firms from the Chinese market Continued from pg # 26: Tepp-US Copyright Office (a subdivision of the Library of Congress) in a career position (GS-15)
S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including the Baucus amendment, the Johanns amendment, and provisions relating to 1099 reporting S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010, including provisions related to tax extenders and revenue offsets S. 3946, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes S. 3773, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3976, Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, including all provisions related to Titles I, II, III, IV, VI, and VII H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, including the Johanns amendment, the Nelson amendment, as well as issues related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including provisions related to Title III H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 6415, Tax Relief Certainty Act H.R. 275 / S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, including provisions related to repealing the 3% Tax Withholding Law H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Extension of Bush tax cuts (expiring 2001 and 2003) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, research & development, limitation on the deductibilty of treaty benefits, transfer pricing, earnings stripping, dual capacity foreign tax credit, 2001 and 2003 tax extenders, unemployment, insurance, active finance, CFC look-through, AMT, a financial crisis responsibility fee, IRS 2010-0 reporting of uncertain tax positions, marginal income tax rates, estate tax reform, capital gains and dividend tax rates (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg # 17: Cholly Smith - Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mark Kirk; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mark Kirk
H.R. 6184, To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to extend and modify the program allowing the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of permits, and for other purposes H.R. 5892, Water Resources Development Act of 2010, including proposals not yet introduced relating to WRDA H.R. 4844, To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011, including provision related to an extension of SAFETEA-LU H.R. 4472 / S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010, including issues related to invasive species H.R. 1586 / S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including provisions related to NextGen implementation and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) standards H.R. 5850 / S. 3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, specifically provisions relating to SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization, the Highway Trust Fund, NextGen Implementation, FAA Reauthorization, and Positive Train Control S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, specifically provisions relating to the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund S. 3629, Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 S. 3213, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009, and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (bill not yet introduced) Various issues including: short sea shipping and marine highways, port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams) and grant programs, a terminated pilot program allowing cross-border trucking with Mexico, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Council on Environmental Quality's "Proposed National Objectives, Principles, and Standards for Water and Related Resources Implementation Studies," and the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA), in particular provisions relating to Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 5175 / S. 3295 / S. 3628, Democracy is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act H.R. 3765 / S. 3826, Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2009 (REINS Act), including provisions related to government oversight and process reform H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including provisions related to 2% procurement pay H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, provisions relating to Buy American requirements H.R. 2142, Government Efficiency, Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act of 2010, including provisions related to inherently governmental functions H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009, including provisions related to defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions related to defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, including provisions related to Quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy Including all contracting provisions of the following bills: H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010 H.R. 5366, Overseas Contractor Reform Act, including provisions related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act H.R. 5983, Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act of 2010, including provisions related to expansion of program H.R. 6523, Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 S. 3454, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009 S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 (FERA), including provisions related to the False Claims Act S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitilization Act of 2010, including provisions relating to small business contracting initiatives S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009, including provisions related to Whistleblower protections for contractor employees S. 3853, GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 President Obama's Memo on Government Contracting Implementation of Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System FAR Case 2008-039, Interim Rule on Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR Case 2010-008, Recovery Act Subcontract Reporting Procedures Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo on Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees, including provisions related to defining inherently governmental and critical functions (no legislation/regulation tied to this) DFARS Case 2009-D015, Proposed Rulemaking on Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs Issues related to government contracting, congressional oversight of the Department of Labor, competition and workforce issues for federal contracting, organizational conflict of tnterest for federal contractors, high road contracting initiatives, mandating certain labor requirements for federal contractors (no legislation/regulation tied to this)
H.R. 4380, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Federal Election Commission (FEC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 3566, Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, specifically provisions related to short sea shipping and marine highways H.R. 4472 / S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010, including issues relating to invasive species H.R. 4844, To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance S. 3213, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 H.R. 5892, Water Resources Development Act of 2010 S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, including provisions relating to the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund H.R. 1586 / S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including provisions related to NextGen implementation and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) standards H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 S. 3629, Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 H.R. 5381 / S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, including Section 501 regarding Preemption H.R. 5850 / S. 3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, including provisions relating to SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization, the Highway Trust Fund, NextGen Implementation, FAA Reauthorization, and Positive Train Control Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Various issues relating to the Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act (FAAAA), in particular provisions relating to Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce, port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, a terminated pilot program allowing cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) and Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy
H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531 / S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran S. 2799, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 5160, Haiti Economic Lift Program Act of 2010 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, PRO-IP Act H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.122/ H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S. 2821/ H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 S. 3084, Export Promotion Act of 2010 H.R. 4128, Conflict Minerals Trade Act H.R. 3192, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2009 S. 2799/ H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S.1027/ H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 5312, Reciprocal Government Procurement with China Creates American Jobs Act H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 (PEACE) Act of 2009 S. 3325/ H.R. 4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 4645, Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/ H.R. 874, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, particularly the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act (offered as an amendment in the committee mark-up process to H.R. 2200) H.R. 5393, Textile Enforcement and Security Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, specifically Title XV on conflict materials S. 3639, Maritime Transportation Security Authorization Act of 2010 H.R. 5875, Emergency Supplimental Appropriations for Border Security Act of 2010 S. 1606/ H.R. 4678, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010 S. 569/ H.R. 6098, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 5967, Clean Ports Act of 2010 Continued from pg # 71: Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom The following have no legislation/regulation tied to them: US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Korea Economic Relations U.S.-China Economic Relations U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO The Transatlantic Economic Council International Concerns in the areas of Antitrust, Standards, and Investment Intellectual Property, specifically the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO Trade Dispute with Mexico regarding Cross-Border Trucking Program Trade Dispute with Brazil regarding U.S. Cotton Subsidies U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Engaging U.S. Government to support American companies in India as they grapple with new cyber security, encryption, and telecommunications security policies IP issues related to the Internet, S. 3804, Combating Online Infringement and Counterfeits Act, H.R. 496 the "Trade Enforcement Act of 2009,and S. 1631, "Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009" Issues relating to legislation to extend the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) for Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador (specific legislation not yet introduced) White House and U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Global Supply Chain Security Review (outreach to the White House, DHS and Customs and Border Protection throughout the review, report anticipated winter 2010/2011) Issues relating to a decision by the Export-Import Bank of the United States to deny loan guarantees for the sale by Bucyrus International, Inc. of mining equipment to a subsidiary of Reliance Power Ltd. of India Various issues relating to sugar import levels as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's sugar program General issues regarding: China IPR polices, IP issues related to the office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator (IPEC), Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), unilateral economic sanctions, border measures, carbon tariffs, and export controls reform The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, (see January 11, 2010, Fed. Reg. notice, updated rulemaking expected Fall of 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the exsisting regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See FMCSA 2004 - 19608, January 4, 2010, updated rulemaking September of 2010) Customs and Border Protection (CBP) attempts to modify the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States (language included in USCBP-2007-0083 prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009, updated rulemaking Fall 2010) FY11 Homeland Security Appropriations, including provisions related to the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) provision (bill number not yet assigned) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (bill number not yet assigned, draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007") Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Various issues relating to U.S. compliance with the World Trade Organization ruling in the dispute settlement case brought by Brazil regarding U.S. cotton subsidies, policy developments in China that would create "indigenous innovation" programs that would threaten to exclude U.S. firms from the Chinese market, and a terminated pilot program allowing cross border trucking with Mexico (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg.# 77: DiPaula-Coyle - Chief of Staff (Schedule C), International Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; Policy Advisor (Schedule C Position), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce; Special Assistant (Schedule C Position), Office of the Under Secretary, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of Commerce
H.R. 3192 / S. 1633, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2009 S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, including provisions relating to a pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing through the Department of State Bills on Travel and Tourism Issues: S. 203, Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act H.R. 1733, Passport Fee Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1734, To require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (House version has yet to be introduced) H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, A bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes S. 321, Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 1434, State and Foreign Operations Appropriations Act, 2010, and related programs S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 H.R. 1299, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 Various issues regarding the implementation of WHTI on specific changes to the Final Rule, and possible fixes moving forward with the full implementation (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg # 65: Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom
H.R. 4380, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009
H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including provisions relating to Build America Bonds and Private Activity Bonds (Tax Extenders Act) H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including issues related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, including the Johanns Amendment, Lincoln-Kyl amendment, and the Nelson amendment, as well as issues relating to 1099 reporting S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act H.R. 5893, Investing in American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including Title III H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, specifically provisions related taxing foreign-owned companies doing business in the United States and Section 301 H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 1586, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, specifically provisions related to tax increases on American worldwide companies and revenue offsets H.R. 275/ S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, including provisions related to repealing of 3% tax withholding law FY2011 Obama Budget: Carried Interest FY2011 Obama Budget: Estate Tax; Lincoln-Kyl Amendment FY2011 Obama Budget: Foreign Tax Credit; Transfer Pricing Extension of Bush tax cuts (expiring 2001 and 2003 Tax Cuts )(bill number not yet assigned) Comments on IRS Notice 2010-51: the 1099 information reporting mandate Various issues relating to legislation to keep the capital gains and dividends tax rates at 15 percent, estate tax reform, extension of expiring 2001, 2003 tax cuts, marginal income tax rates, federal estate tax, capital gains and divident tax rates, a financial crisis responsibility fee, IRS 2010-0 reporting of uncertain tax positions, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from Pg # 56: Doss - Sr. Counsel, Rep. Jackson Lee; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Udall Casasco - Page, U.S. Senate; Intern, U.S. Senate Cloakroom
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 1586/H.R. 915/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, and anti-trust immunity Various issues including; proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced) Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095) Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4380, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 1586/H.R. 915/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, and anti-trust immunity Various issues including; proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced) Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095) Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
S. 1023/H.R. 2935, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 203, Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act H.R. 1733, Passport Fee Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1734, a bill to require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, a bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. S. 321, the Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 2971, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009, amended to include S. 1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, provisions relating to a pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing through the Department of State
S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4380, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5037, Federal Research Public Access Act of 2009 H.R. 1242, TARP Accountability and Disclosure Act S. 910, a bill to amend the EESA of 2008 to provide for additional monitoring and accountability of TARP H.R. 3765, Regulations from the Executive In Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on plug-in electric drive vehicles or batteries that are developed and produced in the United States H.R. 2568, Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, provisions debarring contractors H.R. 3116, Berry Amendment Extension Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 3558, Small Business Fair Competition Act, provisions on defining a small business in federal contracting H.R. 4351/S. 2890, Buy American Improvement Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 4553, 21st Century Buy American Act, Buy American provisions H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, provisions on Quadrennial National Manufacturing Strategy H.R. 5013, IMPROVE Acquisition Act, provisions on contracting H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions on contracting S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009 S. 924, Correction of Longstanding Errors in Agencies Unsustainable Procurements (CLEAN UP) Act, provisions on insourcing/outsourcing S. 1745, Non-Federal Employee Whistleblower Protection Act of 2009 S. 2901, Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on contracting S. 2902, Federal Acquisition Institute Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on contracting S. 2989, Small Business Contracting Revitalization Act of 2010 S. 3454/H.R. 4899, National Defense Authorization Act, provisions on contracting H.R. 5175/S. 3295, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act (DISCLOSE Act) H.R. 1262, Water Quality Investment Act of 2009, Buy American requirements H.R 2187, 21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Rule Implementing Section 1512 of H.R. 1, Buy American requirements FAR Case 2008-009, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations FAR Case 2008-027, Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System OMB Interim Guidance Implementing Section 1605 of H.R. 1, Buy American Requirements President Obama's Memo on Government Contracting Implementation of Expansive Authority of Section 5 of FTC Act to bring competition cases DFARS Case 2009-D015, Proposed Rulemaking - Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Major Defense Acquisition Programs, House Armed Services Committee's Defense Acquisition Reform Office of Federal Procurement Policy Memo on Work Reserved for Performance by Federal Government Employees (no regulation tied to this) General issues related to: government contracting, high road contracting initiative, Class Deviation implementing arbitration provisions for federal contractors, definition of cost or pricing data on federal contracts and organizational conflict of interest for federal contractors (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
H.R. 5381/S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010 H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance S. 3213, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 H.R. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 Various issues including: port infrastructure, dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, short sea shipping and marine highways, reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act, NextGen implementation and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) standards (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this)
H.R. 2410/S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Visa Video Conferencing appropriations S. 203, Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act H.R. 1733, Passport Fee Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1734, a bill to require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, a bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes S. 321, Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 1434, FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill H.R. 1299, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 Various issues related to the implementation of the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 (Public Law No: 111-145)
H.R. 4380, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009, provisions on tariffs
All finance provisions in the following bills: H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009 H.R. 3272, Corporate Governance Reform Act of 2009 H.R. 3351, Proxy Voting Transparency Act of 2009 S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act S. 1691, Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H. R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act Issues relating to the Department of the Treasury extending Notice 2009-14 to non-U.S. institutions (there is no legislation/regulation tied to this) SEC Proposed Self Regulatory Organization Rules Changes Adding Trading Pauses Releases 62126/62129/File Numbers SR-NYSE 2010-39 and SR-NASDAQ 2010-061 (no specific legislation introduced) Various issues related to: proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, G-20 Summit Positions on bank tax, financial transaction tax and accounting standards, financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this) Implementation of the Sarbanes/Oxley Act (no specific legislation introduced) President Obama's proposed Executive order on Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee (not yet published) Proposed legislation on Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections (not yet introduced)
H.R. 5141, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act All healthcare provisions of the following bills: H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act General issues related to: medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Draft comprehensive proposed health reform, provisions relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (not yet introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
H.R. 4380, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
S. 1023/H.R. 2935, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 203, Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act H.R. 1733, Passport Fee Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1734, a bill to require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, a bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. S. 321, the Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 2971, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009, amended to include S. 1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, provisions relating to a pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing through the Department of State
S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)
H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 1586/H.R. 915/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, and anti-trust immunity Various issues including; proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced) Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095) Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 The nomination of the Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator U.S.-Korea economic relations U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with India Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China Promoting transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation, regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement Doha Round of World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations U.S.-China Economic Relations H.R. 4645, the Travel Restriction Reform and Export Enhancement Act S. 428/H.R. 874, the Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 496, the Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 4284, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.282/H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R.1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, provisions on Buy American S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions on trade H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act S.1027/H.R. 2378, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions on Unilateral Economic Sanctions S. 2799/H.R. 2194, Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability and Divestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, provisions on Border Measures, Carbon Tariffs S. 2862, Small Business Export Enhancement and International Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act (bill titles does not include year) H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2194, a bill to amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations H.R. 2200, the 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions on the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act S. 1631, the Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H. Res. 252, Affirmation of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution The Department of Transportation's Hazardous Materials, Transportation of Lithium Batteries Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (See Federal Register January 11, 2010) The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee efforts to alter Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994 (FAAAA) and eliminate federal preemption of state economic regulation of interstate commerce pertaining to port security, safety and environmental issues (Draft legislation, not yet introduced) The Department of Transportation's notice regarding modifications to the existing regulation regarding Hours of Service, in the trucking industry (See Federal Register January 4, 2010) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modification to the existing First Sale Rule, regulating duties on products that come into the United States. Language included in the Farm Bill prohibiting CBP from implementing any change to the First Sale Rule until January 1, 2011 (See Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the coastwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009) The "Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act" (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; Brazil's retaliatory tariffs, cross border trucking with Mexico, U.S. cotton subsidies, U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs, U.S. C-TPAT program, Canadas Partners in Protection program, Customs and Border Protection Importer Security Filing or 10+2 Rule (specific legislation not introduced)
H.R. 4380, Miscellaneous Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2009
S. 1023/H.R. 2935, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 203, Strengthening the Visa Waiver Program to Secure America Act H.R. 1733, Passport Fee Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 1734, a bill to require the Secretary of State to establish passport issuance agencies within 50 miles of all major international border crossings H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, a bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, a bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. S. 321, the Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 S. 2971, the Foreign Relations Authorization Act H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009, amended to include S. 1023, the Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 2971, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, provisions relating to a pilot program for the processing of tourist visas using secure remote videoconferencing through the Department of State
H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, provisions on Payroll Tax S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 3014, the Stabenow-Hatch American Job Creation and Investment Act H.R. 3590, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the related budget reconciliation legislation H.R. 4872, the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, tax provisions H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1678, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment S. 3014/H.R. 4850, American Job Creation and Investment Act (bill number does not include year) S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 Potential tax gap proposals for small business on 1099 Corporate Reporting and potential tax extenders legislation (no specific legislation introduced) FY 2011 Obama Budget proposal on potential bank tax (no specific legislation introduced) Reid Jobs Bill (Sub Amendment to H.R. 2847) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (specific legislation not yet introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4472/S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 4844, a bill to ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance H.R. 1586/H.R. 915/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, and anti-trust immunity Various issues including; proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced) Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095) Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (not yet introduced) and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU)
S. 569, Incorporation, Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 773, Cybersecurity Act of 2009 H.R. 2195, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against cyber attack, and for other purposes S. 946, Critical Electric Infrastructure Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2998/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2010 S. 3155, a bill to require reporting on certain information and communications technologies of foreign countries, to develop action plans to improve the capacity of certain countries to combat cybercrime, and for other purposes S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 S. 2996, Continuing Chemical Facilities Antiterrorism Security Act of 2010 S. 778, a bill to establish a national cyber security advisor in the White House H.R. 2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009 FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reauthorization (no bill number draft legislation) Transportation Security Administrations Large Aircraft Security Program or LASP (see Oct. 30, 2008, Federal Register notice) DHS-FEMA Voluntary Private Sector Accreditation and Certification Preparedness (PS-Prep) Program of Title IX of the "Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007" (P.L. 110-53) (See Oct. 16 and Nov. 4, 2009, Federal Register notices) General H1N1 influenza preparedness issues, including Department Health and Human Service pandemic influenza planning/preparedness guidance documents (see Federal Register June 3, 2008) DHS National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP), including the issue of resilience, and implementation of the National Response Framework (no legislation/regulation tied to these items) DHS Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347, and Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007) (no specific legislation introduced) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement) The Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2010 Reauthorization Act (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (No bill number draft legislation) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) public comment request on the issue of regulating gasoline in aboveground storage facilities as a chemical of interest under the Chemical Facilities Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) programs flammable mixtures rule (see Jan. 15, 2010, Federal Register notice) The Bush administrations Comprehensive Cyber Security Initiative (see Jan. 8, 2008, National Security Presidential Directive 54/Homeland Security Presidential Directive 23) The Obama administrations 60-day cyber security review (see May 29, 2009, Cyberspace Policy Review)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolutionIssues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposesH.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531 / S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences or GSP H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122 / H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers or TAA S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 The 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China.Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements; economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Buy American Provisions and the Baucus-Grassley-Rangel-Camp Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Amendment H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 1027, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement H.R. 1886, The Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 2200, the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, provisions on Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, Automated Customs Environment or ACE provision Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (see May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register notices) FY 2009 customs reauthorization bill (no bill number draft legislation) FY 2009 reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (no bill number draft legislation) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347) One hundred percent air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Department of Homeland Security 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Covered Position for Patrick Kilbride: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU).S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax creditH. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes S. 437/ H.R. 2519, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3200/S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 S. 2662, Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on flexible spending accounts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009, provision on patient protection Issues related to ERISA preemption (no specific legislation introduced) Senate Finance Health Reform Drafts - Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing aspects Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects House Tri-Committee Health Reform Bill - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects General background on comprehensive health reform, flexible spending accounts, medical liability reform and health savings accounts (no specific legislation introduced)
Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3393/S. 1934, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 All tax-related provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452/S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 S. 1678, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 3607, FY 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act H.R. 3617, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non business energy property H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Tax Act of 2009 S. 623, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3905, Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3408/S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 General background on tax gap proposals for small business, 1099 Corporate Reporting and possible tax extenders (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010, known as the Main Street Jobs Act, provisions on TARP funding H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act H.R. 3890, Accountability and Transparency in Ratings Agency Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (no bill number yet in the Senate - still in the Senate Banking Committee) General background on; financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific legislation introduced)
S. 1023/H.R. 2935, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 1035, Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 H.R. 1299, Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009 All travel and tourism-related provisions of the following bills: S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 2670, IMPACTT Act of 2009 H.R. 2954, to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to extend the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to waive certain requirements under the visa waiver program for an additional 2 years S. 1335, a bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes. S. 321, Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009
H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) Guidance for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program (see Oct. 27, 2008, Federal Register notice)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531 / S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences or GSP H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122 / H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers or TAA S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 The 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China. Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements; economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Buy American Provisions and the Baucus-Grassley-Rangel-Camp Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Amendment H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 1027, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement H.R. 1886, The Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 2200, the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, provisions on Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, Automated Customs Environment or ACE provision Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (see May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register notices) FY 2009 customs reauthorization bill (no bill number draft legislation) FY 2009 reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (no bill number draft legislation) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347) One hundred percent air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Department of Homeland Security 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Covered Position for Patrick Kilbride: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax credit H. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes S. 437/ H.R. 2519, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)
H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531 / S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences or GSP H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122 / H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers or TAA S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 The 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China. Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements; economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Buy American Provisions and the Baucus-Grassley-Rangel-Camp Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Amendment H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 1027, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement H.R. 1886, The Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 2200, the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, provisions on Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, Automated Customs Environment or ACE provision Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (see May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register notices) FY 2009 customs reauthorization bill (no bill number draft legislation) FY 2009 reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (no bill number draft legislation) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347) One hundred percent air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Department of Homeland Security 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Covered Position for Patrick Kilbride: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3393/S. 1934, Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act of 2009 All tax-related provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265/S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452/S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009 S. 1678, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 3607, FY 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act H.R. 3617, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Tax Extenders Act of 2009 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009 S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non business energy property H.R. 3548, Worker, Homeownership, and Business Tax Act of 2009 S. 623, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act H.R. 3905, Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3408/S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability, and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 General background on tax gap proposals for small business, 1099 Corporate Reporting and possible tax extenders (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 2868, Chemical and Water Security Act of 2009 H.R. 2477, Chemical Facility Security Authorization Act of 2009 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Risk-Based Performance Standards (RBPS) Guidance for the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) program (see Oct. 27, 2008, Federal Register notice)
H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010, known as the Main Street Jobs Act, provisions on TARP funding H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act H.R. 3890, Accountability and Transparency in Ratings Agency Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (no bill number yet in the Senate - still in the Senate Banking Committee) General background on; financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3200/S. 1679, Affordable Health Choices Act S. 1796, America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 S. 2662, Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009, provisions on flexible spending accounts H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 3590, Service Members Home Ownership Tax Act of 2009, provision on patient protection Issues related to ERISA preemption (no specific legislation introduced) Senate Finance Health Reform Drafts - Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing aspects Senate HELP Affordable Health Choices Act - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects House Tri-Committee Health Reform Bill - Coverage, delivery reform and financing aspects General background on comprehensive health reform, flexible spending accounts, medical liability reform and health savings accounts (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (no bill number yet) EPA Final Mandatory Reporting of Greenhouse Gases Rule (Federal Register Sep. 22, 2009) EPA Proposed EPA Rulemaking to Establish Light-Duty Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emission Standards and Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards EPA Notice of Decision Granting a Waiver of Clean Air Act Preemption for Californias 2009 and Subsequent Model Year Greenhouse Gas Emission Standard for New Motor Vehicles Issues relating to nuclear waste storage (no specific legislation) Issues related to EPA's regulatory actions related to greenhouse gas emissions (no specific legislation) EPA's Final Rule on Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act (73 Fed. Reg. 20,421)
S. 1023/H.R. 2935, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 3192/S. 1633, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards Act of 2009 S. 1023, Travel Promotion Act of 2009 S. 1335, A bill to require reports on the effectiveness and impacts of the implementation of the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, and for other purposes S. 1434, the FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations bill S. 321, Passport Card Travel Enhancement Act of 2009 Issues relating to the request from Representatives Waxman and Stupak that 52 health care companies compile detailed business, personnel, and travel information and turn it over to the government (no specific legislation)
H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2346 / S. 1054, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009 H.R. 3435, Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Assistance to Recycle and Save Program H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3183/S. 1436, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3170/S. 1432, Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 2892/S. 1298, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3293, Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 2918/S. 1294, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3082/S. 1407, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3081/S. 1434, Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 2997/S. 1406, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H. Con Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014, issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014 H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes Issues relating to Secretary Geithner's request that Congress raise the debt ceiling (no specific legislation)
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (Bill number not yet available) America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (Bill number not yet available) Issues related medical liability reform (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues related to ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to the request from Representatives Waxman and Stupak that 52 health care companies compile detailed business, personnel, and travel information and turn it over to the government (no specific legislation)
H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 1705/S. 566, Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act H.R. 627/S. 414, Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights Act of 2009 S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violations Act of 2009 Various issues relating to the Systemic Risk Regulator (no specific legislation) Issues related to the Expansion of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility to include certain legacy, non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities by the Federal Reserve (no specific legislation) Various issues relating to over-the-counter derivative transactions (specific legislation not yet introduced) Various issues relating to end-user derivatives (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issac Reyes Official Covered Positions: Legislative Correspondent, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Legislative Director, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Silvestre Reyes Policy Advisor to the Democratic Policy Committee, Committee Chairman Senator Tom Daschle Thomas Quaadman Official Covered Positions: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella
H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension, provisions related to Generalized System of Preferences H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122/H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers S.3083/H.R. 6180, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 1027, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act H.R. 1318/S. 496, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act H.R. 1886, Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 (PEACE Act of 2009) H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment (TRADE) Act H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 S. 1196/S. 1208, The Small Business International Trade Enhancement Act of 2009, provisions related to trade programs for small businesses H.R. 3570, the Satellite Home Viewer Update and Reauthorization Act S. 1631, Customs Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4279/S. 3325, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act, provisions related to intellectual property H. J. Res. 60, Providing for the approval of the Congress of the proposed agreement for cooperation between the United States and the United Arab Emirates pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 H.R. 874/S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531/S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations, provisions relating to Chinese poultry H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 1837/S. 780, U.S.-Paraguay Partnership Act of 2009 H.R. 2200, The 2009 Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act, provisions related to the Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, provisions related to the Automated Commercial Environment Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements in Eurasia, supporting economic dialogue with Russia; and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO (no specific legislation) FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations (no bill number assigned) General background on unilateral economic sanctions, compulsory licensing in multilateral fora, internet piracy and counterfeiting, funding for the PRO-IP act, nomination/selection of an IP Enforcement Coordinator, "Buy American" provisions, the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (no specific legislation) Issues relating to U.S. compliance with the World Trade Organization ruling in the dispute settlement case brought by Brazil (DS 267) regarding U.S. cotton subsidies (specific legislation not yet introduced) Customs and Border Protection notice of proposed modifications to the costwise law pertaining to certain merchandise Jones Act Modifications (see Customs Bulletin July 17, 2009). Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (see May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register notices) Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2009 Reauthorization Act (No bill number draft legislation) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) One hundred percent (100%) air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (see P.L. 110-53) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no specific legislation) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no specific legislation) DHSs proposed rule 10+2(see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 874 / S. 428, Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act H.R. 1528, Export Freedom to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1530, Free Trade With Cuba Act H.R. 1531 / S. 1089, Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2009 H.R. 1318, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 H.R. 3012, Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension or ATPA H.R. 7222, Generalized System of Preferences or GSP H.R. 7081, U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement S.122 / H.R. 910, Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers or TAA S.3083/H.R. 6180, the Trade Reform, Accountability, Development, and Employment Act of 2008 The 123 Nuclear Agreement between the United States and the United Arab Emirates. Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations. U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China. Promoting Transatlantic investment, trade and regulatory cooperation; regional trade integration agreements; economic dialogue with Russia and negotiations to accept Russia in WTO S. 3325/H.R. 4279, The Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 1, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Buy American Provisions and the Baucus-Grassley-Rangel-Camp Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) Amendment H.R. 496, Trade Enforcement Act of 2009 S. 1027, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2009 H.R. 2310, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 2311, United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 2312, United States-China Energy Cooperation Act H.R. 2313, U.S.-China Language Engagement Act Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement H.R. 1886, The Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act of 2009 FY 2010 State and Foreign Operations Appropriations H.R. 2200, the Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act of 2009, provisions on Screening Applied Fairly and Equitably or SAFE Act H.R. 2892, FY 2010 Homeland Security Appropriations, Automated Customs Environment or ACE provision Coast Guard/Customs Border Protection Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program (see May 22, 2006 and May 7, 2008, Federal Register notices) FY 2009 customs reauthorization bill (no bill number draft legislation) FY 2009 reauthorization of the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act of 2006 (or SAFE Port Act, P.L. 109-347) (no bill number draft legislation) Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning (see the Every Port Act of 2006, P.L. 109-347) One hundred percent air cargo screening/maritime cargo scanning security provisions of the Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 (P.L. 110-53) Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Agreement between U.S. and Canadian trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canadas Partners in Protection (PIP) program (There is no legislation/regulation tied to this agreement.) Department of Homeland Security 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register) Covered Position for Patrick Kilbride: Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax credit H. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes S. 437/ H.R. 2519, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
General issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, and research & development tax credit H. Con. Res. 85 / S. Con. Res. 13, Setting forth the Congressional budget for the United States Government for FY 2010 and including appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2009 and 2011 through 2014 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 2452 / S. 823, Net Operating Loss (NOL) Carryback Act H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 S. 1230, Home Buyer Tax Credit Act of 2009 S. 765, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the Secretary of the Treasury to not impose a penalty for failure to disclose reportable transactions when there is reasonable cause for such failure, to modify such penalty, and for other purposes S. 437/ H.R. 2519, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction of attorney-advanced expenses and court costs in contingency fee cases H.R. 275/S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 690/S. 144, Modernize Our Bookkeeping In the Law for Employee's Cell Phone Act of 2009 H.R. 1935, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the treatment of partnership interests held by partners providing services S. 1082, Generate Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding Act of 2009 Issues related to taxation in various health care reform proposals (no specific legislation introduced) Small Business Jump Start Act of 2009 (legislation not introduced), increasing the small businesss start-up expense deduction from $5,000 to $10,000 President's Proposed Budget, FY2010 Greenbook Public Law No. 111-5 - ARRA: Implementation of the Stimulus Bill Access to Capital Provisions and Tax Provisions. SEC Roadmap for Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS): Repeal of Last-In, First-Out Method of Inventory Accounting (LIFO)
H. Con. Res. 85, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution S. Con. Res. 13, the fiscal year 2010 budget resolution Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal including: removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure. H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act 2009, including provisions related to IMF funding and "cash for clunkers" H. J. Res. 38, Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2997, FY 2010 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, provisions regarding the Legal Services Corporation H.R. 2918 / S. 1294, FY 2010 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act H.R. 3082, FY 2010 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act H.R. 3081, Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act H.R. 2892 / S. 1298, FY 2010 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, including provisions relating to the funding of the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) FY 2010 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations (specific legislation not yet introduced), including provisions relating to the U.S. Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE) and the Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) program FY 2010 Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Related Agencies Appropriations Act
The Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009 (legislation not yet introduced), and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU). S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 915, Federal Aviation Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2009, including provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009, and other legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 Issues relating to President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions, specifically issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewalls and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Railroad Investment Tax Credit H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization, freight fees, ballast water discharge (no specific legislation introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues (no rule or specific legislation introduced) H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, including provisions related to Cross-Border Trucking with Mexico.
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (bill number not yet available) H.R. 2526, Medical FSA Improvement Act of 2009 (Flexible Spending Account cash-outs) Comprehensive healthcare reform (proposals being drafted in the Senate Finance, Senate HELP and House Tri-Committees) ERISA regulation of employee health plans (no specific legislation or regulations)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, provisions regarding cross-border trucking, transportation infrastructure investment, and Army Corps of Engineers funding H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, all provisions related to transportation infrastructure investment. H.R. 528 / H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 1512, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to reauthorization of the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Reauthorization (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and rehabilitation of locks and dams) (legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping and Marine Highways issues (legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization (legislation not yet introduced) General transportation infrastructure issues including border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, future of transportation policy, financing and funding option for transportation, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, a proposed national Infrastructure Bank, and proposed transportation and infrastructure financing measures including Build America Bonds, Private Activity Bonds, and the State Revolving Fund. (legislation not yet introduced) President Obama's FY 2010 budget H. Con Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014: includes issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewall and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014: includes issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewall and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure Potential ballast water discharge regulation
Issues related to employer provided health benefits as part of healthcare reform H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 All health provisions in the following: H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefit Protection Act of 2009 H. Con Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014 S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office
H.R. 1105, Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes, provisions regarding cross-border trucking, transportation infrastructure investment, and Army Corps of Engineers funding H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, all provisions related to transportation infrastructure investment. H.R. 528 / H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 1512, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 Issues relating to reauthorization of the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Reauthorization (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) reauthorization (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and rehabilitation of locks and dams) (legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping and Marine Highways issues (legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reauthorization (legislation not yet introduced) General transportation infrastructure issues including border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission, future of transportation policy, financing and funding option for transportation, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, public transit funding, a proposed national Infrastructure Bank, and proposed transportation and infrastructure financing measures including Build America Bonds, Private Activity Bonds, and the State Revolving Fund. (legislation not yet introduced) President Obama's FY 2010 budget H. Con Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014: includes issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewall and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014: includes issues relating to proposed removal of budgetary firewall and mandatory contract authority for the Highway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers funding, and funding for the Airports and Airway Trust Fund and general aviation infrastructure Potential ballast water discharge regulation
Issues related to employer provided health benefits as part of healthcare reform H.R. 1346 / S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 All health provisions in the following: H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2009 H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 H.R. 2, Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefit Protection Act of 2009 H. Con Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014 S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Information Agency (USIA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Veterans Affairs, Dept of (VA), White House Office