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Secret Ballot Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · first_quarter · 1A
H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to climate S. 1462/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non-business energy property S. 2818, a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes S. 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, provisions on energy S. J. Res. 26, Murkowski-Lincoln Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval of endangerment finding Issues related to the Renewable Integration Credit, incentives to deploy nuclear power, storing nuclear waste and greenhouse gas emissions (specific legislation not yet introduced) Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (bill number not yet assigned) Various issues relating to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act Section 48C Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit (specific legislation not introduced)
Source: Senate LDA
Secret Ballot Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Secret Ballot Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Secret Ballot Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 5176, Family and Independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act H.R.6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 S. 3991, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26, 062, May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC FTC Hart Scott Rodino comments: Revisions to HSR rules Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13, 384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19, 345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations related to flight crew duty and rest (75 Fed. Reg. 55, 825, Sept. 14, 2010)) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibilty" 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. 64216, October 19, 2010) Consideration of International Labor Standards during the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee meetings (including Dec. 15, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board The nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chai R. Feldblum, and Victoria A. Lipnic to serve as Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Various issues related to the Workforce Investment Act (legislation not yet introduced), Dept of Labor regulations, oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress, the National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, as well as potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
Secret Ballot Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Secret Ballot Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Secret Ballot Protection Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Paycheck Fairness Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Water Quality Investment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, including amendments related to the repeal of the 1099 reporting mandate S. 3501, American Job Protection Act, including provisions related to an employer mandate S. 3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, including issues related to FSA and HSA provisions H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, including provisions related to class act reform H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 S. 3653, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, IPAB Reform provisions S.J. Res. 39, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including provisions related to PPACA grandfathering and IFR The Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2010, provisions related to Medicare claims database release (bill number not yet assigned) Draft Comprehensive health reform, all provisions relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate (bills in the Senate and House) Various issues related to the regulatory and legislative corrections to the following bills: H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), provisions related to coverage, delivery reform, and financing aspects H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), provisions related to coverage, delivery reform, and financing aspects General issues related to ERISA preemption and implementation and the regulatory process following the passage and enactment of health care reform (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, provisions related to 1099 reporting and amendments offered by Senator Mike Johanns and Senator Max Baucus which would repeal Section 9006 of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 3924, Public Accountability in Health Care Implementation Act Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule Preexisting Condition Exclusion, Lifetime & Annual Limits Rescissions, and Patient Protections Interim Final Rule Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments National Quality Plan Request For Comments Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study) Issues related to ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Various ongoing issues related to Section 9006 of of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, usually referred to as the 1099 reporting mandate Comprehensive health reform and all aspects relating to coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate
Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, including amendments related to the repeal of the 1099 reporting mandate S. 3501, American Job Protection Act, including provisions related to an employer mandate S. 3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, including issues related to FSA and HSA provisions H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, including provisions related to class act reform H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 S. 3653, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, IPAB Reform provisions S.J. Res. 39, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including provisions related to PPACA grandfathering and IFR The Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2010, provisions related to Medicare claims database release (bill number not yet assigned) Draft Comprehensive health reform, all provisions relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate (bills in the Senate and House) Various issues related to the regulatory and legislative corrections to the following bills: H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), provisions related to coverage, delivery reform, and financing aspects H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), provisions related to coverage, delivery reform, and financing aspects General issues related to ERISA preemption and implementation and the regulatory process following the passage and enactment of health care reform (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Medical Device Safety Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
National Labor Relations Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
National Labor Relations Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
National Labor Relations Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
National Labor Relations Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
National Labor Relations Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
National Labor Relations Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
National Labor Relations Modernization Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 5176, Family and Independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act H.R.6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 S. 3991, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26, 062, May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC FTC Hart Scott Rodino comments: Revisions to HSR rules Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13, 384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19, 345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations related to flight crew duty and rest (75 Fed. Reg. 55, 825, Sept. 14, 2010)) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibilty" 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. 64216, October 19, 2010) Consideration of International Labor Standards during the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee meetings (including Dec. 15, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board The nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chai R. Feldblum, and Victoria A. Lipnic to serve as Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Various issues related to the Workforce Investment Act (legislation not yet introduced), Dept of Labor regulations, oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress, the National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, as well as potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 5176, Family and Independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act H.R.6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 S. 3991, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26, 062, May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC FTC Hart Scott Rodino comments: Revisions to HSR rules Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13, 384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19, 345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations related to flight crew duty and rest (75 Fed. Reg. 55, 825, Sept. 14, 2010)) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibilty" 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. 64216, October 19, 2010) Consideration of International Labor Standards during the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee meetings (including Dec. 15, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board The nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chai R. Feldblum, and Victoria A. Lipnic to serve as Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Various issues related to the Workforce Investment Act (legislation not yet introduced), Dept of Labor regulations, oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress, the National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, as well as potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Employee Free Choice Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Congressional Made in America Promise Act of 2010
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Protecting America's Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Protecting America's Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Protecting America's Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Protecting America's Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 5176, Family and Independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act H.R.6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 S. 3991, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26, 062, May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC FTC Hart Scott Rodino comments: Revisions to HSR rules Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13, 384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19, 345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations related to flight crew duty and rest (75 Fed. Reg. 55, 825, Sept. 14, 2010)) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibilty" 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. 64216, October 19, 2010) Consideration of International Labor Standards during the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee meetings (including Dec. 15, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board The nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chai R. Feldblum, and Victoria A. Lipnic to serve as Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Various issues related to the Workforce Investment Act (legislation not yet introduced), Dept of Labor regulations, oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress, the National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, as well as potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
Protecting America's Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Protecting America's Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Protecting America's Workers Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Alert Laid off Employees in Reasonable Time Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Alert Laid off Employees in Reasonable Time Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Alert Laid off Employees in Reasonable Time Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 5176, Family and Independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act H.R.6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 S. 3991, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26, 062, May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC FTC Hart Scott Rodino comments: Revisions to HSR rules Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13, 384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19, 345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations related to flight crew duty and rest (75 Fed. Reg. 55, 825, Sept. 14, 2010)) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibilty" 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. 64216, October 19, 2010) Consideration of International Labor Standards during the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee meetings (including Dec. 15, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board The nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chai R. Feldblum, and Victoria A. Lipnic to serve as Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Various issues related to the Workforce Investment Act (legislation not yet introduced), Dept of Labor regulations, oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress, the National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, as well as potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
Alert Laid off Employees in Reasonable Time Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Alert Laid off Employees in Reasonable Time Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Alert Laid off Employees in Reasonable Time Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Alert Laid off Employees in Reasonable Time Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 5176, Family and Independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act H.R.6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 S. 3991, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26, 062, May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC FTC Hart Scott Rodino comments: Revisions to HSR rules Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13, 384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19, 345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations related to flight crew duty and rest (75 Fed. Reg. 55, 825, Sept. 14, 2010)) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibilty" 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. 64216, October 19, 2010) Consideration of International Labor Standards during the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee meetings (including Dec. 15, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board The nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chai R. Feldblum, and Victoria A. Lipnic to serve as Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Various issues related to the Workforce Investment Act (legislation not yet introduced), Dept of Labor regulations, oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress, the National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, as well as potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Healthy Families Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009, and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (bill not yet introduced) H.R. 1586 / S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including provisions related to NextGen implementation and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) standards H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 5892, Water Resources Development Act of 2010 H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 5850 / S. 3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, specifically provisions relating to SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization, the Highway Trust Fund, NextGen Implementation, FAA Reauthorization, and Positive Train Control S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, specifically provisions relating to the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund S. 3566, Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, including provisions related to short sea shipping. H.R. 4472 / S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010, including issues relating to invasive species S. 3629, Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 H.R. 4844, To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance S. 3213, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 H.R. 5381 / S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, specifically Section 501 regarding preemption H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including provisions relating to Build America Bonds and Private Activity Bonds Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Ion Batteries Various issues including: Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, in particular provisions relating to Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce (bill title does not include year), port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, the implementation of NextGen, unintroduced legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank, short sea shipping and marine highways, a terminated pilot program allowing cross-border trucking with Mexico, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
To repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities.
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Truth in Employment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Truth in Employment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Truth in Employment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Truth in Employment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Truth in Employment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 6038, Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Dood-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S. 569/ H.R. 6098, 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 H.R. 4790/ H.R. 4537, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 3421 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009 S. 3717/H.R. 6086, A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes President Obama's nomination of Elizabeth Warren to be special advisor to the President and Secretary of the Treasury SEC S7-10-09, Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations SEC S7-14-10, Concept Release on the US Proxy System SEC Proposed Self Regulatory Organization Rules Changes Adding Releases 62411,62414, and SRO Rules Changes to Add Additional Circuit Breaker Pilot Rules (no specific legislation introduced) Various issues relating to: proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, private placement issues, and Net Access Value, which deals with money market funds in how they value certain securities, and the Department of the Treasury extending Notice 2009-14 to non-U.S. institutions (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this) Continued from pg # 24: 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
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
Shareholder Empowerment Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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)
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Forewarn Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Forewarn Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Forewarn Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Forewarn Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Forewarn Act
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Balancing Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Balancing Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Balancing Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Balancing Act of 2009
Client: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. · Firm: CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
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
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · fourth_quarter · Q4
H.R. 4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau H.R. 4537, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 6038, Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010 H.R. 6086 / S. 3717, A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes H.R. 6098 / S. 569, Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 President Obama's nomination of Elizabeth Warren to be special advisor to the President and Secretary of the Treasury SEC S7-10-09, Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations SEC S7-14-10, Concept Release on the US Proxy System SEC Proposed Self Regulatory Organization Rules Changes Adding Releases 62411, 62414, and SRO Rules Changes to Add Additional Circuit Breaker Pilot Rules Various issues related to a proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, private placement issues, regulations pursuant to the implementations of H.R. 4173, legislative proposals to alter the derivitaves proposed rule, the SEC Reform Commission, regulation of proxy advisory firms and shareholder empowerment, and Net Access Value, which deals with money market funds in how they value certain securities (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act H.R. 4853, Middle Class Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), specifically issues related to the regulatory process and legislative corrections H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act S. 3501, American Job Protection Act S. 3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, provisions related to 1099 reporting and amendments offered by Senator Mike Johanns and Senator Max Baucus which would repeal Section 9006 of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act S. 3924, Public Accountability in Health Care Implementation Act Filed comments and met with relevant agencies on regulations implementing health care reform (P.L. 111-148 and 111-152) Regulations commented on include: Medical Loss Ratio (MLR) Request for Information Adult Child Coverage (Age 26) Interim Final Rule Grandfathered Plan Status Interim Final Rule Preexisting Condition Exclusion, Lifetime & Annual Limits Rescissions, and Patient Protections Interim Final Rule Preventive Services Coverage Interim Final Rule Internal Claims & Appeals and External Review Processes Interim Final Rule Preexisting Condition Insurance Plan (PCIP) Interim Final Rule 1099 Reporting Requirements Request for Comments Planning and Establishment of State-level Exchanges Request for Comments National Quality Plan Request For Comments Non-Discrimination in Favor of Highly Compensated Individuals Request for Comments Essential Health Benefits (IOM Study) Issues related to ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Various ongoing issues related to Section 9006 of of H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, usually referred to as the 1099 reporting mandate Comprehensive health reform and all aspects relating to coverage, financing, delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate
S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 510, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, including the Baucus amendment, the Johanns amendment, and provisions relating to 1099 reporting S. 3793, Job Creation and Tax Cuts Act of 2010, including provisions related to tax extenders and revenue offsets S. 3946, Small Business Paperwork Relief Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting S. 722, Taxpayer Certainty and Relief Act of 2009 S. 3018, Bipartisan Tax Fairness and Simplification Act of 2010 S. 3816, Creating American Jobs and Ending Offshoring Act S. 1203, Grow Research Opportunities With Taxcredits' Help Act S. 996, S Corporation Modernization Act of 2009 S. 1678, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the first-time homebuyer tax credit, and for other purposes S. 3773, Tax Hike Prevention Act of 2010 S. 3976, Emergency Senior Citizens Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, including all provisions related to Titles I, II, III, IV, VI, and VII H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, including the Johanns amendment, the Nelson amendment, as well as issues related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, including provisions related to Title III H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 422, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the research credit through 2010 and to increase and make permanent the alternative simplified research credit H.R. 5486, Small Business Jobs Tax Relief Act of 2010 H.R. 4849, Small Business and Infrastructure Jobs Tax Act of 2010 H.R. 436, Certain Estate Tax Relief Act of 2009 H.R. 3463, Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009 H.R. 4213, Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4154, Permanent Estate Tax Relief for Families, Farmers, and Small Businesses Act of 2009 H.R. 6415, Tax Relief Certainty Act H.R. 275 / S. 292, Withholding Tax Relief Act of 2009, including provisions related to repealing the 3% Tax Withholding Law H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 information reporting H.R. 1265 / S. 506, Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act Extension of Bush tax cuts (expiring 2001 and 2003) Issues related to estate tax, deferral, net operating loss, executive compensation, LIFO, research & development, limitation on the deductibilty of treaty benefits, transfer pricing, earnings stripping, dual capacity foreign tax credit, 2001 and 2003 tax extenders, unemployment, insurance, active finance, CFC look-through, AMT, a financial crisis responsibility fee, IRS 2010-0 reporting of uncertain tax positions, marginal income tax rates, estate tax reform, capital gains and dividend tax rates (specific legislation not yet introduced) Continued from pg # 17: Cholly Smith - Legislative Assistant, Rep. Mark Kirk; Legislative Correspondent, Rep. Mark Kirk
H.R. 3082, Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011, including provisions related to Pell grant funding H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 Various issues related to the Department of Education's Gainful Employment Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and incentive compensation (legislation not yet introduced)
S. 3772, Paycheck Fairness Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2067 / S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3403 / S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107 / S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 5663 / S. 3671, Robert C. Byrd Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Mediation Board relating to representation election procedures H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 5176, Family and Independent Business Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 5860, Union Member Protection Act H.R.6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010 S. 3991, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2010 Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensable time under the Fair Labor Standards Act (not yet introduced) All provisions of the following Executive Orders: E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13,495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Proposed and final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (74 Fed. Reg. 56,750, Nov. 3, 2009; 75 Fed. Reg. 26, 062, May 11, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in Federal Register) FTC use of Section 5 and Issuance of Report on Section 5 Workshops: Expansive use of Section 5 of the FTC Act by the FTC FTC Hart Scott Rodino comments: Revisions to HSR rules Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (75 Fed. Reg. 13, 384, March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executve Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (75 Fed. Reg. 19, 345, Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations related to flight crew duty and rest (75 Fed. Reg. 55, 825, Sept. 14, 2010)) Proposed new interpretation of "feasibilty" 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. 64216, October 19, 2010) Consideration of International Labor Standards during the Future of Aviation Advisory Committee meetings (including Dec. 15, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board The nominations of Jacqueline A. Berrien, Chai R. Feldblum, and Victoria A. Lipnic to serve as Commissioners of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Various issues related to the Workforce Investment Act (legislation not yet introduced), Dept of Labor regulations, oversight opportunities for the 112th Congress, the National Labor Relations Board decisions and regulatory agenda, the Department of Labor regulatory agenda, implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions, as well as potential use of electronic voting by the NLRB
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
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
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
H.R. 3149, Equal Employment for All Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 6038, Financial Industry Transparency Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Dood-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, including all issues pertaining to Title X, the Consumer Protection Bureau S. 3217, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S. 569/ H.R. 6098, 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 H.R. 4790/ H.R. 4537, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010 H.R. 3421 Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009 S. 3717/H.R. 6086, A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide for certain disclosures under section 552 of title 5, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes President Obama's nomination of Elizabeth Warren to be special advisor to the President and Secretary of the Treasury SEC S7-10-09, Facilitating Shareholder Director Nominations SEC S7-14-10, Concept Release on the US Proxy System SEC Proposed Self Regulatory Organization Rules Changes Adding Releases 62411,62414, and SRO Rules Changes to Add Additional Circuit Breaker Pilot Rules (no specific legislation introduced) Various issues relating to: proposed financial transactions tax and a tax on banks, private placement issues, and Net Access Value, which deals with money market funds in how they value certain securities, and the Department of the Treasury extending Notice 2009-14 to non-U.S. institutions (no specific legislation/regulation tied to this) Continued from pg # 24: 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
H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346 / S. 540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 5141 / S. 3578, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act, including provisions related to 1099 reporting H.R. 5297, Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, including amendments related to the repeal of the 1099 reporting mandate S. 3501, American Job Protection Act, including provisions related to an employer mandate S. 3673, Patients' Freedom to Choose Act, including issues related to FSA and HSA provisions H.R. 5853, Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act, including provisions related to class act reform H.R. 5982, Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2010 S. 3653, Health Care Bureaucrats Elimination Act, IPAB Reform provisions S.J. Res. 39, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule relating to status as a grandfathered health plan under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, including provisions related to PPACA grandfathering and IFR The Consumer Information Enhancement Act of 2010, provisions related to Medicare claims database release (bill number not yet assigned) Draft Comprehensive health reform, all provisions relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform, 1099 reporting, grandfathering, HSA and FSA changes, CMS claims database, IPAB, CLASS program, and employer mandate (bills in the Senate and House) Various issues related to the regulatory and legislative corrections to the following bills: H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (P.L. 111-148), provisions related to coverage, delivery reform, and financing aspects H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (P.L. 111-152), provisions related to coverage, delivery reform, and financing aspects General issues related to ERISA preemption and implementation and the regulatory process following the passage and enactment of health care reform (specific legislation not yet introduced)
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 H.R. 3246/ S. 2843, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009 H.R. 5320, Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2010, including an amendment by Rep. Diana DeGette which would establish disclosure requirements regarding materials used in the hydraulic fracturing process S. 1462, American Clean Energy Leadership 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 nonbusiness energy property S. 2818, A bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes S. 3177 / H.R. 5019 / S. 3434, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 S. 3072, Stationary Source Regulations Delay Act S. 3663, Clean Energy Jobs and Oil Company Accountability Act of 2010 S. J. Res. 26, A joint resolution disapproving a rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to the endangerment finding and the cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (bill number not yet assigned) Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011 (bill number not yet assigned) Draft climate legislation expected to be sponsored by Senators Kerry, Graham, and Lieberman (not yet introduced) Draft legislation to provide incentives to deploy nuclear power (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to the Kerry-Lieberman "American Power Act" (draft legislation, not yet introduced) Legislation to reauthorize the "Diesel Emissions Reduction Act" (not yet introduced) NHTSA Proposed Rulemaking on Notice of Intent to Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement for New Medium- and Heavy-Duty Fuel Efficiency Improvement Program (see June 14, 2010, Fed. Reg., Vol. 75, No. 113, Docket No. NHTSA-2010-0079) EPA Proposed Rulemaking on National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone (see January 19, 2010, Fed. Reg., Vol. 75, No. 1, Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OAR-2005-0172) EPA Proposed Rulemaking on Identification of Non-Hazardous Secondary Materials That Are Solid Waste (see Januaray 2, 2009, Fed. Reg., Vol. 75, No. 107, Docket No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0329) EPA Proposed Rulemaking on National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Major Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers and Process Heaters (Boilers MACT) (see June 9, 2010, Fed. Reg., Vol 75, No. 110, Docket ID: EPA-HQ-OAR-2002-0058) General issues including: policy for storing nuclear waste, the Department of the Interior's moratorium on offshore oil and gas exploration in the Gulf of Mexico, DOE Loan Guarantees for Rare Earth Elements, and Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Surface Transportation Authorization Act of 2009, and other issues related to the reauthorization of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient, Transportation Equity Act-a Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) (bill not yet introduced) H.R. 1586 / S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, including provisions related to NextGen implementation and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) standards H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 5892, Water Resources Development Act of 2010 H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 5850 / S. 3644, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, specifically provisions relating to SAFETEA-LU Reauthorization, the Highway Trust Fund, NextGen Implementation, FAA Reauthorization, and Positive Train Control S. 3635, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2011, specifically provisions relating to the Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works Program, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund S. 3566, Maritime Administration Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011, including provisions related to short sea shipping. H.R. 4472 / S. 2946, Close All Routes and Prevent Asian Carp Today Act of 2010, including issues relating to invasive species S. 3629, Focusing Resources, Economic Investment, and Guidance to Help Transportation Act of 2010 H.R. 4844, To ensure that amounts credited to the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are used for harbor maintenance S. 3213, Harbor Maintenance Act of 2010 H.R. 5381 / S. 3302, Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 2010, specifically Section 501 regarding preemption H.R. 4213, American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act of 2010, including provisions relating to Build America Bonds and Private Activity Bonds Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration: Hazardous Materials: Transportation of Lithium Ion Batteries Various issues including: Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act, in particular provisions relating to Clean Truck programs and federal preemption of state and local regulation of interstate commerce (bill title does not include year), port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, inland waterway system issues (navigation, Inland Waterway Trust Fund, Army Corps of Engineers, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams), and grant programs, the implementation of NextGen, unintroduced legislative proposals relating to a National Infrastructure Bank, short sea shipping and marine highways, a terminated pilot program allowing cross-border trucking with Mexico, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC), and the Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy (specific legislation not yet introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM Bank), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Natl Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · first_quarter · 1A
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to climate S. 1462/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non-business energy property S. 2818, a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes S. 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, provisions on energy S. J. Res. 26, Murkowski-Lincoln Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval of endangerment finding Issues related to the Renewable Integration Credit, incentives to deploy nuclear power, storing nuclear waste and greenhouse gas emissions (specific legislation not yet introduced) Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (bill number not yet assigned) Various issues relating to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act Section 48C Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit (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
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
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to climate S. 1462/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non-business energy property S. 2818, a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes S. 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, provisions on energy S. J. Res. 26, Murkowski-Lincoln Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval of endangerment finding Issues related to the Renewable Integration Credit, incentives to deploy nuclear power, storing nuclear waste and greenhouse gas emissions (specific legislation not yet introduced) Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (bill number not yet assigned) Various issues relating to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act Section 48C Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit (specific legislation not introduced)
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · second_quarter · Q2
Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board General Counsel, National Labor Relations Board All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067/S. 1580, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 5107/S. 3254, Employee Misclassification Act H.R. 12/S. 182, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 5013, Implementing Management for Performance and Related Reforms to Obtain Value in Every Acquisition Act of 2010 H.R. 4173, Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 S.J.Res. 30, Congressional disapproval of a National Mediation Board regulation regarding union organizing Draft legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act and state unionization of independent contractors (not yet introduced) Executive Order 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing Executive Order 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees Executive Order 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws Executive Order 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet published) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,502 (see Federal Register 33,953, published July 14, 2009 and Federal Register 19,168, published Apr. 13, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations implementing Executive Order 13,496 (see Federal Register 38,488, published Aug. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 28,368, published May 20, 2010) Proposed and Final regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register 56,750, published Nov. 3, 2009 and Federal Register 26,062, published May 11, 2010) Proposed regulations related to financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 related to the Service Contract Act (see Federal Register 13,384, published March 19, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,494 related to labor relations costs of federal contractors (see Federal Register 19,345, published Apr. 14, 2010) Proposed regulations rolling back union financial disclosure requirements (see Federal Register 5,456, published Feb. 2, 2010) FTC and DOJ Horizontal Merger Comments: Revisions to Horizontal Merger Guidelines (not yet published in the Federal Register) General issues including: implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act, NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions and electronic voting by the NLRB (no specific regulation/legislation tied to this)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2010 · first_quarter · Q1
General issues on comprehensive health reform, including all aspects relating to coverage, financing, and delivery reform (no specific legislation introduced) H.R. 3590, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 4872, Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, provisions on Coverage, Delivery Reform and Financing H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care for America Act H.R. 4626, Health Insurance Industry Fair Competition Act H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 Ongoing legislative issues related to health care reform in Senate HELP & Finance Committees, and House Education & Labor, Energy & Commerce, and Ways & Means (legislation not yet introduced) General issues related to medical liability reform and ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) H. Res. 1203, a resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 202 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, provisions on health care
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2010 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act S. 2927, Wall Street Fair Share Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights S. 1551, Liability for Aiding and Abetting Securities Violation Act H.R. 4213, Webb-Boxer Amendment H.R. 2861, Shareholder Empowerment Act H.R. 4173, the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act of 2009 H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 S. 896, Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 S. 1073, Rating Accountability and Transparency Enhancement Act of 2009 Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 (Bill number not yet assigned) Securities Exchange Act Release No. 60999; File No. SR-FINRA-2009-077 SEC S7-10-09 Facilitating Shareholder Director Elections House Financial Services Committee, Compensation in the Financial Industry (no specific legislation introduced) Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises Subcommittee hearing, Corporate Governance after Citizens United (no specific legislation introduced) Nomination of Ben Bernanke as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Various issues related to; proposed tax on banks, Proposal to Establish a Quotation Consolidation Facility, Financial Crisis Responsibility Fee and implementation issues on Sarbanes-Oxley (no specific legislation introduced) Official Covered Positions for Jonthan Jachym: Intern, SEC Office of International Affairs Intern, FINRA Division of Market Regulation Intern, FINRA Office of the General Counsel
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
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2009 · fourth_quarter · 4A
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)
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
Issues related to various proposals on heath care reform (no specific legislation) H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 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)
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2009 · fourth_quarter · Q4
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)
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2009 · third_quarter · Q3
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)
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2009 · second_quarter · 2A
H.R. 558, Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) H.R. 1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions related to education H.R. 1578, Fast Track to College Act of 2009 H.R. 1464, Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 Ongoing issues relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act Various issues relating to workforce development (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
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2009 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 General legislative proposals to increase domestic and regional production of oil and natural gas on the Outer Continental Shelf and on storing nuclear waste (no specific legislation introduced) Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse gas emissions (no specific rulemaking) S. Con Res. 13, An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014; amendments relating to climate change by Sens. Bond, Johanns, and Thune American Clean Energy Leadership Act (reported by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, but not formally introduced)
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
H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. Expansion of Sherman Antitrust Act (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 181 / H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 S. 182 / H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating to the Department of Labor H.R. 824, the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, the Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to replacement contractors under the Service Contract Act E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as related to outside sales under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778. # 18 Continued: Jason Matthews (Covered Official Positions) Management Analyst - US Department of Veterans Affairs Legislative Correspondent, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu # 18 Continued: Steven Law (Covered Official Positions) Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
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2009 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 1664, To amend the executive compensation provisions of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to prohibit unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based on performance standards. Expansion of Sherman Antitrust Act (specific legislation not yet introduced) H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions relating to the Trade and Globalization Adjustment Act of 2009 S. 181 / H.R. 11, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 S. 182 / H.R. 12, Paycheck Fairness Act H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 1105, Omnibus Appropriations bill for FY 2009, provisions relating to the Department of Labor H.R. 824, the Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, the Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, the Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to replacement contractors under the Service Contract Act E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as related to outside sales under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778. # 18 Continued: Jason Matthews (Covered Official Positions) Management Analyst - US Department of Veterans Affairs Legislative Correspondent, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Assistant, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Legislative Director, Senator Mary Landrieu Deputy Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu Chief of Staff, Senator Mary Landrieu # 18 Continued: Steven Law (Covered Official Positions) Deputy Secretary, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, US Department of Labor Chief of Staff, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell Legislative Assistant, Office of Senator Mitch McConnell
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2008 · fourth_quarter · Q4
S. 2450, A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine H.R. 4008, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 S. 2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2008 H.R. 5767, To prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from proposing, prescribing, or implementing any regulation under subchapter IV of chapter 53 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes H.R. 6870, Payments System Protection Act of 2008 H.R. 3997/H.R. 1424, Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Ongoing implementation issues related to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission "Reg SHO" and Naked Short Selling issue (no legislation introduced)
H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264/H.R. 1830, Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 S. 3080, Imported Ethanol Parity Act S.1677, The Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007 S.1607, The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act H.R. 7222, Andean Trade Preferences Act Extension 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 S. 3325/H.R. 4279, the Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act H.R. 5724, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement The following issues did not have any specific legislation introduced: Secure Freight Initiative pilots to test 100% maritime cargo scanning Agreement between U.S. and EU trade officials to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs An 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 10+2 proposed rule (see Jan. 2, 2008, Federal Register)(68 FR 68140) Issues related to Trade Adjustment Assistance Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China China's Anti-Monopoly Law China's standards setting regime and policies China's government procurement policies 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 Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2008 · third_quarter · Q3
Colombia Free Trade Agreement Korea Free Trade Agreement Legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities (not yet introduced) An agreement to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs (no specific legislation introduced) An agreement to mutually recognize companies participating in U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program (no specific legislation introduced) U.S. Department of Homeland Security policies at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements - Proposed Rule S.1677, "The Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007" S.1607, "The Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007" U.S.-Korea economic relations and U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement U.S.-China Bilateral Investment Treaty Bilateral Investment Treaty negotiations with the People's Republic of China China's Anti-Monopoly Law China's standards setting regime and policies China's government procurement policies China's IPR policies Panama Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905, New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229, Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942, Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920, Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273, United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance Program and reauthorization H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008 S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, the Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement S. 3325, Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Act of 2008
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2008 · second_quarter · 2A
S. 2191 / S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 1766, The Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 H.R. 3339, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 Final Decision by the Department of the Interior to list the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act House Energy and Commerce Committees Hearing on the strengths and weaknesses of regulating greenhouse gas emissions using existing Clean Air Act (CAA) authorities and Hearing titled "Climate Change: Competitiveness Concerns and Prospects for Engaging Developing Countries" S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 Proposed Surface Transfer Legislation (not introduced) U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Clean Air Act, Massachusetts v. EPA S. 2821, Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 Proposed Energy and Climate Change Legislation (not introduced)
H.R. 5630, Innovation Employment Act H.R. 5634, New American Innovators Act H.R. 6039, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence. H.R. 5882, To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. H. R. 5921, High Skilled Per Country Level Elimination Act H.R. 4088, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008 S. 1083 and HR 1930, Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act of 2007 H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007 S. 1035, H1B and L1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 1645, Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 S. 988 and H.R. 1843, Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 H.R. 1061, Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act of 2007 Gregg Amendment to S.Con.Res 70: creating a deficit neutral reserve fund to provide $750 million for border security Secure Borders Open Doors Advisory Committee to the Departments of State and Homeland Security regarding proposals to improve the visa process and overall travel experience. Immigration reform proposals including H-1B visa and employment-based visa reform, H-2B visa reform, employment verification and H-2Aprogram changes E-Verify Rule, FAR Case 2007013: Rule to mandate use of E-Verify by government contractors Proposed rule DHS-2008-0052: Electronic System for Travel Authorization Proposed rule Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1205AB54: H-2B temporary worker DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0056: DHS rule to extend TN nonimmigrant status from one to three years DHS Docket No. 2008-0039: US-VISIT biometric air and sea exit proposed rule Rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program (or E-Verify) FAR Case 2007013 DHS Docket No. ICEB-2008-0002 : Rule on Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension with additional requirements Supplemental proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter" DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04 American Wages and Benefits Act Senate FY 08 Supplemental Appropriations Bill; including all immigration provisions
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2008 · second_quarter · Q2
H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, oil and gas tax credits provisions S. 2821, Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 6074, Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 H.R. 6346, Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 6251, Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act H.R. 6256, Responsible Ownership of Public Lands Act H.R. 3221, the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008- Ensign Amendment to extend incentives included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 FY09 Interior, Environment & Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - including amendment by Rep. Peterson on the moratorium on oil and natural gas exploration on the outer continental shelf (OCS) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea House Energy Committee Hearing entitled "Climate Change: Competitiveness Concerns and Prospects for Engaging Developing Countries" and Hearing on "Strengths and Weaknesses of Regulating Greenhouse Gases using existing Clean Air Act" S. 2821, Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 Proposed Energy and Climate Change Legislation (not introduced) Oil Lease Legislation (not introduced)
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A. via CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.
2008 · first_quarter · Q1
H.R. 5724, U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act H.R. 3273, U.S.-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Customs Reauthorization Legislation (not introduced) Doha Development AgendaLegislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, strategies for enforcing the safety of imported goods, including the Report to the President on the Interagency Working Group's Action Plan on Import Safety (not introduced) U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs agreement (no title yet, no agreement yet) U.S. Department of Homeland Security policies at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders S. 2663, the CPSC Reform Act": provisions related to trade compliance and enforcement US-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act; labor and employment provisions S. 1848 - Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007, labor and employment provisions H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act, labor and employment provisions S. 1673 / H.R. 2819 Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic Economic Dialogue with China U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, all trade discussions Security and Prosperity Partnership - U.S., Mexico, Canada Dialogue Haiti Trade Preferences Legislation/(HOPE II) - not introduced US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 1229 - Non-market Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 S. 1919 - Trade Enforcement Act of 2007 S. 796 - Fair Currency Act of 2007 S. 1607 - Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2007 S. 1677 - Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3890 - Burma Democracy Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act H.R. 5264 - Trade Preference Extension Act H.R. 3934, S. 2372 - Affordable Footwear Act of 2007 Legislation on Trade Adjustment Assistance (not introduced) Generalized System of Preferences Renewal, trade preference for developing countries (not introduced) U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rule: "First Sale Rule" to value goods for import purposes S. 1848 - Trade and Globalization Adjustment Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 3272, the "United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2007" H.R. 3272, H.R. 3274, H.R. 3275 "US-China Competitiveness Agenda of 2007" H.R. 3275 - the "US-China Language Engagement Act" H.R. 3274 - the "US-China Energy Cooperation Act" P.L. 109-432 Generalized System of Preferences P.L. 109-401 US-India civil nuclear cooperation agreement S. 122 / H.R. 910 - American Adjustment and Competitiveness Act H.R. 556, National Security Foreign Investment Reform and Strengthened Transparency Act of 2007 APHIS inspections and AQI user fees on conveyances entering the US from Canada Export Control Modernization Reform Trade enforcement policiesCovered Official Positions Continued: John Gonzales; Deputy State Director - Senator Gramm, Deputy Director - Sen. Hutchison Geoffrey O'Hara; Clerk, Dept. of Justice, Federal Public Defender's Office Additional Lobbyists: Liz Reilly Kathleen McInearney
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)
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
H.R. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to climate S. 1462/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non-business energy property S. 2818, a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes S. 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, provisions on energy S. J. Res. 26, Murkowski-Lincoln Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval of endangerment finding Issues related to the Renewable Integration Credit, incentives to deploy nuclear power, storing nuclear waste and greenhouse gas emissions (specific legislation not yet introduced) Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (bill number not yet assigned) Various issues relating to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act Section 48C Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit (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. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (specific legislation not introduced)
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, provisions related to climate S. 1462/H.R. 2454, American Clean Energy Leadership Act of 2009 H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009 H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act S. 1792, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the requirements for windows, doors, and skylights to be eligible for the credit for non-business energy property S. 2818, a bill to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve weatherization for low-income persons, and for other purposes S. 3177, Home Star Energy Retrofit Act of 2010 H.R. 4213, the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, provisions on energy S. J. Res. 26, Murkowski-Lincoln Congressional Review Act resolution of disapproval of endangerment finding Issues related to the Renewable Integration Credit, incentives to deploy nuclear power, storing nuclear waste and greenhouse gas emissions (specific legislation not yet introduced) Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (bill number not yet assigned) Various issues relating to the Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Finding for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act Section 48C Advanced Manufacturing Tax Credit (specific legislation not introduced)
Proposed regulations governing union elections under the Railway Labor Act (see Federal Register Nov. 3, 2009) All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 3991, Emergency Influenza Containment Act H.R. 4092/S. 2790, Pandemic Protection for Workers, Families, and Businesses Act S. 2882, Taxpayer Responsibility, Accountability and Consistency Act of 2009 H.R.1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, including provisions related to Buy American H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 S. 1584/H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family-Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 3047, Balancing Act of 2009 S. 1374/H.R. 3042, Forewarn Act E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees if a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Potential "high road"/blacklisting government contracting Executive Order or regulation (not yet announced) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (see Federal Register July 14, 2009) Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (see Federal Register Aug. 3, 2009) Proposed regulations on financial disclosure obligations of union trusts and subsidiaries (see Federal Register Feb. 2, 2010) Proposed regulations implementing Executive Order 13,495 (see Federal Register March 19, 2010) Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health Workforce Investment Act (draft legislation not yet introduced) Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information (not yet introduced) Potential legislation related to employee classification and compensated time under the Fair labor Standards Act (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 4016, Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009 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. 1586/S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009 H.R. 4957/S.3187, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010 H.R. 4691, Temporary Extension Act of 2010, including provisions relating to a short-term extension of SAFTEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, FY 2010 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 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 H.R. 3288, FY 2010 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2011 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act (not yet introduced) Various issues relating to; the Lithium Battery Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Docket No. PHMSA-2009-0095), Inland Marine Transportation System Capital Investment Strategy, the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council, cross-border trucking with Mexico, Water Resources Development Act Reauthorization, Clean Truck programs, regulation of interstate commerce, Port infrastructure, operations/maintenance and major rehabilitation of locks and dams, inland waterway system issues, Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, short sea shipping and marine highways (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to proposed provisions to temporarily extend SAFETEA-LU and authority for the Highway Trust Fund (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. 558, Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) H.R. 1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions related to educationH.R. 1578, Fast Track to College Act of 2009 H.R. 1464, Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 Ongoing issues relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act Various issues relating to workforce development (no specific legislation introduced)
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)
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
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. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 2009 H.R. 4173, Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3795, Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 3904, Overdraft Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2847, the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment of the Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Act of 2010, known as the Main Street Jobs Act, provisions on TARP funding H.R. 4191, Let Wall Street Pay for the Restoration of Main Street Act of 2009 S. 1691, the Comprehensive Derivatives Regulation Act H.R. 3269, Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act H.R. 3996, Financial Stability Improvement Act H.R. 3890, Accountability and Transparency in Ratings Agency Act S. 1074, Shareholder Bill of Rights H.R. 3817, Investor Protection Act Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2009 (no bill number yet in the Senate - still in the Senate Banking Committee) General background on; financial regulatory reform, systemic risk, derivatives trading, executive compensation, corporate governance, resolution authority, preservation of commercial and financial functions and credit ratings agency regulation (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
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
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. 558, Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) H.R. 1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions related to education H.R. 1578, Fast Track to College Act of 2009 H.R. 1464, Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 Ongoing issues relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act Various issues relating to workforce development (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
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.R. 558, Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) H.R. 1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions related to education H.R. 1578, Fast Track to College Act of 2009 H.R. 1464, Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 Ongoing issues relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act Various issues relating to workforce development (no specific legislation introduced)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 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. 2996, FY 2010 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations May 4, 2009 Final Rule on Interagency Cooperation Under the Endangered Species Act (73 Fed. Reg. 20,421) Proposed tailoring rule for major sources under the Clean Air Act 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 General background on improving the endangered species regulatory process, environmental permitting and regulating the oceans and Great Lakes (no specific legislation) EPA "Proposed Endangerment and Cause or Contribute Findings for Greenhouse Gases Under Section 202(a) of the Clean Air Act," 74 Fed. Reg. 18,886 (April 24, 2009) S. 787, Clean Water Restoration Act of 2009 H.R. 2811, a bill to include constrictor snakes of the species Python genera as an injurious animal
H.R. 528, Short Sea Shipping Act of 2009 H.R. 638, Short Sea Shipping Promotion Act of 2009 H.R. 3357, a bill to restore sums to the Highway Trust Fund, and for other purposes H.R. 3617/S. 1498, Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2009 S. 1036, Federal Surface Transportation Policy and Planning Act of 2009 H.R. 2724, National Transportation Objectives Act of 2009 H.R. 915, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity S. 1451, FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, provisions related to NextGen implementation, foreign repair stations, NATCA contract negotiations, and anti-trust immunity H.R. 3607, FY 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act H.R. 1512, Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2009 H.R. 2521, National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 H.R. 2355, Making Opportunities Via Efficient and More Effective National Transportation Act of 2009 H.R. 947, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2009 H.R. 272, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 1789, Comprehensive Rail Infrastructure Investment Act of 2009 H.R. 1806, Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2009 H.R. 233/S. 146, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2009 H.R. 3183/S. 1436, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2010 H.R. 2918, Legislative Branch Appropriations Act FY 2010 S. 1308, Maritime Administration Authorization Act of 2010 H.R. 2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, provisions relating to short sea shipping H.R. 3503, Salmon Solutions and Planning Act Issues relating to the Maritime Administration's (MARAD) draft proposal on short-term Marine Highway incentives and general Short Sea Shipping or Marine Highways issues Issues relating to the Marine Transportation System National Advisory Council (MTSNAC) General transportation infrastructure issues including; cross-border trucking with Mexico; border infrastructure; National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission; National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission; port infrastructure including dredging/channel depth; future of transportation policy; financing and funding options for transportation; maritime issues; ballast water discharge; project delivery time; rail capacity and investment; and public transit funding.
H.R. 1409/S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176/S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460/S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732/S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808/S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act H.R. 3403/ S. 1543, Supporting Military Families Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act of 2009 H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act S. 496, Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act of 2009 Draft legislation related to providing discharged employees with certain information E.O. 13,494, prohibiting reimbursement of federal contractors for certain expenditures related to union organizing activity E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under Federal labor laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of Project Labor Agreements Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,502 (Project Labor Agreements) (74 Fed. Reg. 33,953 (July 14, 2009)). Proposed regulations implementing EO 13,496 (Posting notice of employee rights under labor laws) (74 Fed. Reg. 38,488 (Aug. 3, 2009)). Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Nominations for the following positions: Craig Becker for Member, National Labor Relations Board Patricia Smith for Solicitor of Labor Lorelei Boylan for Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor David Michaels for Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health General Background on executive compensation, retail shareholder participation and proxy voting system Official Covered Positions for Thomas Quaadman: Chief of Staff, Office of Congressman Vito Fossella
H.R. 3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009 H.R. 850, Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees (CHOICE) Act of 2009 H.R. 1322, Emergency Retiree Health Benefits Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1346/S.540, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009 Affordable Health Choice Act (Bill number not yet available) America's Healthy Future Act of 2009 (Bill number not yet available) Issues related medical liability reform (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues related to ERISA preemption (specific legislation not yet introduced) Issues relating to the request from Representatives Waxman and Stupak that 52 health care companies compile detailed business, personnel, and travel information and turn it over to the government (no specific legislation)
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Army, Dept of (Corps of Engineers), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Maritime Administration (MARAD), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Economic Council (NEC), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Mediation Board, Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 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.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
H.R. 558, Reauthorization of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) H.R. 1, American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009, provisions related to education H.R. 1578, Fast Track to College Act of 2009 H.R. 1464, Learning Opportunities With Creation of Open Source Textbooks (LOW COST) Act of 2009 Ongoing issues relating to implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act Various issues relating to workforce development (no specific legislation introduced)
H.R. 1409 / S. 560, Employee Free Choice Act of 2009 All labor provisions of the following bills: H.R. 1176 / S. 478, Secret Ballot Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 1355, National Labor Relations Modernization Act RESPECT Act (H.R. 1644, 110th Cong. - possible reintroduction) H.R. 824, Family and Medical Leave Enhancement Act of 2009 H.R. 933, Family Friendly Workplace Act H.R. 849, Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosion and Fires Act H.R. 1723, Family Leave Insurance Act of 2009 H.R. 2067, Protecting America's Workers Act H.R. 2077, Alert Laid Off Employees in Reasonable Time Act H.R. 2460 / S. 1152, Healthy Families Act H.R. 2732 / S. 1184, RAISE Act H.R. 2808 / S. 1227, Truth in Employment Act of 2009 H.R. 635, National Commission on State Workers' Compensation Laws Act H.R. 2570, Working for Adequate Gains for Employment in Services Act H.R. 2641, Medicare Secondary Payer and Workers' Compensation Settlement Agreements Act S. 813, Teaching and Research Assistants Collective bargaining Rights Act H.R. 2900, Davis-Bacon Repeal Act H.R. 2564, Paid Vacation Act of 2009 H.R. 2381, Nurse and Health Care Worker Protection Act of 2009 H.R. 2113, Corporate Injury, Illness, and Fatality Reporting Act of 2009 H.R. 2161, Family and Medical Leave Restoration Act H.R. 2199, Protecting Workers From Imminent Dangers Act of 2009 H.R. 1886, PEACE Act H.R. 2410, Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act, Division B, Title IV S. 181, H.R. 11, P.L. 111-2, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 E.O. 13,494, related to encouraging federal contractors to remain neutral in union organizing drives E.O. 13, 495, related to new contractors under the Service Contract Act offering the right of first refusal to employees of a displaced contractor E.O. 13,496, related to requiring federal contractors to post notices of certain rights under labor and employment laws E.O. 13,502, related to the use of project labor agreements Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act NLRB jurisdiction and the preemption of conflicting state actions Proposed rollback of union financial disclosure rules (74 Fed. Reg. 18,172 (Apr. 21, 2009)) Potential change in interpretation of "advice" exemption under 203 of the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act Interpretation of Fair Labor Standards Act as it is related to outside sales exemption under 29 CFR 541 and bonus payments excluded from the regular rate under 29 CFR 778 Nominations for the following positions: Member, National Labor Relations Board Deputy Secretary of Labor Solicitor of Labor Administrator, Wage and Hour Division, Department of Labor
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
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
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. 493, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 S. 3406, ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals All labor and employment provisions of the following bills: H.R. 2831, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 S. 1843, Fair Pay Restoration Act H.R. 1644 / S. 969, Re-Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act HR 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act HR 3920, Trade and Globalization Assistance Act of 2007 H.R. 800 / S. 1041, Employee Free Choice Act H.R. 1542 / S. 910, Healthy Families Act H.R. 3662 / S. 1792, Forewarn Act of 2007 H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act FTC Part 3 and 4 Rules of Practice Rulemaking: Parts 3 and 4 Rules of Practice Rulemaking Implementation and oversight of the National Labor Relations Act National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction and preemption of conflicting state actions Regulations codified at 29 C.F.R. 541 (related to the exemption under section 7 of the Fair Labor Standards Act for executive, administrative, professional, outside sales and computer employees) and their interpretation. Regulations promulgated by DOL to clarify employer duty to provide personal protective equipment and train each employee, codified at 29 CFR Parts 1910, 1915, 1917, 1918, 1926. Regulations finalized by DOL revising requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act, codified at 29 CFR 825, including new leave provisions benefiting families of military personnel. Regulations proposed by DOL standardizing requirements for a drug and alcohol testing program for mine operators, to be codified at 30 CFR Part 66.
S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act of 2007 H.R. 6898, Health-e Information Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 H.R. 2497/S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act of 2007 S. 2499, Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2007 H.R. 3717/S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008, healthcare provisions S. 3118, A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to preserve beneficiary access to care by preventing a reduction in the Medicare physician fee schedule, to improve the quality of care by advancing value based purchasing, electronic health records, and electronic prescribing, and to maintain and improve access to care in rural areas, and for other purposes. S.2041, To amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R. 3800, To advance the adoption of nationwide interoperable health information technology and to improve health care quality and reduce health care costs in the United States. H.R. 6049, Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008, healthcare provisions H.R. 2851, Michelle's Law, healthcare provisions H.R. 6983, Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 H.R. 6288, Retiree Health Account Act of 2008 H.R. 1494, Pediatric Medical Device Safety and Improvement Act of 2007 H. Con. Res. 405, Recognizing the first full week of April as `National Workplace Wellness Week' H.R. 6582, Small Business CHOICE Act of 2008 H.R. 5884/S.2449, Sunshine in Litigation Act of 2008 Issues related to the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 including provisions dealing with Health Savings Accounts (no specific legislation introduced)
S. 1926 / H.R. 3401, National Infrastructure Bank Act of 2007 H.R. 3896, National Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 S. 775/H.R. 3398/H.R. 3538, National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 S. 2021, Build America Bonds Act of 2007 H.R. 5102, Our Nation's Trade, Infrastructure, Mobility, and Efficiency Act of 2007 H.R. 6030, COMMUTER Act of 2008 H.R. 6052, Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 2008 H.R. 3999, National Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2008 H.R. 7002 MOVEMENT Act of 2008 H.R. 5934/H.R. 5977/S.2910 Trust of Reliable Understanding of Consumer Costs (TRUCC) Act S. 1125/H.R. 2116, the Freight Rail Infrastructure Capacity Expansion Act of 2007, and general issues relating to freight rail infrastructure tax credits. H.R. 6532, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the Highway Trust Fund balance. The following had no specific legislation introduced: Issues relating to movement of goods in ports and inland waterways Issues relating to transportation infrastructure investment in economic stimulus legislation Issues relating to the Safe Accountable Flexible Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users (SAFETEA-LU) Reauthorization Issues relating to Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Reauthorization Issues relating to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization General transportation infrastructure issues, including border infrastructure, National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, future of transportation policy, financing and funding option for transportation, maritime issues, project delivery time, rail capacity and investment, and public transit funding. Recommendations to the Household Goods Enforcement Working Group regarding the Carmack Amendment.
Filing targets: Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Postal Regulatory Commission, SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 3997, "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008" S. 2450, A bill to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client privilege and the work product doctrine H.R. 4008 / S. 2978, Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 H.R. 5767, the Payment Systems Protection Act Ongoing implementation issues related to the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission "Reg SHO" and the Naked Short Selling issue (no legislation introduced) H.R. 1424, "Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008"
Filing targets: Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Minerals Management Service, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5351, Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Tax Act of 2008, oil and gas tax credits provisions S. 2821, Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act H.R. 6049, Renewable Energy and Job Creation Act of 2008 S. 3125, Energy Independence and Tax Relief Act of 2008 S. 3044, Consumer-First Energy Act of 2008 H.R. 6074, Gas Price Relief for Consumers Act of 2008 H.R. 6346, Federal Price Gouging Prevention Act H.R. 6251, Responsible Federal Oil and Gas Lease Act H.R. 6256, Responsible Ownership of Public Lands Act H.R. 3221, the Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008- Ensign Amendment to extend incentives included in the Energy Policy Act of 2005. S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008 FY09 Interior, Environment & Related Agencies Appropriations Bill - including amendment by Rep. Peterson on the moratorium on oil and natural gas exploration on the outer continental shelf (OCS) United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea House Energy Committee Hearing entitled "Climate Change: Competitiveness Concerns and Prospects for Engaging Developing Countries" and Hearing on "Strengths and Weaknesses of Regulating Greenhouse Gases using existing Clean Air Act" S. 2821, Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 Proposed Energy and Climate Change Legislation (not introduced) Oil Lease Legislation (not introduced)
U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic economic Dialogue and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - U.S. China Dialogues SPP - U.S. Mexico, Canada Dialogue H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229 - Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 First Sale Rule Revocation S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Russia's accession to the WTO PNTR Status for Russia Repeal of the Jackson-Vanik Legislation U.S.- Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement U.S.- Russia Economic Dialog U.S.- Central Asia TIFA Agreement U.S.- Russia Bilateral IPR Agreement Draft legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities. U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program. Delays, staffing, and cargo inspection procedures and U.S. Department of Homeland Security polices at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders. 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions
S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Act of 2008 (CHOICE) H.R. 493 / S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 2480, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 3234, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 H.R. 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R.2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 2499, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 1951, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R. 3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 3717, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 3800, To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes H.R. 6381, Medical Device Safety Act Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) (not yet introduced) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008: Supporting delay of government withholding; removal of cell-phone from listed property; repeal of private debt collection authority. H.R. 3947, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 Implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Health Savings Accounts) S. 3118, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. S.3101, A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.2041, To Amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R. 6331, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 3101, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance Health Information Technology Health Savings Accounts - Substantiation of expenditures Electronic Prescribing Medicare - Cuts to Medicare Advantage and inclusion of care coordination projects Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 - Closing the specialty hospital loophole
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
S. 2191 / S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 1766, The Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007 H.R. 3339, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 Final Decision by the Department of the Interior to list the polar bear as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act H.R. 6186, Investing in Climate Action and Protection Act House Energy and Commerce Committees Hearing on the strengths and weaknesses of regulating greenhouse gas emissions using existing Clean Air Act (CAA) authorities and Hearing titled "Climate Change: Competitiveness Concerns and Prospects for Engaging Developing Countries" S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 Proposed Surface Transfer Legislation (not introduced) U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Clean Air Act, Massachusetts v. EPA S. 2821, Clean Energy Tax Stimulus Act of 2008 Proposed Energy and Climate Change Legislation (not introduced)
H.R. 5630, Innovation Employment Act H.R. 5634, New American Innovators Act H.R. 6039, To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize certain aliens who have earned a master's or higher degree from a United States institution of higher education in a field of science, technology, engineering, or mathematics to be admitted for permanent residence. H.R. 5882, To recapture employment-based immigrant visas lost to bureaucratic delays and to prevent losses of family- and employment-based immigrant visas in the future. H. R. 5921, High Skilled Per Country Level Elimination Act H.R. 4088, Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007 H.R. 5515, New Employee Verification Act of 2008 S. 1083 and HR 1930, Securing Knowledge, Innovation and Leadership Act of 2007 H.R. 98, Illegal Immigration Enforcement and Social Security Protection Act of 2007 S. 1035, H1B and L1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007 H.R. 1645, Security Through Regularized Immigration and a Vibrant Economy Act of 2007 S. 988 and H.R. 1843, Save our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2007 H.R. 1061, Protecting American Commerce and Travel Act of 2007 Gregg Amendment to S.Con.Res 70: creating a deficit neutral reserve fund to provide $750 million for border security Secure Borders Open Doors Advisory Committee to the Departments of State and Homeland Security regarding proposals to improve the visa process and overall travel experience. Immigration reform proposals including H-1B visa and employment-based visa reform, H-2B visa reform, employment verification and H-2Aprogram changes E-Verify Rule, FAR Case 2007013: Rule to mandate use of E-Verify by government contractors Proposed rule DHS-2008-0052: Electronic System for Travel Authorization Proposed rule Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1205AB54: H-2B temporary worker DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0056: DHS rule to extend TN nonimmigrant status from one to three years DHS Docket No. 2008-0039: US-VISIT biometric air and sea exit proposed rule Rule mandating government contractors to use the basic pilot program (or E-Verify) FAR Case 2007013 DHS Docket No. ICEB-2008-0002 : Rule on Optional Practical Training (OPT) extension with additional requirements Supplemental proposed Rule on "Safe-Harbor Procedures for Employers Who Receive a No-Match Letter" DHS Docket No. ICEB-2006-OO04 American Wages and Benefits Act Senate FY 08 Supplemental Appropriations Bill; including all immigration provisions
U.S./EU Cooperation - Transatlantic Economic Council (TEC) Strategic economic Dialogue and Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade - U.S. China Dialogues SPP - U.S. Mexico, Canada Dialogue H.R. 5724, US-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement US-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement US-Korea Free Trade Agreement H.R. 5264, H.R. 1830 - Andean Trade Preference Act Extension H.R. 3905 - New Partnership for Development Act of 2007 H.R. 1229 - Nonmarket Economy Trade Remedy Act of 2007 H.R. 2942 - Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act of 2007 H.R. 3920 - Trade and Globalization Act of 2007 H.R. 3273 - United States-China Market Engagement and Export Promotion Act Trade Adjustment Assistance program and legislative reauthorization proposals H.R. 2419, Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 First Sale Rule Revocation S. 3083/H.R. 6180, TRADE Act of 2008 H.R. 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for Workers Affected by Globalization Act S. 970, Iran Sanctions Act of 2008 H. Res. 1092, Relating to the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5724) to implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Russia's accession to the WTO PNTR Status for Russia Repeal of the Jackson-Vanik Legislation U.S.- Russia Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement U.S.- Russia Economic Dialog U.S.- Central Asia TIFA Agreement U.S.- Russia Bilateral IPR Agreement Draft legislation to reauthorize U.S. Customs and Border Protection, including specific provisions related to the enforcement of intellectual property rights at ports of entry, as well as CBP staffing and facilities. U.S. and EU Authorized Economic Operator programs U.S. C-TPAT program and Canada's Partners in Protection (PIP) program. Delays, staffing, and cargo inspection procedures and U.S. Department of Homeland Security polices at land ports of entry along the U.S./Canada and U.S./Mexico borders. 10+2 Advance Trade Data requirements S. 2191, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions S. 3036, Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2008, all trade provisions
S. 555, SIMPLE Cafeteria Plan Act 2007 H.R. 6357, Protecting Records, Optimizing Treatment, and Easing Communication through Healthcare Technology Act of 2008 Small Business Cooperative for Healthcare Options to Improve Act of 2008 (CHOICE) H.R. 493 / S. 358, Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2007 H.R. 4296, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 2480, Medicare Electronic Medication and Safety Protection (E-MEDS) Act of 2007 S. 1693/H.R. 3800, Wired for Health Care Quality Act H.R. 749, Health Care Choices for Seniors Act H.R. 2639, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 S. 3234, Promoting Health for Future Generations Act of 2007 H.R. 2497, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R.2580, Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2007 S.1481, Fair and Reliable Medical Justice Act H.R. 2499, Medicaid and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007 S. 1544, Medicare Quality Enhancement Act of 2007 H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 558, Mental Health Parity Act of 2007 H.R. 4, Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Act of 2007 S. 1951, Fair Medicaid Drug Payment Act of 2007 H.R. 3140, Saving Our Community Pharmacies Act of 2007 H.R.241, Small Business Health Fairness Act of 2007 H.R.1666, Health Care Price Transparency Promotion Act S.1019, Universal Health Care Choice and Access Act H.R. 3717, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 H.R. 853, Wellness and Prevention Act 2007 S. 1753, Healthy Workforce Act of 2007 S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 S. 2795, Small Business Health Options Program Act of 2008 H.R. 3800, To amend the Public Health Service Act to promote the adoption of health information technology, and for other purposes H.R. 6381, Medical Device Safety Act Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) (not yet introduced) H.R. 6331, Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008: Supporting delay of government withholding; removal of cell-phone from listed property; repeal of private debt collection authority. H.R. 3947, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a carryforward of unused benefits in health flexible spending arrangements H.R. 3580, Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 Implementation of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003 (Health Savings Accounts) S. 3118, A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to improve access to health care under the Medicare program for beneficiaries residing in rural areas. S.3101, A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes. S.2041, To Amend the False Claims Act H.R. 4854, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2007 H.R. 6331, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 1424, Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007 S. 3101, Medicare Act of 2008 H.R. 5719, Taxpayer Assistance Health Information Technology Health Savings Accounts - Substantiation of expenditures Electronic Prescribing Medicare - Cuts to Medicare Advantage and inclusion of care coordination projects Small Business Cooperatives for Healthcare Options to Improve Coverage for Employees Act of 2008 (CHOICE) S. 2818, Small Business Health Plans Act of 2008 - Closing the specialty hospital loophole
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD), Interior, Dept of (DOI), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), White House Office
H.R. 5353, Internet Freedom Preservation Act S.215, Internet Freedom Preservation Act FCC Proceeding on Broadband Industry Practices (WC Docket No. 07-52): net neutrality and broadband networks provisionsFCC Proceeding on Petition Seeking a Declaratory Ruling Stating That Text Messaging and Short Codes Are Title II Services or Title I Services Subject to Section 202 Nondiscrimination Rules (WT Docket No. 08-7) Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2007 (not introduced) HR 1908: Patent Reform Act of 2007 HR 4279: PRO-IP Act S 2317: Intellectual Property Enforcement Act of 2007 S 2168 - Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 HR 275 - Global Online Freedom Act of 2007 HR 4008 - Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007 S 1492 - Broadband Data Improvement Act, broadband provisions S 1190 - Connect The Nation Act, broadband margins and findings provisions HR 2290, the Cyber Security Enhancement Act of 2007 S. 2248 and H.R. 3773: FISA Amendments Act of 2007, telecom immunity provisions FCC approval of the Verizon Wireless acquisition of Rural Cellular Corporation
Department of Interior listing of Polar Bears under the Endangered Species Act H.R. 3339, Bruce Vento Ban Asbestos and Prevent Mesothelioma Act of 2007 S. 2191: Lieberman-Warner Climate Security Act of 2007 S. 1766: The Low Carbon Economy Act of 2007Final U.S. EPA National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone Draft climate change legislation (not introduced) Covered Official Positions Continued: John Gonzales; Deputy State Director - Senator Gramm, Deputy Director - Sen. Hutchison
Filing targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Defense, Dept of (DOD), Education, Dept of, Energy, Dept of, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve System, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), General Services Administration (GSA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), Labor, Dept of (DOL), Natl Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), Natl Guard, Natl Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Natl Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Natl Security Council (NSC), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC), SENATE, Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Administration (SBA), State, Dept of (DOS), Transportation, Dept of (DOT), Treasury, Dept of, U.S. Copyright Office, U.S. Trade & Development Agency (USTDA), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), Vice President of the U.S., White House Office